The International Junior Diving Meet has concluded in Dresden, Germany—one of the most prestigious events on the international junior diving calendar, second only to the World Junior Championships and the European Junior Championships.
This year’s competition brought together 110 athletes from 16 countries.
Represented by 13 divers, the Ukrainian team delivered an outstanding performance, winning 15 medals (6 gold, 7 silver, and 2 bronze) to finish second in the overall team standings.
Tournament hosts Germany claimed first place with a total of 9 gold, 5 silver, and 3 bronze medals, while Great Britain and the Netherlands shared third place with one silver and one bronze medal each.
Our medal winners
🥇 Nazarii KONONENKO – 1m Springboard (Group B)
🥇 Nazarii KONONENKO – Platform (Group B)
🥇 Valerii MALIEIEV – 1m Springboard (Group A)
🥇 Alina BURSOVA – Platform (Group B)
🥇 Alina POLONETS & Daria TERTYCHNA – Synchronised 3m Springboard
🥇 Yelyzaveta DIADIUK – 3m Springboard (Group A)
🥈 Yelyzaveta DIADIUK, Nazarii KONONENKO, Alisa KRYVETSKA and Valerii MALIEIEV – Mixed Team Event
🥈 Nazarii KONONENKO & Valerii MALIEIEV – Synchronised Platform
🥈 Nazarii KONONENKO – 3m Springboard (Group B)
🥈 Valerii MALIEIEV – 3m Springboard (Group A)
🥈 Diana SHEVCHENKO – Platform (Group A)
🥈 Yelyzaveta DIADIUK – 1m Springboard (Group A)
🥈 Alina POLONETS – 3m Springboard (Group B)
🥉 Daria POLIAKOVA – Platform (Group B)
🥉 Nazarii KONONENKO & Andrii HAPONENKO – Synchronised 3m Springboard
The President of the Ukrainian Diving Federation and the Artistic Swimming Federation of Ukraine, Igor Lysov, congratulated the entire team on another outstanding performance, noting that the result once again demonstrates the tremendous potential of Ukrainian diving.