Katrina Young

Katrina Young (born January 10, 1992) is an American diver. In 2016, she was selected to represent the United States in Women's 10 Meter Diving at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Katrina Young
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1992-01-10) January 10, 1992
Shoreline, United States
Alma materFlorida State University
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight132 lb (60 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportDiving
Event(s)10 m synchro
Medal record
World Championships
2019 Gwangju10 m synchro
2019 GwangjuMixed team

Early life

Katrina Young was born on January 10, 1992 in Shoreline, Washington to parents are Patrick and Carol Young.[1][2] Her grandmother, Elaine Silburn, was an Olympian who competed in Track and Field for Canada at the London 1948 Olympic Games.[1][3][4]

Diving

As a child, Young first took up gymnastics.[5] It wasn't until Young's older sister took an interest in swimming that Young followed in her footsteps and began diving at age 9.[3][5] She competed as a diver for Florida State University from 2010 to 2015.[2]

In June 2016, Young qualified for the U.S. Olympic team for Diving in the women's 10-meter platform.[3] Young was in fourth place going into the last dive at the Olympic trials, but a strong final dive allowed her to secure the second qualifying spot.[6]

References
  1. "Katrina Young: Diving". Team USA. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  2. FSU Athletics (June 26, 2016). "Former FSU Diver Katrina Young qualifies for the 2016 Olympics". WXTL. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. Bohnert, Craig (June 25, 2016). "Jessica Parratto, Katrina Young To Represent Team USA At Rio In Women's 10-Meter Diving". Team USA. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  4. "Seminoles Swimming and Diving". Seminoles.com. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  5. Tesfatsion, Master (June 16, 2012). "Diver Katrina Young back in home pool for Olympic Trials". Seattle Times. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  6. "Kristian Ipsen, Katrina Young Qualify for Rio; Michael Hixon, Jessica Parratto Add Events". Swimming World. June 25, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
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