Else Praasterink Punches Her Ticket To Paris Olympics

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- University of Louisville diver Else Praasterink advanced to the finals before finishing 11^th on the 10M platform in the World Aquatics Championships being held in Doha, Qatar early Monday morning. Diving for her native Netherlands, Praasterink qualified for the Paris Olympics.

She is on pace to match her breakout season from a year ago. She won the House of Champions event on the platform last semester and was at the European Games as well as the Fukuoka World Championships in July. She had a history-making season in 2022-23. She earned All-American honors as a finalist in the 3M when she finished 8^th with a 328.10. In platform, she also made the finals and finished 8^th with a 270.70. At Zone Qualfier, Else Praasterink set a new school record when she finished second on the platform with a mark of 349.75 and her overall total for both rounds was 649.35 which allowed her to also compete on the 3M springboard at NCAAs as well. At ACCs, she was a silver medalist in the platform with a score of 333.20 in the finals. She made the finals in the 3M where she finished fifth with a 322.45. In the regular season, she had wins in platform against Cincinnati, and Kentucky.

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