GREENSBORO, N.C. – On the first day of the NCAA Diving Zones for the men, Leonardo Garcia<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13950&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=uIN8jZ3qv5p_86qY5lr3gnP1vid2SEekEpW06fOl270&s=RjPEyyXgimbH9v-uL3XoIzvM-De5xbqXkR150E2Zrsc&e= > finishes 13th on the 3-meter springboard.
In prelims, Garcia finished tenth to get into the finals with a score of 353.05. Anton Svirskyi<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13970&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=uIN8jZ3qv5p_86qY5lr3gnP1vid2SEekEpW06fOl270&s=izB1tZ9ZusucKoCPTN-_rB9L8E_Q2T6k6j1pxH16Jmc&e= > finished 23rd with 298.65 points.
In the finals, Garcia placed tenth missing qualification by two places with a score of 722.45.
Quotables
Diving Coach Bryan Gillooly<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_coaches.aspx-3Frc-3D1263&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=uIN8jZ3qv5p_86qY5lr3gnP1vid2SEekEpW06fOl270&s=jVP2j97hY6NhblYwrwLYkW0ntou_7wbrifL_LQtjVwA&e= > – “The men weren’t as sharp today as we would have liked. I am proud of them for hanging tough and battling to the very last dive. For Anton it was his first zone event ever so it was good experience for him. Although Leo isn’t one of the top eight automatic spots, being in the top twelve still keeps him in contention if he qualifies in another event. I expect both the men to improve over the next two days.”
What’s Next
Tomorrow, competition will resume with the platform prelims at 2:15 p.m. followed by the finals 15 minutes after the prelims finish.
