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E. The top 16 places will be scored in the championship meet using the following scoring format:
1. Relays: 40-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2
2. Individual Events: 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
F. In the prelims of the 1650, the heats will be swum fastest to slowest.
G. Diving
1. The diving order of events will be:
2021 NJCAA MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING NATIONAL MEET DIVING ORDER OF EVENTS
DAY EVENT

Wednesday Men’s 3M Prelims: All divers will do six optional dives followed by their five voluntary dives.
DAY 1
Wednesday Evening Men’s 3M Finals: Top-8 divers from the prelims will do their six optional dives.

Thursday Women’s 1M Prelims: All divers will do six optional dives followed by their five voluntary dives.
DAY 2
Thursday Evening Women’s 1M Finals: Top-8 divers from the prelims will do their six optional dives.
Friday Men’s 1M Prelims: All divers will do six optional dives followed by their five voluntary dives.
DAY 3
Friday Evening Men’s 1M Finals: Top-8 divers from the prelims will do their six optional dives.
Saturday Women’s 3M Prelims: All divers will do six optional dives followed by their five voluntary dives.
DAY 4
Saturday Evening Women’s 3M Finals: Top-8 divers from the prelims will do their six optional dives.

i. The diving order of events will follow the schedule above on odd national championship years. On even national
championship years the women will dive on day 1 & 3 and the men on day 2 & 4. For all national championship years
the board order will remain the same.
3. Divers will perform their five voluntary dives in prelims, including one in each of the five groups, in any order with a total degree
of difficulty not to exceed 9.0 for one meter and 9.5 for three meters. The six optional dives shall consist of one dive from each
of the five groups, in any order, without limit on degree of difficulty. All divers must perform their list as listed in the NJCAA
book. NOTE: The top eight divers in the prelims event will advance to the finals. Scores from prelim voluntary dives will be
added to the scores from prelim optional dives to determine the top eight divers. The top eight divers for both men and women
will complete their six optional dives in the finals. The finals optional scores will be added to the prelim voluntary scores to
determine final top eight placing. The diving order in finals shall be determined by reverse order of the preliminary finish. The
diver obtaining the highest score in finals will be declared the winner of the event and only the scores in the finals shall be used
to determine the final top eight placing. The divers score in the finals ONLY will be used for determination of All-American.
4. Sheets may be changed up to one hour before the event. After the allotted hour, all dive changes need to be made on the
board during the event.
5. New sheets must be submitted for finals within 30 minutes after prelims have completed. Dives may be changed for finals
(from those performed in prelims) provided the minimum degree of difficulty requirement ismet.
6. Points for places 9-24 will be determined by the order of finish from the prelim scores.
7. Points for places 1-8 will be determined by the order of finish from the finals score.
8. As to new NJCAA diving records, there will only be individual records established. Existing combination records will still be
honored.
9. Diving Score Qualifying
2021 NJCAA MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING NATIONAL MEET DIVING SCORE QUALIFYING

MEN WOMEN

1-METER 3-METER 1-METER 3-METER
6 Dive Score 185.00 195.00 145.00 155.00
11 Dive Score 285.00 295.00 245.00 255.00

H. Diving Deadlines
Preliminaries Wednesday
Sheets are due two (2) hours prior to start of the diving preliminaries. Dive list will consist of six optional dives, one from each group,
followed by five voluntary dives, one from each group, not exceeding a degree of difficulty of 9.0 on one meter and 9.5 on three
meters. Top eight finishers will advance to the finals on Wednesday evening. SHEETS FOR FINALS ARE DUE 30 MINUTES
AFTER PRELIMS HAVE COMPLETED. Any qualifier not turning in a sheet by this deadline will be disqualified and no team points
awarded.
Finals Wednesday Evening
Top eight divers return & carry their score from the five voluntary dives into finals and then perform six optional dives. The two
scores will be added together to decide finish.
Preliminaries Thursday
Sheets are due two (2) hours prior to start of the diving preliminaries. Dive list will consist of six optional dives, one from each group,
followed by five voluntary dives, one from each group, not exceeding a degree of difficulty of 9.0 on one meter and 9.5 on three
meters. Top eight finishers will advance to the finals on Thursday evening. SHEETS FOR FINALS ARE DUE 30 MINUTES AFTER
PRELIMS HAVE COMPLETED. Any qualifier not turning in a sheet by this deadline will be disqualified and no team points
awarded.