USA Diving

USA Diving, Inc. is the national governing body of diving in the United States as recognized by the United States Olympic Committee and is a member of United States Aquatic Sports Inc., the United States' member of FINA (the International Swimming Federation).

USA Diving
SportDiving
JurisdictionNational
AffiliationUnited States Aquatic Sports
HeadquartersIndianapolis, IN United States
PresidentLee Michaud
Official website
www.teamusa.org/USA-Diving

Vision statement: To be the gold standard for diving.

Mission statement: USA Diving is dedicated to providing a Safe Environment for its members and the diving community as a whole as we Build the Sport to achieve Olympic Success

USA Diving, Inc. is a non profit organization that is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Diving has helped develop and conduct various training programs for divers of all ages and skill levels. It has helped a great deal in expanding the diving world, especially to more than just those who are chosen for special advanced teams.

USA Diving is responsible for training, selecting and preparing teams that represent the United States at major international events such as the Olympic Games, the World Cup Diving tour and the FINA World Diving Championships.

Events run by USA Diving each year in the United States are the FINA/USA Diving Grand Prix, 12 USA DIving Region Championships, six USA Diving Zone Championships, the USA Diving Senior National Diving Championships and the USA Diving Junior National Championships.

USA Diving provides oversight to 42 Local Diving Associations (LDAs) encompassing more than 300 diving clubs nationwide that provide competitive and training programs collectively referred to as Junior Olympic or JO Diving for divers through High School (age 18 and under). Divers of exceptional talent and ability are selected from the junior program to enter the senior program which identifies and develops top national and international-caliber divers. The masters program is available for divers 21 and over who no longer compete on the senior or junior level, but wish to remain in active competition.

USA Diving also serves as a source of news, educational materials and media for both divers and diving coaches, providing information on all aspects of the sport. The organization's official publication, Inside USA Diving provides continuing information on major programs, events and diving news in quarterly magazine format. Regular features include national and international meet results, general diving articles, competition articles and diver highlights.

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