Columbia University Athletics

2023-24 (Senior)
In the season opener against Penn, Diakova won the 3m dive with a score of 290.03, eclipsing the NCAA Zone Qualifying score. Against Yale, Alice Diakova shined in the 1m, finishing second with a score of 295.43, which was her best score so far this season and her second straight zone qualifying score. Against Harvard, Alice Diakova placed second in the 1m dive with a score of 297.90 and also had a third place finish in the 3m dive with a score of 312.30 (her performance on the 3m boards set a new Columbia varsity record). At the Big Al Invitational hosted by Princeton University, placed first in the B finals of the 3m competition in a field of 41 divers with a score of 294.75. Against Brown, she won second on the 3m boards with a score of 289.13. Against Cornell, she won both the 3m and 1m competitions, with scores of 307.95 and 268.43, respectively. Against Princeton, she had a victory in the 3m, notching a score of 298.88; She also won third place in the 1m with a score of 284.93. Against Dartmouth, won the 3m dive with a score of 309.60; She also won on the 1m boards, completing the sweep with a score of 288.68. In the Ivy League Championships, she won a 14th place finish on the 1m boards with a score of 246.75; In the 3m dive, she won an 11th place finish, totaling a score of 247.40; She was awarded the very prestigious career High Point Diver of the Meet which is awarded to the graduating senior diver that has scored the most points throughout their Ivy League career. Alice Diakova led the way with a 39th place finish in the 1m prelims at NCAA Zones with a score of 231.15. At the NCAA Zones, Alice Diakova closed her collegiate career with a score of 238.50 which was good for 37th place in the prelims of the 3m competition.

PROGRAM RECORD:
3m: 309.60 (2022)

2022-23 (Junior)
2023 Zone Diving finalist...2023 Ivy League finalist in the 1m and 3m...Came out on top in the 3-meter dive to kick off the meet vs. Dartmouth on Jan. 28, putting up a score of 292.80. Also won the 1-meter event with a score of 287.33…Finished second in the 1-meter and 3-meter dives with a 288.53 and 300.3, respectively, at Cornell on Jan. 15…Placed second in the 3-meter dive at Brown on Jan. 13 with a score of 274.65…Won the one-meter with a 276.83 and three-meter with a score of 282.26 at Penn on Nov. 4.

2021-22 (Sophomore)
Led the Lions with a sixth place finish in the 1M event at the 2022 Ivy League Championships...Qualified for the 2022 NCAA Zone Diving Championships...Recorded 1M personal best against Dartmouth (249.68)...Recorded 3M personal best against Harvard (292.73).

2020-21 (First-Year)
Season canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2020 All-American ... 2019 New York State Girls Diving champion ... Named to 2019 All-Greater Rochester Girls Swim Team ... 2020 Brighton High School Senior Women’s Scholar-Athlete Award ... Competed for Upstate NY Diving club ... Recipient of XEROX Award for Innovation and Information Technology in 2019 ... 2019 Rochester Institute of Technology Computing medal ... Volunteer for the Jewish Home of Rochester and Brighton Town Clean Sweep.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Irina Diakova and Igor Diakov ... Has one brother, Alan ... Enrolled in Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science ... Intends to study computer science.