This article is about the biennial stand-alone diving event. For the annual series of elite diving events, see FINA Diving World Series.
FINA Diving World Cup
Status
Active
Genre
Sporting event
Date(s)
Mid-year
Frequency
Biennial
Country
Varying
Inaugurated
1979 (1979)
The FINA Diving World Cup is an international biennialdiving competition that was first contested in The Woodlands, Texas in 1979.[1] The 2012 edition served as Diving's test event for the 2012 Olympics,[2] as well as the final qualifying event for Diving at those Games. Tom Daley (UK, b. 21 May 1994) is the youngest medallist at a FINA Diving World Cup. He was aged 13 years 277 days when he won bronze in the 10 m synchro competition in Beijing, China, on 22 February 2008.[3][4][5]