Alabama Swimming and Diving Has Five Slated for International Competition in December
12/3/2021 2:06:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Rhyan White, Kalia Antoniou, Diana Petkova and Kaique Alves are headed to the FINA World Championships along with Team USA assistant coach Ozzie Quevedo, while Mohamed Farouk will compete at the World Junior Diving Championships
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama swimming and diving has four swimmers, a diver and a coach set to take part in the upcoming FINA World Championships and FINA World Junior Diving Championships over the first three weeks of December.
Rhyan White (USA), Kalia Antoniou (Cyprus), Diana Petkova (Bulgaria) and Kaique Alves (Brazil) will compete at the 2021 World Championships in Abu Dhabi Dec. 16-21, while the Crimson Tide associate head coach Ozzie Quevedo will serve as part of Team USA's coaching staff. Mohamed Farouk (Egypt) will compete off the 3-meter springboard and the platform at the 2021 FINA World Junior Diving Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine Dec. 3-9.
Head Coach Margo Geer Said
"It's a tremendous honor when you earn the opportunity to represent your country on the world stage. I know that Rhyan, Kalia, Diana, Kaique and Farouk will make the most of this opportunity and be great ambassadors for our program. This is a tremendous testament to the hard work, commitment and drive each of these student-athletes bring to the pool every day. We will be cheering them on from Tuscaloosa."
White, Antoniou and Petkova all competed at the Tokyo Olympics over the summer, with White earning a silver medal as part of Team USA's 400-meter medley relay contingent. Antoniou competed in the sprint freestyle events, while Petkova swam the 100-meter breaststroke and the 200-meter individual medley in Tokyo.
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