Aranza Vazquez Montaño’s Last Olympic Journey Started a Tailspin. Now She’s Back For More.

Posted Jul 29, 2024
UNC's Aranza Vazquez Montaño will chase the gold at the Olympic Games in Paris, representing her native Mexico in the three-meter springboard diving competition. It’s an event in which she’s won two straight NCAA titles, but the Olympic Games represent a major step up. They are, to use a term which wouldn’t scare someone like Aranza, the deep end. (Chapelboro.com)

Related: Swimming & Diving

Swimming & Diving Tar Heels Finish Summer Earning 24 Medals
The UNC Swimming & Diving claimed 24 medals during summer competitions. Tar Heels stood on the podiums at the FISU American Games, the Central American...
Mon Aug 31, 2026

UNC's ties with Ireland go back centuries
UNC Football will make history when it plays its first international game against TCU on Aug. 29 in Dublin. But did you know that there...
Mon Aug 10, 2026

UNC Student-Athletes Left 'Figuring it Out' Upon NCAA’s 5-for-5 Ruling
Carter Loftin was at practice when he learned that his college diving career could last another year. The incoming senior expected that his competitive clock...
Tue Aug 4, 2026

Carolina Swimming And Diving Places 21 On CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams
The University of North Carolina swimming and diving program placed 21 Tar Heels on the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar...
Fri Jul 10, 2026