Hixon Repeats as Olympic Silver Medalist in Synchronized Three-Meter Diving
7/28/2021 8:05:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Olympics
TOKYO, Japan -- University of Michigan graduate assistant diving coach Michael Hixon and diving partner Andrew Capobianco won a silver medal in the synchronized three-meter springboard diving Wednesday (July 28) at Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The American pair of Hixon and Capobianco finished second with a 444.36 total, nearly 40 points ahead of bronze medalists Patrick Hausding and Lars Rudiger of Germany (404.73). China's Zongyuan Wang and Siyi Xie scored 467.82 to take the gold medal.
Hixon and Capobianco started slowly, sitting fifth after two dives, but moved into second place after the third of six dives and held that position the rest of the way.
Hixon, who joined the Michigan coaching staff prior to the 2020-21 campaign and is pursuing an MBA at the Ross School of Business, also won a silver medal in the event at the 2016 Rio Olympics with Sam Dorman. He was coached in Tokyo by U-M diving coach Mike Hilde. Hixon competed collegiately at Texas and Indiana.
• Synchronized Three-meter Diving (Final): 2. Michael Hixon and Andrew Capobianco (444.36)
• Results and Video (NBCOlympics.com)
• Michigan Olympic Updates: Men's Swimming and Diving
