Alabama Qualifies for the NCAA Championships in Two More Diving Events
3/8/2022 6:49:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
The Crimson Tide’s Tanesha Lucoe qualified in the women’s platform and Mohamed Farouk added the 3-meter springboard to his NCAA Championships slate after already earning a spot off the 1-meter
ATLANTA, Ga. – Alabama swimming and diving's Tanesha Lucoe earned an NCAA Championships berth off the women's platform at the NCAA Zone B Championships on Tuesday, which are being held at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Ga., on the Georgia Tech campus this week.
Lucoe tallied 560.65 points over the course of 10 dives (five in prelims and five in finals) to take fifth place overall. A two-time Southeastern Conference Champion off the platform and a three-time SEC medalist, Tuesday marked the third-year in a row that she has earned a spot at the NCAA Championships in the platform.
On the men's side of the slate, Mohamed Farouk earned a spot at the NCAA Championships off the 3-meter springboard after garnering an NCAA berth in 1-meter on Tuesday. Farouk also has a chance to earn a slot in the men's platform competition on Wednesday.
Farouk was 19th after prelims of the 3-meter springboard, one spot outside of finals, but when teammate Kevin Li, who made finals by finishing 17th with 330.30 points over his first six dives, scratched, Farouk rose a spot into finals, giving him a chance to compete for one of the 11 spots out of Zone B on the 3-meter board.
Farouk made the most out of his finals appearance, jumping seven spots over the course of his last six dives to finish 11th, and adding another event to his NCAA Championships schedule. Hunter Jaynes also competed off the 3-meter, taking 29th place after prelims with 284.15 points.
The 2022 Zone B Championships
- While swimmers qualify for the upcoming NCAA Championships by virtue of times posted during the season, divers qualify exclusively through the five Zone meets
- Each Zone has a set number of slots per event
- For the women, Zone B has 10 slots off both the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events and nine off the platform, while the men have eight off the 1-meter, 11 off the 3-meter board and seven on the platform
- In addition to hosting the Zone B meet, Atlanta is also the site of the men's and women's 2022 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
- There are 100 divers from 19 different schools at this year's Zone B Championships, including SEC rivals Auburn, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee
- Wednesday will bring the Zone B Championships to a close with the men's platform competition, with prelims getting underway at 10 a.m. CT
Up Next
- The Crimson Tide women are sending 10 swimmers and one diver to the NCAA Championships in individual events, with the meet being held in Atlanta March 16-19
- While Kevin Li and Mohamed Farouk have already punched their tickets, swimming qualifiers for the men's NCAA Championships will be announced on Wednesday
- The men's national championships will be held in Atlanta, March 23-26
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