Adam Sneden

Che, Adam and Rayce pose after winning team competition at House of Champions

Swimmers pose with trophy for SMU Classic win

Seven UofL divers pose for group shot at NCAA Zone Qualifiers

Adam Sneden diving 3 meter versus Tennesse

sneden and stephens on the podium with medals

Position:
Diver
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
High School:
Myers Park

2023-24: Adam qualified for NCAA Zone C Championships where he made the finals in 1M, finishing 15^th with a 608.05. He qualified for the ACC Championships where he finished 32^nd on 1M (208.20), 25^th on 3M (257.30) and 17^th in place on platform with a 284.15. He won the 3M versus Cincinnati with a 350.78 and was first against Kentucky in 3M (365.40). He won the 3M at the meets with Missouri (352.35), Tennessee (344.33) and Auburn (337.88). At the House of Champions Invitational, he won the consol finals of the 1M with a 320.30. At the Winter Nationals Qualifier, he was 26^th in 3M (276.05) and was 34^th at the USA Diving Winter Nationals (214.35) on the 1M.

2022-23: At NCAA Zone C Championships, Adam finished 14^th in the 1M finals with a 610.30. He was 15^th in the finals of the 3M with a 649.40. He finished 14^th in the finals of the platform with a score of 569.85. At ACCs, he was 20^th in the 1M with a 272.40. On the 3M, he placed 17^th (308.15) and was 12^th on platform with a 299.60. During the dual meet season he won platform against Cincinnati. He had wins on the 1M springboard at the Last Chance Meet, Notre Dame, and Tennessee and wins on the 3M versus Cincinnati, Kentucky, Tennessee and Xavier.

2021-22: During his junior season for the Cardinals, Sneden delivered a memorable performance on the boards. At the ACC Championships, he placed 20^th in the 1-meter (280.85) and the 10-meter (259.90) and 27^th in the 3-meter (268.80). Sneden brought in six top-7 performances for the Cards. He finished runner-up in the 3-meter against Cincinnati and third in the 1-meter against Kentucky. Sneden had a pair of fourth place finishes, with one in the 10-meter against the Bearcats and one in the 3-meter against the Hoosiers. Against the Hoosiers, Sneden also finished 5^th in the 1-meter. Sneden placed 7^th against the Wildcats in the 3-meter.

2020-21: Sneden had a great season for the Cardinals on the boards in his second year in The Ville. At the ACC Championships, he finished 11th on platform (295.20), 13th on the 1-meter (305.30), and 18th on the 3-meter (311.15). Sneden also dove to 14th on the platform with a mark of 541.15 at the NCAA Zone C Championships. During the shortened dual meet season, he placed fourth on the 1-meter and sixth on the 3-meter against Notre Dame while taking eighth on both boards versus Kentucky.

2019-20: Sneden provided the Cardinal divers with valuable depth during his debut season, finishing 18th on the 3-meter (277.40) and 19th on the 1-meter (262.30) at the ACC Championships. At the NC State Wolfpack Invitational he dove to ninth on the 10meter (263.90), 11th on the 1-meter (278.50), and 14th on the 3-meter (286.20). Sended recorded six top-5 finishes during dual meet competition, highlighted by a runner-up showing on the 1-meter (286.43) against Kentucky. He also placed third on the 1-meter (302.03) and fourth on the 3-meter (303.83) versus Indiana. He was also named to the CSCAA All-American team for the 1-meter.

Prep: Charlotte, North Carolina native joins the Cardinals after competing for Myers Park High School where he placed third on the 1-meter springboard at the North Carolina 4A State Championships as a junior and fifth in the event during his sophomore season. Doing his club diving with Carolina Diving Academy under Aaron Hintz, Sneden has competed on both the National and Junior National level stage. He advanced to the quarterfinals on the 1m board at the 2019 USA Diving Senior National Championships after finaling on both boards at the USA Diving Junior Region II Championships as well as the Senior National Qualifier.