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Våzquez Moñtano Claims 1M Springboard Bronze At World Championships
July 15, 2023 | Swimming & Diving
FUKUOKA, Japan – UNC senior diver Arånza Vazquez Moñtano, a member of the Mexico swimming and diving team, won bronze in the one-meter springboard competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships on Saturday.
China's Lin Shan beat teammate and defending champion Li Yajie to win the gold medal. Lin totaled 318.60 points for the victory, followed by Li with 306.35. Vazquez took bronze with a score of 285.05, securing a quota for Mexico at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.
It was the first world championship medal for Vazquez, who represented the Mexico delegation at the 2020 Tokyo Games and will likely participate in her second Olympic Games next year.
No stranger to the podium, Vazquez has won six championship medals in 2023, sweeping the one-meter and three-meter springboard competitions at the ACC and NCAA Championships while also claiming first place on the platform at the ACC championship meet.
Vazquez was named the CSCAA NCAA Division I Women's Diver of the Year after becoming the first diver in program history to win a national championship. She was also selected ACC Diver of the Year for the second time in her illustrious career.
Vazquez will compete in the women's three-meter synchronized diving on Sunday, July 16, and then the three-meter beginning Wednesday, July 19.
China's Lin Shan beat teammate and defending champion Li Yajie to win the gold medal. Lin totaled 318.60 points for the victory, followed by Li with 306.35. Vazquez took bronze with a score of 285.05, securing a quota for Mexico at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.
It was the first world championship medal for Vazquez, who represented the Mexico delegation at the 2020 Tokyo Games and will likely participate in her second Olympic Games next year.
No stranger to the podium, Vazquez has won six championship medals in 2023, sweeping the one-meter and three-meter springboard competitions at the ACC and NCAA Championships while also claiming first place on the platform at the ACC championship meet.
Vazquez was named the CSCAA NCAA Division I Women's Diver of the Year after becoming the first diver in program history to win a national championship. She was also selected ACC Diver of the Year for the second time in her illustrious career.
Vazquez will compete in the women's three-meter synchronized diving on Sunday, July 16, and then the three-meter beginning Wednesday, July 19.
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