Once a Big Ten diver of the year and a national indoor diving champion, Bogart holds all three Aquatic Center diving records. And Croaston can never seem to catch him. Early on, it looked like Croaston might have to wait until next year to beat Bogart. Diving in the middle of the field, Croaston's first dive on the 3-meter was well executed but his toes knocked the front of the board on the way down, giving him a string of 5.5 scores and knocking him toward the bottom of the pack. And according to Gophers diving coach KZ Li, a mistake like Croaston's can make all the difference to the judges.
Diving is different than, say, a team sport.
And it does affect the judging. I was a little nervous, but I knew I could come back. His instinct was right. Suddenly Croaston found himself in the last round of semifinals. He figured to need around 50 points.