Else Praasterink Finishes 12th in Olympic10M Platform Finals
August 06, 2024 | Swimming & Diving
Else is first-ever Cardinal Diver to reach Olympic Finals
PARIS -- University of Louisville diver Else Praasterink finished 12th in the finals of the 10M Platform Diving at La Defense Arena at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
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Diving for her native Netherlands, she scored a 52.20 on her 205B and a 44.80 on her 305C. She scored a 45.00 on her 107B and put up a 57.60 on her 407C on her highest difficulty dive (3.2). She boarded a 50.75 on her 5152B on her final dive for a total of 250.35.
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After placing 15th in preliminaries with a score of 281.60, Praasterink finished 12th  in the semifinals to snag a slot in the finals. The first-ever Louisville Cardinal diver to compete at the Olympics, she is also the first finalist.
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Seventeen-year-old Chinese diver Hongchan Quan put up a 425.60 and teammate 18-year-old Yuxi Quan (420.70) won the gold and silver. Mi Rae Kim of Korea took the bronze with a score of 372.10.
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The 10M Platform marks the end of competition for the aquatic Cardinals in the Paris Olympic Games.
CARDINALS IN PARIS
Diving (August 5)
Else Praasterink – Netherlands (10M Platform)
SWIMMING (July 27 – August 4)
Name – Country –Date (event)
Nicolas Albiero – Brazil 7/30 (200 Butterfly)
Andrej Barna – Serbia 7/27 (4x100 Freestyle Relay); 8/1 (50 free)
Daria Golovaty – Israel 8/1: (4x200 Freestyle Relay)
Denis Loktev – Israel 7/27 (4x100 Freestyle Relay); 7/28 (200 Freestyle)  7/30: 4x200 Freestyle Relay
Denis Petrashov – Kyrgyzstan  7/27 (100 Breaststroke); 7/30 200 Breaststroke
Murilo Sartori – Brazil 7/30: (4x200 Freestyle Relay)
Ilia Sibirtsev – Uzbekistan 7/29  800 FreestyleÂ
Evgenii Somov – Neutral  7/27 (100 Breaststroke); 8/1 (50 Freestyle)
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Diving for her native Netherlands, she scored a 52.20 on her 205B and a 44.80 on her 305C. She scored a 45.00 on her 107B and put up a 57.60 on her 407C on her highest difficulty dive (3.2). She boarded a 50.75 on her 5152B on her final dive for a total of 250.35.
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After placing 15th in preliminaries with a score of 281.60, Praasterink finished 12th  in the semifinals to snag a slot in the finals. The first-ever Louisville Cardinal diver to compete at the Olympics, she is also the first finalist.
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Seventeen-year-old Chinese diver Hongchan Quan put up a 425.60 and teammate 18-year-old Yuxi Quan (420.70) won the gold and silver. Mi Rae Kim of Korea took the bronze with a score of 372.10.
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The 10M Platform marks the end of competition for the aquatic Cardinals in the Paris Olympic Games.
CARDINALS IN PARIS
Diving (August 5)
Else Praasterink – Netherlands (10M Platform)
SWIMMING (July 27 – August 4)
Name – Country –Date (event)
Nicolas Albiero – Brazil 7/30 (200 Butterfly)
Andrej Barna – Serbia 7/27 (4x100 Freestyle Relay); 8/1 (50 free)
Daria Golovaty – Israel 8/1: (4x200 Freestyle Relay)
Denis Loktev – Israel 7/27 (4x100 Freestyle Relay); 7/28 (200 Freestyle)  7/30: 4x200 Freestyle Relay
Denis Petrashov – Kyrgyzstan  7/27 (100 Breaststroke); 7/30 200 Breaststroke
Murilo Sartori – Brazil 7/30: (4x200 Freestyle Relay)
Ilia Sibirtsev – Uzbekistan 7/29  800 FreestyleÂ
Evgenii Somov – Neutral  7/27 (100 Breaststroke); 8/1 (50 Freestyle)
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