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Liam Stone to compete in World Aquatics Championships

Former Vol Liam Stone to compete in World Aquatics Championships.

Former Tennessee diver Liam Stone will compete at the World Aquatics Championships.

The event will take place Feb. 3-10 in Doha, Qatar, and NBC Sports will televise portions of the meet. Stone will represent his home country of New Zealand and as Tennessee’s only representative in the diving portion of the event.

Stone competed for the Vols from 2014-18. He competed in the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, finishing No. 20 in the 3-meter and 3-meter synchronized competitions.

Tennessee will have 12 swimmers competing in Doha Feb. 11-18.

Stone will compete in the 3-meter synchronized competition Feb. 4 at 7:30 a.m. EST. He will also be in preliminaries of the 3-meter competition Feb. 6 at 2 a.m. EST.

The 3-meter synchronized will continue Feb. 10 at 5:30 a.m. EST.

Tennessee athletes to compete in World Aquatics Championships

Tennessee athletes to compete in World Aquatics Championships.

Tennessee’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will be represented at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

The event takes place during the next two weeks.

A combination of 15 current, former and future Vols and Lady Vols will compete.

Tennessee athletes scheduled to appear include: Gui Caribe (Brazil); Jordan Crooks (Cayman Islands); Brooklyn Gouthwright (Canada); Lyubomir Epitropov (Bulgaria); Martin Espernberger (Austria); Bryden Hattie (Canada); Michael Houlie (South Africa); Mona McSharry (Ireland); Kayky Mota (Brazil); PJ Stevens (Slovenia); Lam Stone (New Zealand); Joey Tepper (United States); Kira Toussaint (Netherlands); Joaquin Vargas (Peru); Ellen Walshe (Ireland); Rich Murphy (coach for Peru) and Kristen Romano (Puerto Rico and UT -Pro Group).

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