Carson Tyler
{{Short description|American diver (born 2004)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Carson Tyler
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|06|09}}
| hometown = Moultrie, GA, U.S.
| education = Colquitt County High School
Indiana University Bloomington
| height = 5 ft 8 in
| country = United States
| sport = Diving
| event =
| club =
| collegeteam = Indiana Hoosiers
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's diving}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{Flagu|United States}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Budapest|Mixed Synchro}}
{{MedalCompetition|Junior Pan American Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2021 Cali-Valle|1 m Springboard}}
{{MedalBronze|2021 Cali-Valle|Team event}}
{{MedalCountry|the Indiana Hoosiers}}
File:Indiana Hoosiers logo.svg
{{MedalCompetition|NCAA Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2024 Indianapolis|3 m springboard}}
{{MedalGold|2024 Indianapolis|10 m platform}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Minneapolis|10 m platform}}
}}
Carson Tyler (born June 9, 2004) is an American diver who became the third American to qualify at the US Olympic trials in both the men's 10 m platform and 3 m springboard events.[https://www.usadiving.org/profiles/carson-tyler Team USA profile]{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40418121/carson-tyler-qualifies-dive-events-1st-american-2000 | title=Tyler qualifies in both dive events, 1st since '00 | access-date=2024-06-24 | archive-date=2024-06-24 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624033827/https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40418121/carson-tyler-qualifies-dive-events-1st-american-2000 | url-status=live }} (June 23, 2024). ESPN. He is a diver for the Indiana Hoosiers where he has won three NCAA Championships.George, Matthew (March 30, 2024). {{cite web | url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/ncaa-mens-championship-carson-tyler-masterclass-leads-another-indiana-1-2/ | title=NCAA Mens-Championship: Carson Tyler Masterclass Leads Another Indiana 1–2 | date=31 March 2024 | access-date=2024-06-24 | archive-date=2024-04-05 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405025443/https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/ncaa-mens-championship-carson-tyler-masterclass-leads-another-indiana-1-2/ | url-status=live }}Swimming World.
Career
In 2022, Tyler competed in the world championships where he won a bronze medal in the 10-meter mixed synchronized platform on July 1, where he scored 315.90 points with his partner Delaney Schnell in the final.Amacher, Ezra (July 1, 2022). [https://www.azdesertswarm.com/2022/7/1/23192048/delaney-schnell-medals-fina-world-diving-championships-arizona-wildcats "Former Arizona diver Delaney Schnell wins pair of medals at World Championships"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228194435/https://www.azdesertswarm.com/2022/7/1/23192048/delaney-schnell-medals-fina-world-diving-championships-arizona-wildcats |date=2024-02-28 }}. Arizona Desert Swarm.
In 2024, he qualified for the U.S. Olympic Diving Team, to compete in the men's 10 m platform.{{cite web | url=https://www.teamusa.com/video/carson-tyler-speaks-on-his-emotions-for-making-his-first-olympic-team-diving | title=Carson Tyler Speaks on His Emotions for Making His First Olympic Team | Diving | access-date=2024-06-24 | archive-date=2024-06-24 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624033828/https://www.teamusa.com/video/carson-tyler-speaks-on-his-emotions-for-making-his-first-olympic-team-diving | url-status=live }} (Jun 22, 2024). Team USA. He won the men's 10 m trial with a combined score of 965.45 (488.25 in the finals), beating out 2020 Olympian Brandon Loschiavo for the US spot in the event.{{cite web | url=https://apnews.com/article/olympics-us-diving-trials-8798a7c499d768e084bc01e07745e9c9 | title=Sarah Bacon, Alison Gibson, Carson Tyler qualify for Olympics at US diving trials | website=Associated Press News | access-date=2024-06-24 | archive-date=2024-06-24 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624032309/https://apnews.com/article/olympics-us-diving-trials-8798a7c499d768e084bc01e07745e9c9 | url-status=live }} (June 22, 2024) AP News. Later during the Olympic Trials he also qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the men's 3 m springboard. He finished second in the 3 m, behind fellow Hoosier and 2020 silver medalist Andrew Capobianco. With the 3 m springboard qualification, Tyler became only the third individual to qualify for the US Olympic team in both events, after Greg Louganis and Mark Ruiz, and the first to qualify for both events since 2000.Woods, David (Jun 22, 2024).{{cite web | url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2024/06/23/indiana-divers-go-1-2-3-in-3m-springboard-at-us-diving-olympic-trials-andrew-capobianco-carson-tyler/74187878007/ | title=IU divers go 1–2–3 in men's 3m springboard, send Andrew Capobianco, Carson Tyler to Paris | access-date=2024-06-24 | archive-date=2024-06-25 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625050439/https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2024/06/23/indiana-divers-go-1-2-3-in-3m-springboard-at-us-diving-olympic-trials-andrew-capobianco-carson-tyler/74187878007/ | url-status=live }} IndyStar. He finished fourth in the 3 m springboard event, with a final score of 429.25.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-08 |title=Georgia diver Carson Tyler places fourth in 3m springboard at Paris Olympics |url=https://www.11alive.com/article/sports/olympics/carson-tyler-usa-diving-paris-olympics-final-moultrie-georgia/85-1b4249fc-5ad3-47a6-87d1-c3d792922cbf |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=11Alive.com |language=en-US}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Moultrie, Georgia
Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's divers
Category:Sportspeople from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Divers at the 2024 Summer Olympics