Posted by Katianna on September 1, 2001, 7:43 am I've heard that Anna has really grown beautifully into her diving. Also that she herself is just a walking stunner. At one of the FINA Grand Prix events in June, Anna came 2nd on 1m, just two points behind Chen Wen in the silver. She was also 3rd on the 3m, 3.5 points behind Sorokina in silver. Vyguzova came 5th (25 points behind Anna). And Khristoferova and her came 2nd in 3m synchro. However, that competition didn't seem to include the U.S.A., Canada or Australia. At the previous Grand Prix meet in Swedend though she won 3m by a hefty 33points (or thereabouts). And in the one prior to Worlds held in Italy, the two Kazakhstan girls won 3m synchro. In the one prior to that in Germany, Anna came 13th on 3m (gues something went wrong). At Worlds on 1m, Anna was in the B Semi-Final and placed 6th. There were two semis and the top 3 from each, irrespective of score, went through to the final. So even though her 6th place score was about equal to the 4th place score in Semi-Final A; it didn't matter. The poor Aussie, Leisl Ischia and Russian, Vera Ilyina had scores that would have ranked them 3rd in the A Semi, but only 4th and 5th in their Semi, so they never made it through. Such a shame. So she essentially came 10th after semis, with no chance to improve that in finals. On 3m Vyguzova came 8th on 3m, and Anna wasn't in the results.
I don't think Vygusova's slated to compete, but Anna is the sole representative from Sweden. So good luck to her.
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