Lichtenstein Places 7th to Lead USA in 27-Meter High Diving at World Championships

High diving competition at the World Aquatics Championships wrapped up Thursday with the final two rounds of men’s 27-meter diving. James Lichtenstein placed seventh as the top U.S. finisher.

Lichtenstein finished with 390.20 points, including 127.20 points on his final dive – a back quintuple somersaults tuck.

Matt Cooper scored 363.15 points for ninth placed in his first World Championships, while David Colturi finished 12^th at 348.90.

Romanian divers won gold and silver, with Constantin Popovici scoring 472.80 points on his four dives to win gold. Catalin-Petru Preda scored 438.45 points for silver, and Gary Hunt of France took bronze at 426.30.