LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A University of Louisville diver has a chance to win an Olympic medal Tuesday at the Summer Games in Paris.
Else Praasterink, who is representing Netherlands, advanced to the finals of the women's 10M platform. She finished 15th after the preliminary round with a score of 281.60, but improved to 12th in the next round to secure a spot in the finals.
Praasterink is the first Cardinal diver to compete in the Olympics. She placed fourth in this year's NCAA Division I competition.
She scored a 56.55 on her 205B and a 58.80 on her 305C. She scored a 58.50 on her 107B and put up a 62.40 on her 407C on her highest difficulty dive (3.2). She boarded a 56.55 on her 5152B on her final dive.
Seventeen-year-old Chinese diver Hongchan Quan put up a 421.05 and teammate 18-year-old Yuxi Quan (403.05) qualified as the top two point scorers and were 54 points ahead of the third place diver and 98 ahead of the fourth place qualifier.
Finals begin at 9 a.m. ET Tuesday on Peacock.
