{"id":90847,"date":"2026-04-08T15:12:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=90847"},"modified":"2026-04-08T15:32:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:32:21","slug":"standout-divers-featured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/standout-divers-featured\/","title":{"rendered":"Standout Divers Featured!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The sport of swimming does not get much media coverage in Pennsylvania (for one reason, most\u00a0high definition\u00a0cameras\u00a0can&#8217;t\u00a0stand the humidity of being in a natatorium for more than a few minutes), and divers\u00a0probably receive\u00a0even less attention.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We&#8217;re going to try to change that this Thursday on <em>ATVN<\/em>&#8216;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/sports-talk\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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