Dyer Places 13th in Men's 3-Meter, Verzyl Advances in Women's 3-Meter at World Championships

Collier Dyer (Littleton, Colo.) finished 13^th in the men’s 3-meter semifinal Friday at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, while Sophie Verzyl (Columbia, S.C.) qualified for the women’s 3-meter semifinal after placing third in preliminary competition.

Dyer scored 393.05 points in the semifinal. After missing his back 3 ½ somersaults tuck in round four, he was in 18^th place. He came back strong with 76.00 points on a front 4 ½ somersaults tuck and 79.95 on a front 2 ½ somersaults with three twists to move up to 13^th place, just 2.7 points shy of a spot in the finals in his first World Championships.

Mexico’s Osmar Olvera went on to win gold in the final, with China’s Cao Yuan and Wang Zongyuan taking silver and bronze.

Friday also marked the start of women’s 3-meter competition, with Verzyl scoring 307.15 points to qualify in third place for Saturday’s semifinal. Verzyl scored more than 60 points on four of her five dives, including 69.50 points on her front 2 ½ with two twists. She was one of only two divers to do that dive.

Lily Witte (Dexter, Mich.) also competed in the women’s 3-meter preliminary and scored 255.45 points to finish 25^th out of 52 divers. She scored 60 points on her first dive, a front 2 ½ with one twist and added 58.50 points on a front 3 ½ somersaults tuck. Earlier in the week, Witte made finals in synchronized 3-meter, placing seventh with Bailee Sturgill.

The World Aquatics Championships continue through August 3. Men’s 10-meter competition begins Saturday with preliminaries (9 p.m. ET on Friday). Joshua Hedberg and Jordan Rzepka will represent the United States. Verzyl will compete in the 3-meter semifinals (3 a.m. ET), with the final set for that evening (6 a.m. ET). Finals are being streamed on Peacock. Preliminaries and semifinals are available on the Team USA TV channel (available on Peacock).