Dipper Guurtje Praasterink from Eindhoven has reached the final on the 10-meter tower at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest. The 19-year-old set the eleventh score in the semi-final on Sunday. The best twelve of the eighteen participants qualified for Monday’s final.
Praasterink reached 289.80 points after five jumps. More than a year ago Praasterink failed to reach the final at the European Championships in Budapest. The debutante finished fourteenth in the semi-final.
The Chinese diving women dominated the World Cup this Sunday. The 16-year-old Chen Yuxi recorded the highest score with 427.00 points, followed by her 15-year-old compatriot and Olympic champion Quan Hongchan with 413.70.
