USA DIVING ATHLETE SELECTION PROCEDURES

I. SELECTION SYSTEM

A. Qualification to 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Diving
In order to participate in the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Diving, an athlete must be a citizen of the United States of America. In addition to proof of citizenship, athletes who have represented a country other than the United States in international competition must also satisfy the requirements of IOC By law to Rule 46 and provide written proof of satisfaction of the requirements by the entry deadline, which will occur thirty days prior to the commencement of the Trials.

A diver and/or a synchronized diving team must earn two (2) qualification points in an event (3-meter springboard, 3-meter synchronized springboard, platform, synchronized platform) to qualify to participate in that event at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Diving. Qualification points may be earned at the following competitions: beginning with the 2000 Olympic Games through the 2004 Speedo American Cup:

B. Qualification to 2004 U.S. Olympic Diving Team

Nominees to the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team-Diving will be determined based upon the results of the 2004 FINA World Cup, Athens, Greece, February 18-22, and the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Diving, St. Peters, Mo., June 5-13, 2004.

The 2004 Olympic Games will conduct competition in men's and women's 3-meter springboard, 3-meter synchronized springboard, platform, and synchronized platform. Per gender, each country may qualify a maximum of two (2) divers in 3-meter springboard, two (2) divers in platform, one (1) team in 3-meter synchronized springboard and one (1) team in synchronized platform (a synchronized team consists of two divers). Although this provides for four (4) entry positions per gender per height (i.e. women's 3-meter springboard and women's 3-meter synchronized springboard), Olympic regulations permit only a maximum of three (3) divers per gender per height from each country. Therefore, if a country is qualified to enter two divers in women's 3-meter springboard and a team (2 divers) in women's 3-meter synchronized springboard, at least one of the synchronized divers must also participate in the 3-meter springboard. Countries may qualify for Olympic participation at the 2003 FINA World Championships, Barcelona, Spain, July 13-20, and the 2004 FINA World Cup, Athens, Greece, February 18-22.

EMPHASIS ON SYNCHRONIZED DIVING - US Diving has made a decision that if an entry position is available in a synchronized diving event, the nominees for that event will be determined before determining the nominees for the individual event in the same gender at the same height.

SYNCHRONIZED DIVING
The team with the highest score at the completion of a synchronized event at the 2004 U S Olympic Team Trials-Diving will be nominated to the U.S. Olympic Committee. The score for each team will be determined by adding the scores from the synchronized diving events at the following competitions:

1. Ten percent (10%) of their score from the finals of the 2004 FINA World Cup, but only if the team places 3rd or better.
2. One hundred percent (100%) of their score from the preliminaries of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials-Diving.
3. One hundred percent (100%) of their score from the finals of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials-Diving.

NOTE: The winning team in each synchronized diving event at the USA World Cup Trials will represent the USA in the 2004 FINA World Cup. Objective eligibility criteria to participate in the USA World Cup Trials, similar to section I(A) above, will be approved by the Committee for Competitive Excellence (CCE) by July 1, 2004. Publication and distribution of the procedures will be in accordance with section V below.

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
A. If a synchronized diving team is nominated for an event, then the individual event nominees in the same gender and at the same height will be determined as follows:
1. The winner of an individual event at the Trials will be nominated, if an entry position is available.
2. Second place in an individual event at the Trials will be nominated, if an entry position is available and the second place diver is also a nominee for the synchronized event at that height.
3. Second place in an individual event at the Trials will be nominated, if an entry position is available and the winner of that individual event is a nominee for the synchronized event at that height.
4. The highest placing synchronized nominee in an individual event will be nominated, if an entry position is available and the second place diver is not nominated per 2 and 3 above.

B. If a synchronized diving team is not nominated for an event, then the individual event nominees in the same gender and at the same height will be determined as follows:
1. The winner of an individual event at the Trials will be nominated, if an entry position is available.
2. Second place in an individual event at the Trials will be nominated, if an entry position is available.

C. International Federation minimum standards for participation in the 2004 Olympic Games: The diving qualifying standard points below must be obtained at any of the specific competitions and/or FINA certified competitions held in the period January 1, 2003 to July 15, 2004 (see http://www.fina.org/Athens2004_diving.html).

Women's 3-meter - full list, 435 points; unlimited dives, 255 points
Men's 3-meter - full list, 575 points; unlimited dives, 365 points
Women's 10-meter - full list, 410 points; unlimited dives, 260 points
Men's 10-meter - full list, 510 points; unlimited dives, 350 points

II. REPLACEMENT OF ATHLETE/TEAM

Nominated athletes may be replaced, if injury or illness as certified by a USA Diving Medical Staff member (prior to nominations being approved by the USOC) or USOC Medical Staff member (after the nominations have been approved by the USOC), prevents them from full participation in and/or preparation for the Olympic Games. Replacements will be made based on the highest placement from the U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Diving.