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Bacon Takes Bronze in 3-meter, Qualifies for World Championships
5/26/2019 1:52:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
INDIANAPOLIS—Sarah Bacon finished the women's 3-meter springboard final in third with a score of 307.90, earning her third medal of the 2019 USA Diving Senior National Championships and her first bronze of the meet.
The Indianapolis native closed out the competition with a cumulative score of 912.10 over the three rounds. As the diver with the second-highest cumulative score, Bacon has qualified to represent the United State in the 3-meter event at this summer's FINA World Championships. She will also be representing America in the 1-meter event at the competition in Gwangju, South Korea this July.
Fellow Minnesota diver Kristen Hayden dove her way to Friday's semifinals where she finished 15th with a score of 247.70. She totaled a two-round cumulative score of 495.35 through the prelims and semifinals.