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John Bessire
- Position:
- Diving
- Year:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- Lake Highland Prep School
TOP SCORES
1-meter - 336.32
3-meter - 354.90
Platform - 258.65
2025-26
Opened junior season with a second place finish on the 1-meter (282.95) and a third place finish on the 3-meter (257.60) at the FSU Invite...placed second on the 1-meter (131.60) and third on the 3-meter (143.70) against Army at the Dual Meet Tournament...finished first on the 3-meter (162.00) and second on the 1-meter (140.00) against No.7 NC State at the Dual Meet Tournament...placed first with a personal best on 3-meter (341.63) and second with a personal best on 1-meter (336.32) at the All Florida Invite...placed second on 1-meter (329.78) and third on 3-meter (294.98) versus South Carolina...competed on both the 1-meter and 3-meter at No.14 LSU and No.16 Alabama...placed 11th on 3-meter (322.60), and 13th on both 1-meter (273.95) and platform (258.65) at the UGA Fall Invitational...placed sixth on both 1-meter (287.05) and 3-meter (259.00) against No.7 UGA and Arkansas...finished fifth on 1-meter (318.88) and sixth on 3-meter (323.48) at No.4 Florida...finished 25th on platform (249.15), 28th on 1-meter (263.20), and 36th on 3-meter (257.50) at the 2026 ACC Championships...placed 17th on 3-meter (704.75) and 24th on 1-meter (295.25) at the NCAA Zone B Championships.Â
2024-25
Opened sophomore season with a fourth place finish on the 1-meter (280.43) against Georgia Tech... finished ninth on the 1-meter (233.20) against No. 7 Georgia... placed tenth in the 1-meter (251.70) and tenth in the 3-meter (280.90) at No. 20 Alabama and No. 13 LSU... placed eighth in the 3-meter (337.25) and 16th in the 1-meter (282.60) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational... finished second in the 3-meter (315.83) and third in the 1-meter (282.68) against Villanova... placed sixth in the 1-meter (287.33) and seventh in the 3-meter (268.50) at No. 4 Florida... finished 14th in the 1-meter (294.15) and also competed in the 3-meter (217.00) at the ACC Championships.
2023-24
Placed fourth on 3-meter (305.85) and fifth on 1-meter (298.60) in the win at No. 23 Georgia Tech...finished seventh on 3-meter (302.25) and fifth on 1-meter (291.20) in the win over No. 19 Alabama and LSU.
HIGH SCHOOL
A three-time USA Diving Junior National qualifier...the 2022 FHSAA Florida 1A State Champion on 1-meter at 515.45...also won silver in 2021 (423.15) and bronze in 2019 (396.00).
PERSONAL
Born in Orlando, Florida and graduated from Lake Highland Prep School...majoring in Information Communications.
1-meter - 336.32
3-meter - 354.90
Platform - 258.65
2025-26
Opened junior season with a second place finish on the 1-meter (282.95) and a third place finish on the 3-meter (257.60) at the FSU Invite...placed second on the 1-meter (131.60) and third on the 3-meter (143.70) against Army at the Dual Meet Tournament...finished first on the 3-meter (162.00) and second on the 1-meter (140.00) against No.7 NC State at the Dual Meet Tournament...placed first with a personal best on 3-meter (341.63) and second with a personal best on 1-meter (336.32) at the All Florida Invite...placed second on 1-meter (329.78) and third on 3-meter (294.98) versus South Carolina...competed on both the 1-meter and 3-meter at No.14 LSU and No.16 Alabama...placed 11th on 3-meter (322.60), and 13th on both 1-meter (273.95) and platform (258.65) at the UGA Fall Invitational...placed sixth on both 1-meter (287.05) and 3-meter (259.00) against No.7 UGA and Arkansas...finished fifth on 1-meter (318.88) and sixth on 3-meter (323.48) at No.4 Florida...finished 25th on platform (249.15), 28th on 1-meter (263.20), and 36th on 3-meter (257.50) at the 2026 ACC Championships...placed 17th on 3-meter (704.75) and 24th on 1-meter (295.25) at the NCAA Zone B Championships.Â
2024-25
Opened sophomore season with a fourth place finish on the 1-meter (280.43) against Georgia Tech... finished ninth on the 1-meter (233.20) against No. 7 Georgia... placed tenth in the 1-meter (251.70) and tenth in the 3-meter (280.90) at No. 20 Alabama and No. 13 LSU... placed eighth in the 3-meter (337.25) and 16th in the 1-meter (282.60) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational... finished second in the 3-meter (315.83) and third in the 1-meter (282.68) against Villanova... placed sixth in the 1-meter (287.33) and seventh in the 3-meter (268.50) at No. 4 Florida... finished 14th in the 1-meter (294.15) and also competed in the 3-meter (217.00) at the ACC Championships.
2023-24
Placed fourth on 3-meter (305.85) and fifth on 1-meter (298.60) in the win at No. 23 Georgia Tech...finished seventh on 3-meter (302.25) and fifth on 1-meter (291.20) in the win over No. 19 Alabama and LSU.
HIGH SCHOOL
A three-time USA Diving Junior National qualifier...the 2022 FHSAA Florida 1A State Champion on 1-meter at 515.45...also won silver in 2021 (423.15) and bronze in 2019 (396.00).
PERSONAL
Born in Orlando, Florida and graduated from Lake Highland Prep School...majoring in Information Communications.
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