BIG DIVE
MARCH 26-30
For Immediate Release
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS ARE COMING TO HUNTERSVILLE!
HUNTERSVILLE, NC - March 15th and 16th athletes preparing to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will be competing at Huntersville Family Fitness and Aquatics, 11725 Verhoeff Dr., Huntersville NC. Carolina Diving Academy is introducing a first in the nation Pro-Am diving event in association with the 2024 Carolina BIG DIVE Invitational. In addition to the top divers on the East Coast who usually attend the annual event, the 2024 Pro-Am will feature divers from across the country preparing for the Olympic Trials later this spring.
“This has been a dream of mine since I was a diver,” said CDA program director Aaron Hintz. “The Carolina BIG DIVE has set the standard for unique team and diver awards since our start, but this is completely new. Professional diving is the missing component that will allow the US to regain our international prominence. We are launching the event this year in preparation for Paris, but the ultimate goal is for this annual event to better prepare and promote our divers for success at home in 2028 when the Olympics come to Los Angeles.”
BIGGEST
$1,000* Award and Banner for the coach of the team with the most total participants in both the FINA and Intermediate Novice events.
Carolina Diving Academy Coach is not eligible for the BIGGEST award.
BEST
$1,000* Award and Banner for coach of the team with the top point score in FINA events according to the standardized scoring table below.
MOST VALUABLE
$1,000* Award and Banner for the coach of the team with the highest points per diver average in the FINA events.
Team points shall be awarded to the top 12 places in each event as follows: 15-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-4-3-2-1. In the event of a tie, the points allocated to the tied place shall be added to those allocated to the next place or places, the sum divided by the number of divers who have tied, and that amount added to the score for each team.
Synchro Events will score just as individual ones. In cases of split teams, for the BEST award, each team shall receive half of the placement points. In the “Most Valuable” calculation, each diver will receive full points from their synchro team placement. Divers may participate in a maximum of two synchro teams.
To be eligible for the MOST VALUABLE Award, a coach must have a minimum of five divers with at least 10 event registrations.
In the event of a tie, the award will be split between the two coaches.
*Awards will be presented in the form of a pre-paid account at Springboards and More.
NOVICE AND INTERMEDIATE RULES
(events will be held in conjunction with each age-group’s FINA event)
Group D (10 & 11)
Novice Girls 1M and 3M – Any 5 Dives Boys 1M and 3M – Any 5 Dives B/G Platform - Any 3 Dives
Intermediate Girls 1M and 3M – Any 6 Dives Boys 1M and 3M – Any 6 Dives
Group C (12 & 13)
Novice Girls 1M and 3M – Any 6 Dives Boys 1M and 3M – Any 6 Dives B/G Platform Any 4 Dives
Intermediate Girls 1M and 3M – Any 7 Dives Boys 1M and 3M – Any 7 Dives
Group B (14 & 15)
Novice Girls 1M and 3M – Any 7 Dives Boys 1M and 3M – Any 7 Dives B/G Platform Any 7 Dives
Intermediate Girls 1M and 3M – Any 8 Dives Boys 1M and 3M – Any 8 Dives
Group A (16 – 18)
Novice Girls 1M and 3M – Any 7 Dives Boys 1M and 3M – Any 7 Dives B/G Platform Any 8 Dives
Intermediate Girls 1M and 3M – Any 8 Dives Boys 1M and 3M – Any 8 Dives