City School District Of Albany: Congratulations Anna Flanders!

Albany NY

22 November, 2021

3:34 PM

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Press release from City School District of Albany: November 22, 2021 The #1 high school girl diver in New York State is a Falcon! Anna Flanders won her first state diving championship on Friday. She's also the first diver in Albany High School's history to earn the state title. The sophomore scored 509.70 through a series of seven dives and clinched the title with a back one and a half with one and a half twists. Flanders' best dive of the meet, however, was an inward dive pike with earned a score of 9.5. Flanders finished eighth in the state meet in 2019 as an eighth grader. The state swimming and diving competition was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19. Congratulations to Anna Flanders on this incredible success! The photo above is courtesy of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association   This press release was produced by City School District of Albany. The views expressed here are the author's own.