Incoming Indiana diving signee Carson Tyler won the men’s 1M and 3M Springboard events at the 2021 USA Diving Junior National Championships earlier this week.
The 2021 USA Diving Junior National Championships took place from July 29-August 4 at the IU Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI. More than 500 junior divers, ages 18 and under, had the opportunity to compete in the prestigious event.
The Hoosier signee scored big point on his final dive of the contest to win the 1M Springboard event with a final tally of 563.85 points, 8.90 points ahead of the runner-up. Tyler scored big points (75.95) to open the final round and sealed the victory with a 72.00-point dive on a Reverse 1 1/2 Somersault 2 1/2 Twist (5335D).
The Moultrie, Ga., native cleared the rest of the field by over 57 points on the 3M Springboard after putting together a two-round, 11-dive set of 705.30 points. He totaled 481.60 points on his final six dives to run away with the individual title.
Tyler scored 69.70 points or higher on all six of his final dives, including four dives north of 75 points and two above 85 total points. His fifth dive of the finals, a Reverse 3 1/2 Somersault Tuck (307C) recorded a 99.75 after all six judges gave the dive at least a 9.0. The 28.50 net score coupled with the 3.50 dive difficulty multiplier gave Tyler the highest scored dive of the competition.
He also finished second overall on the 10M Platform with a final score of 604.90 points, just 18.8 points behind the winner. He ended the round with an incredible 97.35-point dive. He received perfect 10.0 scores from four judges, a 9.5, and two 9.0 scores
IU fans received their first taste of the talented future Hoosier during the 2020 Olympic Diving Trials in the middle of June. Tyler competed in three of the four contested events at the competition and finished third in the men’s 3M Synchro Springboard, 10th in the men’s 10m Platform, and 16th in the men’s 3M Springboard event.
Tyler joins an already loaded men’s diving team led by three-time Team USA Olympic Diving Head Coach, Drew Johansen. In the fall, he will be teamed up with rising senior Logan Brown, Olympic silver medalist Andrew Capobianco, incoming freshman and Olympic Trial qualifier Quinn Henninger, and NCAA qualifier and senior-to-be Cole VanDevender.
