Katrina Young
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 10, 1992 |
| Alma mater | Florida State University |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Diving |
| Coached by | John Proctor[1] |
| Updated on 4 July 2016. | |
Katrina Young 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.
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 2 3 "Katrina Young: Diving". Team USA. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- 1 2 FSU Athletics (26 June 2016). "Former FSU Diver Katrina Young qualifies for the 2016 Olympics". WXTL. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 Bohnert, Craig (25 June 2016). "Jessica Parratto, Katrina Young To Represent Team USA At Rio In Women's 10-Meter Diving". Team USA. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ "Seminoles Swimming and Diving". Seminoles.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- 1 2 Tesfatsion, Master (16 June 2012). "Diver Katrina Young back in home pool for Olympic Trials". Seattle Times. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ↑ "Kristian Ipsen, Katrina Young Qualify for Rio; Michael Hixon, Jessica Parratto Add Events". Swimming World. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.