BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women's diving graduate student Kristen Hayden became USA Diving's first Black female national champion while competing in the 2021 USA Diving Winter National Championships Monday (Dec. 13) inside Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center.
With her winning performance in the Mixed Synchronized 3-Meter dive, Hayden also became the first-ever Black U.S. diver to qualify for the FINA World Championships.
Hayden and her diving partner, Indiana men's diving freshman Quinn Henninger, scored a 286.86 in their event to capture first place and earn a spot at the World Championships, set to take place in Japan in May.