Russian Junior Diving Championship: Day 4 preliminary results

Day 4 of the Russian Junior Diving Championship nears its end at the Aquatics Palace in Kazan.

Nikita Nikolaev of Moscow eclipsed his rivals in the men's 1m springboard preliminary round. He was class above all the other competitors in the compulsory dives and even increased his lead after performing a flawless optional programme.

Men's Springboard 1m Group B Preliminaries 

1. Nikita Nikolaev (Moscow) – 402.95

2. Maksim Lebedev (Saint Petersburg) – 383.65

3. Artyom Beznadezhnykh (Ruza) – 381.90

4. Boris Efremov (Volgograd) – 367.45

5. Andrey Kuklin (Ruza) – 366.45

6. Dmitry Shlykov (Buzuluk) – 354.50

7. Nikita Achilov (Saint Petersburg) – 345.05

8. Maksim Kondratyev (Yekaterinburg) – 332.20

9. Artyom Danilov (Saint Petersburg) – 322.20

10. Egor Satin (Moscow) – 320.85

11. Vladislav Prosvirin (Penza) – 309.15

12. Stanislav Nikolaev (Saint Petersburg) – 305.50

Daria Govor posted an overwhelmingly strong win in the women's platform preliminaries, finishing 30 points ahead of the rest of her competitors. If after the compulsory dives her nearest rival, Ekaterina Petukhova, had a good chance of closing the gap (151.55 against 157.55), in the optional dives Daria's leadership was unchallenged. The final will take place at 6pm.

Women's Platform Group A Preliminaries 

1. Daria Govor (Elektrostal) – 393.15

2. Ekaterina Petukhova (Moscow) – 363.15

3. Anna Mikheeva (Moscow) – 333.80

4. Anastsia Isakova (Saint Petersburg) – 302.0

5. Olga Bykovskaya (Saint Petersburg) – 291.30

6. Anastasia Kozlova (Ruza) – 286.85

7. Ulyana Petrova (Moscow) – 271.05

The women's 3m springboard preliminary round saw a tough tussle for spots in the final. Ekaterina Nekrasova was fourth after the compulsory dives, but in the optional programme she proved far superior to her rivals and qualified first. At least four divers will pursue gold in the final, which is scheduled for 7pm. 

Women's Springboard 3m Group B  Preliminaries

1. Ekaterina Nekrasova (Saint Petersburg) – 342.85

2. Kira Schennikova (Moscow) – 332.25

3. Elizaveta Kukushkina (Saint Petersburg) – 327.80

4. Ekaterina Ukolova (Voronezh) – 327.15

5. Yulia Tikhomirova (Moscow) – 312.70

6. Anastasia Korableva (Saint Petersburg) – 306.50

7. Viktoria Milshechina (Penza) – 305.55

8. Ulyana Potapyeva (Volgograd) - 301.20

9. Vera Lutovinova (Moscow) – 298.45

10. Elizaveta Moiseeva (Moscow) – 293.05

11. Alyona Dubrovina (Ruza) – 288.15

12. Leila Salyamova (Saratov) – 282.95