INDIANAPOLIS – Kristian Ipsen (Clayton, Calif./Stanford, Calif.) became a two-time Olympian, while Michael Hixon (Amherst, Mass./Bloomington, Ind.) and Jessica Parratto (Dover, N.H./Bloomington, Ind.) added another event to their Rio 2016 Olympic Games schedules. Additionally, Katrina Young (Shoreline, Wash./Tallahassee, Fla.) became a first-time Olympian as the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Diving continued Saturday.
Ipsen won the men’s 3-meter event, with Hixon finishing second. Parratto was first in women’s 10-meter, and Young qualified second on that event.
Ipsen, who represented the U.S. in synchronized 3-meter at the 2012 Olympics, won the men’s 3-meter contest with 1452.75 points to earn an individual spot for 2016.
As in 2012, Ipsen led heading into the finals, but unlike four years ago, he hit all six dives in the finals to build his lead and secure his spot on the 2016 team. He finished third individually at the 2012 trials.
“I kept replaying that whole day in my head for the last two days, because we had a two-day break. The last time I went into this competition I had a lead. It wasn’t as big of a lead, but I knew that crazy things can happen in these finals. It’s stressful and an emotional environment. I’m happy that I stayed consistent and didn’t do anything crazy under pressure,†Ipsen said.
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