FINA DIVING GRAND PRIX 2021
The second leg of the FINA Diving
Grand Prix, to be held in Bolzano, Italy, from July 2-4, will be the first
physical meet of the 2021 edition. This meet will provide one of the rare
international exposure opportunities to the diving elite to compete at the highest
level in these diffcult times.
Ten finals over three days are on the
programme in Bolzano, with a total of 52 participating athletes.
Divers from 12 nations are registered
to take the plunge this weekend: Brazil, France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy,
Netherlands, Norway, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine.
France's Matthieu Rosset,
Switzerland's Guillaume Dutoit and Great Britain's Matthew Dixon highlight the
men's entries, while Noemi Batki and Elena Bertocchi of Italy are amongst the
women to watch for.
The competition schedule in Bolzano
unfolds as follows (local times CEST):
DAY 1 - July 2
14:30 - 3m Men Semi-Finals A
15:15 - 3m Men Semi-Finals B
16:00 - 10m Women Semi-Finals A
16:45 - 10m Women Semi-Finals B
18:00 - 10m Men Synchro Final
18:50 - 3m Women Synchro Final
DAY 2 - July 3
14:00 - 3m Women Semi-Finals A
14:45 - 3m Women Semi-Finals B
15:30 - 10m Men Semi-Finals A
16:15 - 10m Men Semi-Finals B
18:00 - 10m Women Final
18:45 - 3m Men Final
DAY 3 - July 4
10:30 - 3m Men Synchro Final
11:15 10m Women Synchro Final
12:00 3m Women Final
12:45 10m Men Final
You can follow live the pool action
on FINA Youtube channel, while results will be available on FINA mobile app and
on FINA website.
The first leg hosted virtually by
Canada (from May 27-30), allowed 34 athletes from Great Britain, Canada,
Slovakia and the United States, joining from six different locations, to
compete for a medal.
2021 FINA Diving Grand Prix calendar
(provisional):
#1 Canada (virtual) - May 27-30
#2 Bolzano (ITA) - July 2-4
Fédération Internationale de Natation
(FINA)
The Fédération Internationale de
Natation, founded in 1908, is the governing body for aquatics worldwide. FINA's
five discipline Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Artistic
Swimming - are all included in the Olympic programme. High Diving made its
first appearance in FINA events at the 2013 FINA World Championships. FINA
counts 209 affiliated National Federations on the five continents and has its
headquarters in Lausanne (SUI).
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