USA Diving Announces Team for 2021 Junior World Championships and Junior Pan American Games

USA Diving announced the 19 Junior Athletes that will represent Team USA at the upcoming 2021 Junior Pan American Championships and 2021 FINA Junior World Championships.

Eight athletes will travel to Cali, Colombia for the 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Of the eight athletes competing, Carson Tyler(Moss Farms Diving/Indiana University), Josh Hedberg(Indiana International School of Diving), Joslyn Oakley(Carolina Diving Academy), Kaylee Bishop(Coral Springs Diving) andDaryn Wright(Indiana International School of Diving) all competed and earned medals at the 2021 UANA Pan American Diving Championships which was held October 5-10, 2021 in Tucson, Ariz.The multisport junior competition will feature over 25 different sports with junior athletes from across the Americas traveling to compete. The competition begins November 25 and ends December 5, 2021.

Immediately following the Junior Pan American Championships, Wright as well as Jack Matthews (Miami Diving/University of Miami) will join theeleven other Junior Athletes selected to compete in the 2021 FINA Junior World Championships in Kiev, Ukraine December 2-9, 2021.Among the divers competing is 2021 Junior Pan American Champion, Max Weinrich (Dominion Dive Club).

“We have a great group of young divers,” said Dan Laak, High Performance Director for USA Diving, “As many of these athletes displayed in October at the Junior Pan American Championships, the future of diving in the U.S. is looking bright. We are looking forward to our athletes being top performers both in Cali and Kiev.”

2021 Junior Pan American Games Roster

Athletes

Carson Tyler (Moss Farms Diving/Indiana University) Platform

Quinn Henninger (Mile High Diving/Indiana University) 3-meter

Josh Hedberg (Indiana International School of Diving) Platform

Jack Matthews (Miami Diving/University of Miami) 3-meter

Joslyn Oakley( Carolina Diving Academy) 3-meter

Kaylee Bishop (Coral Springs Diving) Platform

Emilie Moore (Coral Springs Diving) 3-Meter

Daryn Wright (Indiana International School of Diving) Platform

Coaches/Team Leader/Medical

Sean McCarthy - Coach

Michelle Sandelin - Coach

John Fox - Coach

Jenn Hess – Team Leader/Coach

Sarah Paul – Medical

2021 Junior World Championships Roster

A Group

Max Weinrich (Dominion Dive Club) 3-meter, Platform

Jack Matthews (Miami Diving/University of Miami) 1-meter 3-meter

Joseph Victor (Ripfest/Princeton)- Platform

B Group

Joshua Sollenberger (The Indiana International School of Diving) 1-meter

Max Miller (Woodlands Diving Academy) 3m

Kaden Springfield (ACES Diving) 3-meter, Platform

Tyler Wills (Ripfest) PL

A Group

Margo O’Meara (Ripfest) 1-meter, 3-meter

Daryn Wright (Indiana International School of Diving) 1-meter, 3-meter, Platform

Chloe Bishop (Coral Springs Diving/University of Texas) Platform

B Group

Avery Worobel (The Woodlands Diving) 3m PL

Jaiden Lynch (Mission Viejo Nadadores) PL

Bailee Sturgill (RipFest) 3-Meter

Katerina Hoffman (Nebraska Diving Club)1-Meter

Coaches/Team Leader/Medical

John Wingfield–Head Coach

Mandy Eby- Coach

Gabi Chereches - Coach

Sean McCarthy -Coach

Leslie Adams- Team Leader

Dr. Amor Adams- Medical

Steven Zook – Medical 

For more information on the 2021 Junior Pan American Games, visit: https://www.panamsports.org/sport-events/cali-2021-junior-panam-american-games/

For more information on the 2021 FINA Junior World Championships, visit: https://www.fina.org/competitions/2608/fina-world-junior-diving-championships-2021