Approximately 125 of the nation’s top divers will compete in the 2007 Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships from July 31 to Aug. 5 at the Avery Aquatic Center in Stanford, Calif., for the opportunity to claim top spots in five events: 1-meter springboard, 3-meter springboard, 10-meter platform, 3-meter synchronized springboard and 10-meter synchronized platform. In addition to live streams of the competition finals, additional event coverage will be available as archives following the event at AT&T blue room Team USA (www.attblueroom.com/teamusa).

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WHAT: 2007 Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships

The Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships is one of USA Diving’s most prestigious events. Competitions will be held in the men’s and women’s 1-meter springboard, 3-meter springboard, 10-meter platform, synchronized 3-meter springboard and synchronized 10-meter platform and a total of 10 national titles are at stake. The Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships will also serve as the qualifying event for the FINA World Cup Selection Camp. Divers that perform well at the nationals will be invited to attend the camp, which will be used to select the team that will represent the USA at the 2008 FINA Diving World Cup taking place in Beijing, China, from February 20-24, 2008.

WHO: America’s Best Divers

Approximately 125 divers will participate in the Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships. Notable divers expected to compete include 2000 Olympic platform gold medalist and 2005 world champion Laura Wilkinson (Spring, Texas), 2004 Olympians Troy Dumais (Ventura, Calif.), Justin Wilcock (Smithfield, Utah) and Cassandra Cardinell (Loudonville, N.Y.), and 2006 national champions David Boudia (Indianapolis, Ind.), Thomas Finchum (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Allison Brennan (Huntington Beach, Calif.). Local standouts expected to compete include 2005 national champion Cassidy Krug (Stanford, Calif.), 2006 world silver medalist Ariel Rittenhouse (Santa Cruz, Calif.) and 2006 junior world champion Kristian Ipsen (Clayton, Calif.).

WHEN: Tuesday, July 31 – Sunday, August 5

Tuesday, July 31	Wednesday, August 1	Thursday, August 2
12:00pm – Men’s 3M Synchro Prelim	12:00pm – Men’s 3M Quarterfinal	12:00pm – Women’s 10M Quarterfinal
1:34pm – Women’s 10M Synchro Prelim	12:00pm – Women’s 1M Quarterfinal	12:00pm – Men’s 1M Quarterfinal
3:00pm – Women’s 3M Synchro Prelim	1:07pm – Women’s 1M Semifinal	1:26pm – Men’s 1M Semifinal
4:35pm – Men’s 10M Synchro Prelim	2:07pm – Women’s 1M Final	2:10pm – Women’s 10M Semifinal
	2:30pm – Men’s 3M Semifinal	2:30pm – Men’s 1M Final

Friday, August 3	Saturday, August 4	Sunday, August 5
12:00pm – Men’s 10M Quarterfinal	12:00pm – Men’s 3M Final	12:00pm – Women’s 3M Final
12:00pm – Women’s 3M Quarterfinal	1:30pm – Women’s 10M Final	1:20pm – Men’s 10M Final
2:15pm – Women’s 3M Semifinal	2:50pm – Men’s 3M Synchro Final	2:50pm – Women’s 3M Synchro Final
2:30pm – Men’s 10M Semifinal	3:50pm – Women’s 10M Synchro Final	3:45pm – Men’s 10M Synchro Fina

WHERE: Avery Aquatic Center, Stanford, California

The Avery Aquatic Center is located on the campus of Stanford University, between the Arrillaga Family Sports Center and Sunken Diamond, and across from Elliot Field, the football practice field. The event entrance is on the northeast side via Avery plaza, adjacent to Chuck Taylor Grove. The phone number for the aquatic center is 650-724-9425.

TICKETS:

Tickets are $10 per day for adults and $7 per day for children 4-12. All-session passes are also available for $40 for adults and $28 for children. Children 3 and under are free.

For ticket information, please call 650-323-4231 or visit http://www.usadiving.org/.

HOTEL INFORMATION:

THS Company, the Official Housing Service for USA Diving, has reserved hotel room blocks close to the Avery Aquatic Center at good rates. To make hotel reservations, please click on http://www.ths-usad.com/ and use the drop down menu to choose the USA Diving – Kaiser Permanente event. You can also make reservations by calling THS at 888-536-TEAM. Hotel room blocks have been made at the following hotels:

Sheraton Hotel	Westin Hotel	Comfort Inn
Quality Inn	Creekside Inn	Stanford Terrace Inn
Marriott Courtyard

The Sheraton and Westin hotels are the co-meet headquarters hotels for the championships and they are located next to each other.

AIRPORTS:

Flights are convenient into San Francisco International Airport (SFO) or Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC).

DIRECTIONS:

From Highway 101 North and South, take the Embarcadero Road exit west towards Stanford. At El Camino Real, Embarcadero turns into Galvez Street. Cross El Camino Real and continue on Galvez. Turn left onto Nelson Road and proceed into the Varsity Parking Lot and around to LOT 2. The Avery Aquatic Center entrance is off of the southwest corner of the Varsity Parking Lot.

From Highway 280 North and South, exit Sand Hill Road east towards Stanford. Continue on Sand Hill until you reach the Stanford Shopping Center. Turn right on Arboretum Road and make another right on Galvez Street. Then make a left onto Nelson Road and proceed into the Varsity Parking Lot and around to LOT 2. The Avery Aquatic Center entrance is off of the southwest corner of the Varsity Parking Lot.

PARKING:

For Weekdays, all diving parking will be in LOT 2. This is the large lot behind the football stadium. Parking in the Varsity Lot during the week will result in a ticket. Do not park in the Varsity lot during practice times or weekdays. Please be aware on July, 29 2007 there will be two large events taking place at or near the pool: A Championship Swim Meet and a Drum and Bugle Corps event.

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LIVE WEBCAST ON AT&T BLUE ROOM

The 2007 Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships will be webcast LIVE on AT&T’s Blue Room at www.attblueroom.com/teamusa on Saturday, August 4 and Sunday, August 5 from 11:30 a.m. for 4:15 p.m. each day.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Please contact USA Diving’s Jim Quinlivan at 317-237-5253 or jim.quinlivan@usadiving.org or Molly Evans at 317-237-5252 or molly.evans@usadiving.org if you have any questions or need additional information.

Find More Information:
AT&T: Heather Buffington (Office: 314-982-0291; E-mail: hbuffington@attnews.us)
USA Diving: Jennifer Lowery (Office: 317-237-5252; E-mail: jennifer.lowery@usadiving.org)

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