Word: divingability
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In the final analysis, diving and relay points could well determine this year's champion. "We've got to do well in the relays if we're going to win," Cal coach Nort Thorton predicts. "Those double points [relays count twice as much as individual events in the scoring] often...
Florida sports a clear advantage over its rivals for the top diving spot with Chris Snode, the 1978 NCAA three-meter champ. Miami's Greg Louganis seems unbeatable on both boards, but Snode is the only diver from the contending teams with a realistic chance of placing, and his 20...
In 1976, Greg Louganis proved he could twist and spin both on the ground and in the air. A member of Dick Clark's American Bandstand troupe, Louganis danced to the latest hits and that summer became a hit himself, substituting a platform diving board for a platform stage and...
Since then Louganis has changed his colors from red, white and blue to the orange and green of the University of Miami, yet the sophomore still continues to excel at both diving and jiving.
On February 23, the sophomore performed in a modern dance concert which resulted in scholarship offers from several dance companies. Now, a month later, Louganis will attempt to justify his diving scholarship as the defending NCAA one-meter champion and a top contender on the three-meter board.