How I got Into diving

I started diving at the Bailiwick Pool Club.  I wanted to continue diving for the winter.  My coach recommended diving with the New Canaan Whirlwind Diving.

Competitions & Highlights

• 12 & under Counties 7th place 3 meter, 2009
• 10 & under Counties 5th place 1 meter, 2009

Favorites

• Hobbies: Diving and Gymnastics
• Favorite food: Barbeque ribs
• Favorite color: Pink
• Favorite TV show: American Idol
• Favorite movie: Home Alone

How I got Into diving

When I was 11 years old, my twin sister Manita and I attended the Badger summer camp. Mike Darland taught an introduction class there, and he felt that both of us had talent. He invited us to try out his diving program in the fall, and very soon we were both “hooked” on diving.

Competitions & Highlights

• 2009
• Kimball Cup, 1st place
• AAU All-American 1m and 3m
• AAU Nationals Indiana 3m, 4th place
• AAU Nationals Indiana 1m, 11th place
• USA Summer Nationals qualifier
• Westchester County Championships, 1st place
• Westchester County Conference Championships, 2nd place

• 2008
• AAU All-American 1m and 3m
• AAU Nationals Coral Springs 3m, 4th place
• AAU Nationals Coral Springs 1m, 3rd place
• USA Spring Nationals qualifier
• Wendy Wyland Invitational platform, 2nd place
• Westchester County Championships, 1st place

• 2007
• Spinner Invitational 3m and 1m, 1st place
• Wendy Wyland Invitational platform, 4th place
• USA Spring Regions 1m, 3rd place
• USA Spring Nationals qualifier

Favorites

• Skiing
• Waterskiing
• Writing
• Soccer
• Digital Photography
• Spending time with my family
• International Travel

How I got Into diving

When I was eight, my mom asked me if I wanted to try out diving. So I said sure and I really liked it, so I kept going with it. I first joined whirlwind, then I left and I couldn’t find a good coach. But I came back to whirlwind, and I love it here.

Competitions & Highlights

• 13 & under 3rd place counties 1 meter, 2007
• 13 & under 1st place counties 1 meter, 2008
• 18 & under 3rd place counties 1 meter, 2009
• 14 – 15, 7th place age group nationals 1 meter, 2009
• 14 – 15, 2nd place age group nationals 3 meter, 2009

Favorites

• Hobbies: snow boarding
• TV show: The Office / Burn notice
• Book: Harry Potter

How I got Into diving

I watched the divers at the Middlesex club and wanted to try it. After two years of summer diving, I wanted to learn more.

Competitions & Highlights

• 7th on three meter at Counties

Favorites

• Hobbies: Lacrosse
• Rollerblading
• Long boarding

How I got Into diving

Because my mom used to be gymnastics coach I was always able to do flips and cartwheels, and one day I went to my friends pool club and we were going off of the boards for fun and one kid comes up to me and says he can show me up so I say " I bet you could." But he was persistent and since my friends knew I could do a flip on my trampoline they forced me to do them on the board. YIKESSS!!!!!! So after that I joined my swim clubs dive team and started Whirlwind in the fall after that.

Competitions & Highlights

• 12 & under Counties 2 place 1 meter, 2009

Favorites

• Hobbies:  Trampoline, and track. 

How I got Into diving

I lived 10 minutes from the Olympic training facility in The Woodlands, Texas (where Laura Wilkinson trained), so I began taking lessons at the age of five.

Competitions & Highlights

• 2003 - First competition in The Woodlands, Texas as a Novice.
• 2004 - Joined the Hoover Dive Club in Birmingham, Alabama 2004; competed J.O USA Diving Regional and National competitions (2005, 2006 and 2007); competed High School diving in 7th and 8th grade representing Hoover High School.
• 2008 - Joined Whirlwind Diving J.O. team in 2008, competed at the Regional and National USA diving and AAU diving meets.
• 2008 and 2009 - Member of the Wilton High School diving team.

Favorites

• Hobbies:  Photography, snow skiing, hiking and biking. 
• TV Shows:  Gossip Girl, Secret Life of the American Teen, Make it or Break it, Grey’s Anatomy.
• Food: ALL
• Music:  Taylor Swift, Top 40’s.
• Movie:  Mean Girls, What Happens in Vegas, Adventureland.

How I got Into diving

One summer I decided to try diving with my friend at Shore and Country Club

Competitions & Highlights

• 10-11 National Champion on 3m
• 5 time national qualifier
• 2008 FCIAC champion
• 2008 Class M champion
• 2008 2nd place at State Opens
• 2008 High School All American

Favorites

• Hobbies: Making string bracelets, listening to music
• TV Shows: Gossip Girl, LOST, The Office
• Music: Anything!
• Movies: Harry Potter, Twilight

How I got Into diving

I got into diving from summer diving, and watching all of my friends dive made me want to do it. After I started to really get into it, I started to dive at Whirlwind.

Competitions & Highlights

• 1st at Darien Diving Championships 12 and under @ WBCC. 2009 1m
• 8th at Darien Counties @ Burning Tree 12 and 13. 2009 1m
• 3rd at Kimball Cup 12 and 13. 1m 2009
• 7th at Marlins 12 and 13. 1m 2009
• 9th at Kimball Cup 12 and 13. 3m 2009

Hobbies

• Skiing
• Eating Popcorn and Fruit
• Watching Re-runs
• Passing the football with my sister

How I got Into diving

I first got into diving at the YMCA diving/gymnastics camp and I really got into it.

Favorites

• Hobbies: All of the sports I play!  Diving, Soccer, Lacrosse, Basketball, Skiing, Gymnastics and Tennis. And playing with my pet RAT (yea a rat not a hamster)
• TV Shows: The Office, Seinfeld, Sweet 16
• Food: Chinese Food
• Music: All American Rejects, Maroon 5, Taylor Swift
• Movies: The Simpsons Movie, The Ring, and King Kong