University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Polyakova Finishes Fourth in 3M Synchro at FINA World Championships
July 15, 2019 | Swimming & Diving
GWANGJU, South Korea โ Recent UCLA graduate Maria Polyakova wrapped up competition at the 2019 FINA World Championships on Monday, finishing fourth in women's 3-meter synchronized diving.
Alongside partner Kristina Ilinykh, Polyakova finished just short of a podium spot for Russia. The duo placed seventh in the 3M synchro prelims with a score of 267.90, but boosted their score to a 292.80 in the finals.
They jumped from seventh place to fifth with a 63.90 on their fourth dive, then finished in fourth place after recording a 72.00 on their fifth and final attempt.
Earlier in the weekend, Polyakova finished 23rd out of 43 divers in women's 1-meter springboard. The Moscow native was tied for fourth place after the first round with a 50.40 on her initial dive.
The 2019 graduate is coming off a historic senior season at UCLA, as she was named the CSCAA National Diver of the Year and Pac-12 Diver of the Year after winning the individual NCAA Championship in 3-meter diving while finishing runner-up in 1-meter at NCAAs. She ended her career as the UCLA record-holder in both 1M (355.50) and 3M (398.75) while taking home eight CSCAA All-America awards.
