Andrew Capobianco advanced to and competed in the Men’s 3-Meter Finals today at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Capobianco, who had earned a silver medal earlier in the week in the synchronized competition with Michael Hixon, advanced to finals after qualifying 17^th in the semifinal round earlier in the day.

Capobianco started his final list of 6 dives with a forward 2 ½ somersaults 2 twists pike, scoring 8’s for a total of 81.6 points, making it his highest scoring dive of the day. He remained in the top 5 through the second round but due to some errors in his third and fourth rounds he dropped to 10^th place.

Capobianco, who has been struggling with a back injury, ended his Olympic Games feeling proud and grateful to have gained experience and perspective from his two competitions.

“This afternoon didn’t go as well as I had hoped it would,” said Capobianco, “But, I’m really proud of how I’ve handled myself over the past few weeks. It’s been a little bit of a struggle with me mentally and physically. I had a little bit of a back injury coming into this and just learning how to push through it. I’m a little bit relieved and excited for some rest, but overall, I’m feeling very confident leading into 2024 and I’m really excited to see what I can do.”

Competition continues tomorrow with the preliminary round of the Women’s 10-Meter platform in which Delaney Schnell, who earned Silver in the synchronized competition last week, will compete along with 2016 Olympian Katrina Young.

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Capobianco Places 10th in Men’s 3-Meter Finals at Tokyo Olympics

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