WEST LAYAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue swimming & diving is set to be well represented with seven Boilermakers competing in as many as 15 events at the top international showcase of the year, the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
Three current student-athletes and four alumni are slated to represent their countries. Associate head coach for diving David Boudia (2009-11) – a five-time medalist at the World Championships during his decorated career – is on the coaching staff for USA Diving. Alumnus Steven LoBue (2004-07), a two-time World Championships medalist, is also serving as the coach of the U.S. high divers.
Divers Jordan Rzepka, Brandon Loschiavo (2017-21), Greg Duncan (2019-22) and David Colturi (2008-10) are all slated to represent the United States. Kate Beavon's open water success earned her a berth for South Africa. Fresh off winning a pair of diving medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games, Maycey Vieta returns to Worlds for Puerto Rico. Two-time Olympian Jinq En Phee (2017-20) is slated to race in the breaststroke events at her third World Championships for Malaysia.
Beavon and Vieta are both slated to return to Purdue's active roster this fall as fifth-year student-athletes.
Formerly known as the FINA World Championships, the biennial international showcase became the World Aquatics Championships after FINA was rebranded as World Aquatics in December 2022. It's also being held in consecutive years – Budapest hosted in June 2022 – due to the Olympic Games being postponed a year until 2021.
Headlined by diving, for many sports the World Championships serves as an opportunity for countries to earn quota spots for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games. As USA Diving's reigning national champion and World Championships entry in 10-meter synchro, Loschiavo and Rzepka will be aiming to assure the U.S. competes in the event again at the Olympics. Steele Johnson and Boudia won silver together in the event at the 2016 Olympic Games but the U.S. did not qualify for the event in Tokyo.
Loschiavo swept the 10-meter individual and synchro events at the USA Diving National Championships in May. He's slated to compete at the World Championships for the third time (2017, 2019) but was not part of USA Diving's roster last year in Budapest. Duncan, Rzepka and Colturi are all veterans of the World Championships, although an injury hours before his event prevented Duncan from competing last year.
Beavon won silver the open water 5K at the African Beach Games in Tunisia in June. During spring break, she was victorious in the same race at the South African Open Water Nationals.
Since the Tokyo Olympics, Phee has won three medals in the Southeast Asian Games. She has set Malaysian records in the 50- and 100-meter breaststroke during her career.
Colturi is set to compete at his fourth career World Championships. High diving was not part of the program last year in Budapest. He finished fourth in 2015. Colturi remains active on the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, representing the U.S. on the international tour since 2012.
BOILERMAKERS AT 2023 WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Kate Beavon (South Africa) – 5K Open Water, Mixed 4x1500m Open Water Team Relay
• Jordan Rzepka (USA) – 10-Meter Synchro, Mixed 3M & 10M Team Diving
• Maycey Vieta (Puerto Rico) – 10-Meter Diving, Mixed 10 Meter Synchro, 3-Meter Synchro, 10-Meter Synchro, Mixed 3-Meter Synchro
• David Colturi (Alum, USA) – 27-Meter High Diving
• Greg Duncan (Alum, USA) – 3-Meter Synchro
• Brandon Loschiavo (Alum, USA) – 10-Meter Diving, 10-Meter Synchro
• Jinq En Phee (Alum, Malaysia) – 50m, 100m, 200m Breaststroke
...Jinq announced she was withdrawing from the World Championships due to health complications
• David Boudia (Alum, USA) – Coach for USA Diving
• Steven LoBue (Alum, USA) – Coach for U.S. High Divers
EVENT SCHEDULES
All Days/Times Converted to Eastern Time (13-Hour Time Difference)
Results from Fukuoka will be added as they become available
DIVING
Friday, July 14
• Men's 3-Meter Synchro Prelim at 8 p.m. – Greg Duncan (362.94, 7th)
• Mixed 10-Meter Synchro Final at 11:30 p.m. – Maycey Vieta (276.84, 7th)
Saturday, July 15
• Men's 3-Meter Synchro Final at 5 a.m. – Greg Duncan (385.23, 4th)
Sunday, July 16
• Men's 10-Meter Synchro Prelim at 11:30 p.m. – Brandon Loschiavo & Jordan Rzepka (359.46, 10th)
Monday, July 17
• Men's 10-Meter Synchro Final at 5 a.m. – Brandon Loschiavo & Jordan Rzepka (375.90, 6th)
• Women's 10-Meter Prelim at 9 p.m. – Maycey Vieta (244.00, 29th)
Tuesday, July 18
• Mixed 3M & 10M Team Diving Final at 5 a.m. – Jordan Rzepka (421.40, 5th)
• Women's 10-Meter Semifinal at 1:30 a.m. – Maycey Vieta
Wednesday, July 19
• Women's 10-Meter Final at 5 a.m. – Maycey Vieta
Thursday, July 20
• Men's 10-Meter Prelim at 8 p.m. – Brandon Loschiavo (356.55, 23rd)
Friday, July 21
• Men's 10-Meter Semifinal at 2:30 a.m. – Brandon Loschiavo
Saturday, July 22
• Men's 10-Meter Final at 5:30 a.m. – Brandon Loschiavo
Tuesday, July 25
• Men's High Diving Rounds 1 & 2 at 1 a.m. – David Colturi (171.70, 11th)
Wednesday, July 26
• Men's High Diving Rounds 3 & 4 at 11 p.m. – David Colturi (348.90, 12th)
SWIMMING
Monday, July 17
• Women's 5K Open Water at 7 p.m. – Kate Beavon (1:02:46.50, 42nd)
Wednesday, July 19
• Mixed 6K Open Water Relay at 7 p.m. – Kate Beavon (1:16:12.10, 14th)
Sunday, July 23
• Women's 100m Breaststroke Prelims at 9:30 p.m. – Jinq En Phee
Monday, July 24
• Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals at 7 a.m. – Jinq En Phee
Tuesday, July 25
• Women's 100m Breaststroke Final at 7 a.m. – Jinq En Phee
Friday, July 28
• Women's 50m Breaststroke Prelim at 9:30 p.m. – Jinq En Phee
Saturday, July 29
• Women's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals at 7 a.m. – Jinq En Phee
Sunday, July 30
• Women's 50m Breaststroke Final at 7 a.m. – Jinq En Phee
BOILERMAKERS AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Among those in attendance this year
• 2022 in Hungary: Jordan Rzepka, Greg Duncan, Maycey Vieta
• 2019 in South Korea: David Boudia, Brandon Loschiavo, Jinq En Phee, David Colturi, Steven LoBue
• 2017 in Hungary: Brandon Loschiavo, David Colturi, Steven LoBue, Kate Beavon
• 2015 in Russia: David Boudia, Jinq En Phee, David Colturi, Steven LoBue
Three current student-athletes and four alumni are slated to represent their countries. Associate head coach for diving David Boudia (2009-11) – a five-time medalist at the World Championships during his decorated career – is on the coaching staff for USA Diving. Alumnus Steven LoBue (2004-07), a two-time World Championships medalist, is also serving as the coach of the U.S. high divers.
Divers Jordan Rzepka, Brandon Loschiavo (2017-21), Greg Duncan (2019-22) and David Colturi (2008-10) are all slated to represent the United States. Kate Beavon's open water success earned her a berth for South Africa. Fresh off winning a pair of diving medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games, Maycey Vieta returns to Worlds for Puerto Rico. Two-time Olympian Jinq En Phee (2017-20) is slated to race in the breaststroke events at her third World Championships for Malaysia.
Beavon and Vieta are both slated to return to Purdue's active roster this fall as fifth-year student-athletes.
Formerly known as the FINA World Championships, the biennial international showcase became the World Aquatics Championships after FINA was rebranded as World Aquatics in December 2022. It's also being held in consecutive years – Budapest hosted in June 2022 – due to the Olympic Games being postponed a year until 2021.
Headlined by diving, for many sports the World Championships serves as an opportunity for countries to earn quota spots for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games. As USA Diving's reigning national champion and World Championships entry in 10-meter synchro, Loschiavo and Rzepka will be aiming to assure the U.S. competes in the event again at the Olympics. Steele Johnson and Boudia won silver together in the event at the 2016 Olympic Games but the U.S. did not qualify for the event in Tokyo.
Loschiavo swept the 10-meter individual and synchro events at the USA Diving National Championships in May. He's slated to compete at the World Championships for the third time (2017, 2019) but was not part of USA Diving's roster last year in Budapest. Duncan, Rzepka and Colturi are all veterans of the World Championships, although an injury hours before his event prevented Duncan from competing last year.
Beavon won silver the open water 5K at the African Beach Games in Tunisia in June. During spring break, she was victorious in the same race at the South African Open Water Nationals.
Since the Tokyo Olympics, Phee has won three medals in the Southeast Asian Games. She has set Malaysian records in the 50- and 100-meter breaststroke during her career.
Colturi is set to compete at his fourth career World Championships. High diving was not part of the program last year in Budapest. He finished fourth in 2015. Colturi remains active on the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, representing the U.S. on the international tour since 2012.
BOILERMAKERS AT 2023 WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Kate Beavon (South Africa) – 5K Open Water, Mixed 4x1500m Open Water Team Relay
• Jordan Rzepka (USA) – 10-Meter Synchro, Mixed 3M & 10M Team Diving
• Maycey Vieta (Puerto Rico) – 10-Meter Diving, Mixed 10 Meter Synchro, 3-Meter Synchro, 10-Meter Synchro, Mixed 3-Meter Synchro
• David Colturi (Alum, USA) – 27-Meter High Diving
• Greg Duncan (Alum, USA) – 3-Meter Synchro
• Brandon Loschiavo (Alum, USA) – 10-Meter Diving, 10-Meter Synchro
• Jinq En Phee (Alum, Malaysia) – 50m, 100m, 200m Breaststroke
...Jinq announced she was withdrawing from the World Championships due to health complications
• David Boudia (Alum, USA) – Coach for USA Diving
• Steven LoBue (Alum, USA) – Coach for U.S. High Divers
EVENT SCHEDULES
All Days/Times Converted to Eastern Time (13-Hour Time Difference)
Results from Fukuoka will be added as they become available
DIVING
Friday, July 14
• Men's 3-Meter Synchro Prelim at 8 p.m. – Greg Duncan (362.94, 7th)
• Mixed 10-Meter Synchro Final at 11:30 p.m. – Maycey Vieta (276.84, 7th)
Saturday, July 15
• Men's 3-Meter Synchro Final at 5 a.m. – Greg Duncan (385.23, 4th)
Sunday, July 16
• Men's 10-Meter Synchro Prelim at 11:30 p.m. – Brandon Loschiavo & Jordan Rzepka (359.46, 10th)
Monday, July 17
• Men's 10-Meter Synchro Final at 5 a.m. – Brandon Loschiavo & Jordan Rzepka (375.90, 6th)
• Women's 10-Meter Prelim at 9 p.m. – Maycey Vieta (244.00, 29th)
Tuesday, July 18
• Mixed 3M & 10M Team Diving Final at 5 a.m. – Jordan Rzepka (421.40, 5th)
• Women's 10-Meter Semifinal at 1:30 a.m. – Maycey Vieta
Wednesday, July 19
• Women's 10-Meter Final at 5 a.m. – Maycey Vieta
Thursday, July 20
• Men's 10-Meter Prelim at 8 p.m. – Brandon Loschiavo (356.55, 23rd)
Friday, July 21
• Men's 10-Meter Semifinal at 2:30 a.m. – Brandon Loschiavo
Saturday, July 22
• Men's 10-Meter Final at 5:30 a.m. – Brandon Loschiavo
Tuesday, July 25
• Men's High Diving Rounds 1 & 2 at 1 a.m. – David Colturi (171.70, 11th)
Wednesday, July 26
• Men's High Diving Rounds 3 & 4 at 11 p.m. – David Colturi (348.90, 12th)
SWIMMING
Monday, July 17
• Women's 5K Open Water at 7 p.m. – Kate Beavon (1:02:46.50, 42nd)
Wednesday, July 19
• Mixed 6K Open Water Relay at 7 p.m. – Kate Beavon (1:16:12.10, 14th)
Sunday, July 23
• Women's 100m Breaststroke Prelims at 9:30 p.m. – Jinq En Phee
Monday, July 24
• Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals at 7 a.m. – Jinq En Phee
Tuesday, July 25
• Women's 100m Breaststroke Final at 7 a.m. – Jinq En Phee
Friday, July 28
• Women's 50m Breaststroke Prelim at 9:30 p.m. – Jinq En Phee
Saturday, July 29
• Women's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals at 7 a.m. – Jinq En Phee
Sunday, July 30
• Women's 50m Breaststroke Final at 7 a.m. – Jinq En Phee
BOILERMAKERS AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Among those in attendance this year
• 2022 in Hungary: Jordan Rzepka, Greg Duncan, Maycey Vieta
• 2019 in South Korea: David Boudia, Brandon Loschiavo, Jinq En Phee, David Colturi, Steven LoBue
• 2017 in Hungary: Brandon Loschiavo, David Colturi, Steven LoBue, Kate Beavon
• 2015 in Russia: David Boudia, Jinq En Phee, David Colturi, Steven LoBue