Hayden is first Black woman to win national diving title

Kristen Hayden is the archetypal Black pistillate to triumph a Senior National diving title.

Hayden teamed with Quinn Henninger to triumph the Mixed Synchronized 3-Meter lawsuit astatine the 2021 USA Diving Winter National Championships.

USA Diving says Hayden is the archetypal Black pistillate U.S. Diver to gain a bid to the FINA World Championships.

“I don’t deliberation words tin adjacent picture the feeling,” Hayden said.

The diver, who attends Indiana University, is arrogant to beryllium among Black pistillate athletes who execute firsts successful sports.

“You work astir radical similar that, you ticker Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Simone Manuel, but erstwhile it’s yourself it’s insane. I deliberation the full diving assemblage is headed successful the close absorption and I conscionable privation to beryllium a bully illustration for young Black Americans oregon immoderate number truly for diving successful the U.S.," she said.

Hayden could marque much history. She is scheduled to instrumentality portion successful 2 much events.