He Zi dominates Women’s 3m Springboard heats: Day seven – 2011 World Diving Championships
He Zi of China dominated the preliminary rounds of Women’s 3m Springboard event, on the third day of the 2011 World Diving Championships in Shanghai, on Friday, July 22, 2011.
Zi won the top qualification spot of the event, by posting a total score of 347.55 points. She was followed by her team-member, Wu Minxia, who stayed almost two points behind Zi and entered the finals with the second best score of 345.85 points. The third
finest spot was secured by Laura Sanchez of Mexico, who stayed 20.35 points behind Minxia and occupied the third qualification spot, with a score of 325.50 points.
The dominance of Chinese divers in the 3m Springboard event is another step of the nation’s squad to achieve their eighth gold medal in the World Championships. China, until now, has dominated all the seven events of diving at these championships.
In the meantime, Sharleen Stratton of Australia claimed the fourth best qualification spot in the final round, as she stayed only 1.05 points behind Sanchez and accomplished an impressive score of 324.45 points. She was followed by Emile Heymans of Canada,
who stayed only 0.25 points behind the fourth finisher and emerged as the fifth best qualifying diver of the discipline, by obtaining a score of 324.20 points.
Christina Loukas of USA was the sixth best qualifying diver, as she achieved a score of 321.60 points. Uschi Freitag of Germany was the seventh finest qualifier, as she gained a score of 315.60 points to reach the final rounds. The eighth best spot was secured
by Kelci Bryant of USA, who stayed only 1.95 points behind Freitag and attained a score of 313.65 points to reach the final round.
The session concluded after the completion of the preliminary rounds, while the qualifying athletes will participate in the next round, where they will have a chance to secure a podium finish. In addition, the arena enjoyed the beautiful efforts of all divers,
who demonstrated their wonderful efforts to secure a top qualification spot in the final rounds.
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