Schnell, Parratto returning to Olympics in synchronized diving after winning silver in Tokyo
Associated PressKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Two more synchronized diving teams claimed their spots for Paris at the U.S. Olympic diving trials on Tuesday night. Delaney Schnell and Jess Parratto finished first in the women’s 10-meter event, while Tyler Downs and Greg Duncan earned the top position in the men’s 3-meter final. Schnell and Parratto, silver medalists at the Tokyo Games, easily qualified for another Olympics with 607.14 points on their two lists of dives. “Going to a third games is just crazy.” Parratto had planned to retire after Tokyo, but Schnell encouraged her to give it one more go. We already made one event, and I get to relax and breathe.” Downs and Duncan finished with 811.41 points over two lists of dives to edge Andrew Capobianco and Quinn Henninger by just 2.37 points.