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At the
2002 World Cup Trials in Cleveland, Ohio, Kyle Prandi
broke an 11-year-old American record. Prandi's score of 104.76
on his second attempt set the mark for the highest recorded
score on a dive by a U.S. diver. Olympic gold medallist Mark
Lenzi set the previous record of 101.85 at the 1991 U.S. Indoor
National Championships in Minneapolis.
The record-setting
dive, a back 3 ½ somersault pike (207B) with a 3.6
degree of difficulty was good for four-10s, one-9.5 and two-9s.
In 1991, Lenzi performed a reverse 3 ½ tuck on 3-meter
with a 3.5 degree of difficulty. Watch
Prandi's dive.
On women's
platform, Kimiko Hirai Soldati performed a solid reverse 2
1/2 somersault pike (305B) with a 2.9 degree of difficulty
for four-10s, one 9.5 and two-9s. Watch
Soldati's dive.
In 1996, Mary Ellen Clark (platform, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.),
Jenny Keim (3-meter, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Melisa Moses
(3-meter, Orange Park, Fla.), Becky Ruehl (platform, Lakeside
Park, Ky.), Scott Donie (3-meter, Houston, Texas), Patrick
Jeffrey (platform, Orlando, Fla.), Mark Lenzi (3-meter, Bloomington,
Ind.) and David Pichler (platform, Butler, Penn.) went up
against the world in the Games of the XXVIth Olympiad in
Atlanta, Ga. Led by Ron O'Brien, Randy Ableman and Micki
King, the Amerian squad won two medals in front of the home
crowd while every member of the team made it to the finals.
Over her
career, Melisa Moses won three national titles and was a member
of six national teams. Watch Melisa as she competes on 3-meter
at the 1996 Olympics. She would finish fourth with 507.99
points. Click to
watch the video.
Mary Ellen
Clark was a seven-time national champion and member of 10
national teams. In 1996, she placed third on platform with
472.95 points. Watch Mary Ellen as she earns the Olympic bronze
medal. Click to
watch the video.
An eight-time
national champion and member of seven national teams, Mark
Lenzi came out of a 20-month "retirement" to compete
in the 1996 Olympics. A gold medal winner four years earlier
in Barcelona, watch Mark as he adds to his Olympic hardware
collection by taking the bronze on 3-meter with 686.49. Click
to watch the video.
Patrick
Jeffrey was a five-time national champion and member of 13
national teams. A finalist on platform at the 1988 Olympics
in Seoul, watch Patrick as he places ninth on the board in
Atlanta with 560.22 points. Click
to watch the video.
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