Courtesy: AAU Sports<\/p>\n
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (July 17, 2026) \u2014 The 2026 AAU National Championships continued Friday at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center at the International Swimming Hall of Fame, where 16 events crowned 18 national champions on the second day of competition. The event is held in partnership with Visit Lauderdale, which has helped welcome divers, coaches, and families from across the country to Greater Fort Lauderdale for the week.<\/p>\n
A brief round of weather moved through the area during Friday\u2019s sessions, prompting a short pause in competition. Meet officials and venue staff worked quickly to clear the pool deck and resume diving with minimal disruption to the schedule, and athletes across all age divisions and skill levels went on to turn in strong performances throughout the day.<\/p>\n
With entries spanning Masters, age-group, and synchronized diving divisions, organizers say Friday\u2019s competition reinforced what has become a defining storyline of the week: the scale of this year\u2019s championships. Between the depth of the entry list and the number of clubs represented on deck, AAU officials believe this year\u2019s event to be the largest diving meet in history.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can feel the scale of this meet the moment you walk onto the deck. This is, without question, the largest and best-organized diving championships I\u2019ve seen in my career. Moments like this are exactly why AAU Nationals matters so much \u2014 it gives every diver, from the youngest age-group athlete to our Masters competitors, a stage worthy of their hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 Michelle Davison Sandelin, 2000 Olympian and Head Diving Coach,
Coral Springs Diving<\/p>\n
Friday, July 17 \u2014 National Champions<\/p>\n
Masters Divisions<\/p>\n
Masters Men\u2019s Silver, 19\u201349, 3M:\u00a0Lucas Smit, Philadelphia Diving Academy \u2014 220.60<\/p>\n
Masters Men\u2019s Gold, 19\u201349, 3M:\u00a0Caleb Arnot, Jersey Diving Academy \u2014 322.75<\/p>\n
Masters Men\u2019s Gold, 50+, 3M:\u00a0Eric Bomberger, Jersey Diving Academy \u2014 326.15<\/p>\n
Masters Women\u2019s Gold, 19\u201349, 1M:\u00a0Kassidy Georgevich, Jersey Diving Academy \u2014 270.80<\/p>\n
Boys Age-Group Divisions<\/p>\n
Boys 9 & Under, 3M:\u00a0Daniel Figueroa, Fort Lauderdale Diving \u2014 136.95<\/p>\n
Boys 10 Years Old, 3M:\u00a0Ayden Parris, Long Island Divers \u2014 176.75<\/p>\n
Boys 11 Years Old, 3M:\u00a0Aidan Turner, Marlins Diving Club \u2014 179.45<\/p>\n
Boys 12 Years Old, 3M:\u00a0Haskell Fagan, YMCA Silver Fins \u2014 283.20<\/p>\n
Boys 13 Years Old, 3M:\u00a0Charlie Torrione, Duke Diving Club \u2014 345.55<\/p>\n
Girls Age-Group Divisions<\/p>\n
Girls 9 & Under, 1M:\u00a0Lillian Partridge, Northern Arizona Divers \u2014 124.55<\/p>\n
Girls 10 Years Old, 1M:\u00a0Abbygail Rose Ayroso, Arrow Dive Club \u2014 187.20<\/p>\n
Girls 11 Years Old, 1M:\u00a0Clover Kirby, Crown Valley Divers \u2014 182.75<\/p>\n
Girls 12 Years Old, 1M:\u00a0Tyler Mark, Crown Valley Divers \u2014 254.25<\/p>\n
Girls 13 Years Old, 1M:\u00a0Aliyana Martin, Mansfield Diving \u2014 255.80<\/p>\n
Synchronized Diving<\/p>\n
Synchro Boys, 13 & Under, 3M:\u00a0Levi Berlyn & Haskell Fagan, YMCA Silver Fins \u2014 183.30<\/p>\n
Synchro Girls, 13 & Under, 1M:\u00a0Willa Johnson & Eloise Hong, Duke Diving Club \u2014 168.40<\/p>\n
Platform diving took center stage on Day 3 of the 2026 AAU National Championships, as competitors of all ages climbed the tower at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center for a full slate of individual platform events. Youth team standings also began to take shape, with several programs staking early claims to the team title race.<\/p>\n
Platform Event Champions<\/p>\n
Boys<\/p>\n
11 & Under: Ayden Parris (Long Island Divers) \u2014 174.45<\/p>\n
12 Years: Gunnar Mobley (Charger Dive Club) \u2014 273.95<\/p>\n
13 Years: Charlie Torrione (Duke Diving Club) \u2014 254.95<\/p>\n
14 Years: Arthur Palladino (Long Island Divers) \u2014 392.45<\/p>\n
15 Years: Selah Huante (Moss Farms Diving) \u2014 364.35<\/p>\n
Girls<\/p>\n
11 & Under: Diya Firtel (Fort Lauderdale Diving) \u2014 180.60<\/p>\n
12 Years: Kimber MacMaster (Northside Diving Academy) \u2014 215.95<\/p>\n
13 Years: Willa Johnson (Duke Diving Club) \u2014 231.45<\/p>\n
14 Years: Paxtyn Gould (City of Midland) \u2014 260.70<\/p>\n
15 Years: Alice Odom (Longhorn Aquatics) \u2014 290.70<\/p>\n
Masters<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s Silver 19-49: Lucas Smit (Philadelphia Diving Academy) \u2014 114.20<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s Gold 19-49: Caleb Arnot (Jersey Diving Academy) \u2014 277.15<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s Gold 50+: Eric Bomberger (Jersey Diving Academy) \u2014 280.00<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s Silver 50+: Lori Hillman (Conroe Diving) \u2014 156.65<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s Gold 19-49: Elisabeth Evaldi (Jersey Diving Academy) \u2014 243.35<\/p>\n
Youth Team Standings Through Saturday, July 18<\/p>\n
Top 5 Combined Team Standings<\/p>\n
1. Duke Diving Club \u2014 292<\/p>\n
2. Charger Dive Club \u2014 249<\/p>\n
3. GC Divers \u2014 240<\/p>\n
4. Fort Lauderdale Diving \u2014 193<\/p>\n
5. YMCA Silver Fins \u2014 184<\/p>\n
Top 5 Girls Team Standings<\/p>\n
1. Duke Diving Club \u2014 165<\/p>\n
2. GC Divers \u2014 135<\/p>\n
3. Crown Valley Divers \u2014 133<\/p>\n
4. Marlins Diving Club \u2014 107<\/p>\n
5. Fort Lauderdale Diving \u2014 99<\/p>\n
Top 5 Boys Team Standings<\/p>\n
1. Charger Dive Club \u2014 194<\/p>\n
2. YMCA Silver Fins \u2014 184<\/p>\n
3. Duke Diving Club \u2014 127<\/p>\n
4. GC Divers \u2014 105<\/p>\n
5. Fort Lauderdale Diving \u2014 94<\/p>\n
Duke Diving Club heads into the remaining days of competition atop the combined standings, buoyed by a dominant showing in the girls\u2019 division. On the boys\u2019 side, Charger Dive Club and YMCA Silver Fins remain locked in a tight battle for the top spot.<\/p>\n
The action continues Sunday, July 19, 2026 with a return to springboard events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Courtesy: AAU Sports FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (July 17, 2026) \u2014 The 2026 AAU National Championships continued Friday at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":347325,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-347324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/347325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}