NCAA Division III Championships
To qualify for the NCAA Division III championships, divers must achieve a qualifying score and then be chosen for the championships by a competition committee. A maximum of 22 male and female divers are chosen for the championships.
Qualifying Scores
Achieving a qualifying score for men and women is based on scores from an individual performance at a collegiate competition. A diver in a dual meet must perform six dives. These dives can either be made of six optional dives without a limit on the degree of difficulty, or one voluntary dive with an assigned D.D. of 2.0, followed by five optional dives without limit on the D.D.
In championships meets, the competition consists of 11 dives. On one-meter, both the men and women perform five voluntary dives with a limit on the total D.D. of 9.0. These voluntary dives are followed by six optional dives (five for women) without limit on D.D. On three-meter both men and women perform 11 dives: five voluntary dives with a D.D. limit of 9.5, and six optional dives without a limit on D.D.
A diver must achieve the qualifying score at least once on either one- or three-meter at a conference championship, or twice on the same board in any other competition.
Men’s Division III Qualification Standards
One-Meter Diving Points: Dual Meet - 265* / 275#; Championship Meet - 425##
Three-Meter Diving Points: Dual Meet – 275* / 285#]; Championship Meet - 440##[/sup}Women’s Division III Qualification Standards
One-Meter Diving Points: Dual Meet - 245* / 255#; Championship Meet - 395##
Three-Meter Diving Points: Dual Meet – 255* / 265#; Championship Meet - 410##
* qualifying point total when using five optional dives with standard D.D. and one voluntary with a 2.0 D.D.
# qualifying point total when using six optional dives with standard D.D.
## qualifying point total when using 11 dives with standard D.D.
A selection committee members of eight diving coaches appointed by the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Committee, will select the 22 male and female divers who will compete at the Division III national championships. These coaches will base their selection on a video of the divers performance when achieving the qualifying score.
The Championships
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NCAA Men's and Women’s Division III Swimming and Diving Championships
March 18-21, 2008
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minn.
2008 NCAA Division III Diving Champions
- Women's One-meter - Kendall Swett(Tufts)
- Women's Three-meter - Kendall Swett(Tufts)
- Men's One-meter - Kai Robinson (Amherst)
- Men's Three-meter - Kai Robinson (Amherst)
