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Diving: Anderson’s run at Olympic Trials ends in semifinals

June 20th, 2012, 10:14 am by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com

Mark Anderson’s run at the U.S. Olympic diving trials ended late Monday night in the semifinals of the 10-meter platform in Federal Way, Wash.

The El Toro senior-to-be and Mission Viejo Nadadores’ diver finished 16th in the semifinals. Only the top-12 finishers advanced to Saturday’s finals.

In a semifinals packed with 10′s, Olympian David Boudia emerged with the lead going into finals.

Please send diving news to Dan Albano at dalbano@ocregister.com

File photo by Michael Goulding, The Orange County Register

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Diving: Nadadores’ Anderson qualifies for Olympic Trials, Jr. Pan Ams

August 16th, 2011, 10:47 am by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com

Mission Viejo Nadadores diver and rising El Toro junior-to-be Mark Anderson is enjoying a breakout summer.

The CIF-SS Division 1 champion from the spring has qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials next year. And early in September, he will make his international debut when he competes at the Junior Pan American Games in Medellin, Colombia.

Anderson first qualified for the Olympic Trials with his second-place finish on platform in the 16-18 division at the Junior National Championships in Tennessee in early August. That performance also qualified him for the Jr. Pan American Games.

But last week at the AT & T National Diving Championships at UCLA, Anderson qualified again on platform by advancing to the finals. He finished 12th but was eight after the semifinals.

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