University of Tennessee Athletics
Lamp Reaches Semis on Platform at Canada Cup
May 04, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving
May 4, 2012
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Making her second appearance at the Canada Cup on Friday, University of Tennessee redshirt sophomore diver Tori Lamp had the same fate as she did three years ago, advancing to the platform semi-finals as a member of Team USA.
Held in Montreal, Quebec, and being the second stop during the six-city 2012 FINA Grand Prix, Lamp cruised through the meet's prelims as one of the top 12 finishers to advance to the semis.
With the semi-finals consisting of two groups of six divers, Lamp needed to place in the top three of her group to qualify for the event finals. The Knoxville, native came up just a bit short in her bid, finishing with a tally of 305.10 to notch fourth.
Entering the fifth and final round, Lamp needed a score of 81.30 on her last dive to tie for third. Though she hit her best dive of the round, Lamp scored an 80.00 to just miss the cut. The top three totals in Group A were 332.50, 330.75 and 306.40.
"Tori finished off strong with her last dive but missed a couple of dives early on and her inexperience showed up a bit," Tennessee head diving coach Dave Parrington said. "I'm very, very pleased with her and this is certainly a big stepping stone towards the U.S. Olympic Trials."
Lamp qualified for the semi-finals after accumulating a score of 359.70 in the prelims, which was the second-best mark out of 23 divers and a career best. The tally made her the top seed in the Group A semi-final, as the field was made up of those who took second, fourth, sixth, eighth, 10th and 12th in prelims.
"Tori had an exceptional preliminary round against an excellent national field," Parrington explained. "She really, really did a great job and wasn't intimidated at all.
"She showed the international judges and competitors who she is and what she can do. I received great compliments on her diving from numerous international coaches and judges and that was exciting."
Brittany Broben of Australia had the top prelim score, tallying a five-round total 370.70 to earn the top qualifying spot for Group B.
The top three finishers in both Groups A and B move onto the event finals, which will be held Sunday at approximately 3 p.m. ET.
Live results and live internet video are available at www.diving.ca and www.rezman.net
