Katrina Young (born January 10, 1992) is an American diver. She competed for the United States in the women's 10-meter diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and in the 10-meter platform contest at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 10, 1992 Shoreline, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Florida State University |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Weight | 132 lb (60 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Diving |
| Event | 10 m synchro |
Medal record | |
Early life
editShe was born on January 10, 1992, in Shoreline, Washington, to parents Patrick and Carol Young.[2][3] Her grandmother, Elaine Silburn, was an Olympian who competed in Track and Field for Canada at the London 1948 Olympic Games.[2][4][5]
Young graduated from Shorecrest High School in 2010.[6][7]
Diving
editAs a child, Young first took up gymnastics.[8] It wasn't until her older sister took an interest in swimming that Young followed in her footsteps and began diving at age 9.[4][8] She competed as a diver for Florida State University from 2010 to 2015.[3]
2012 US Olympic Trials
editShe made the final in platform diving at the 2012 US Olympic Trials, and did not qualify to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6][9]
2016 Summer Olympics
editIn June 2016, Young qualified for the U.S. Olympic team for diving in the women's 10-meter platform.[4] 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.[10]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August 2016, Young finished 13th in the semifinals of the 10-meter platform, not advancing to the final.[11]
2019 World Aquatics Championships
edit| 2019 World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
 |
10 m synchro platform | 304.86 |
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mixed team | 357.60 |
In July 2019 at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea, Young medaled in two events. She won the bronze medal with her partner Samantha Bromberg in the synchronized 10-meter platform with a score of 304.86 in the final.[12] Young won a second bronze medal in the mixed team event with her teammate and second diver for the event, Andrew Capobianco, they scored a 357.60 in the final.[13] This was the first medal for the United States at the World Championships in a synchronized diving event since 2009.[14]
2020 Summer Olympics
editOn June 13, 2021, Young qualified for the U.S. Olympic team at the 2020 Summer Olympics for diving in the women's 10-meter platform for her second Olympics, placing second.[1]
In the preliminary round of competition in the 10-meter platform, Young placed 17th with a score of 286.65 and advanced to the semifinal.[15] She scored a total of 263.60 points in the semifinal, finished in 17th place, and did not qualify for the final.[16]
2022 World Aquatics Championships
editOn June 30, 2022, at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, Young and her partner Delaney Schnell won the silver medal in the synchronized 10 meter platform with a score of 299.40. Schnell was originally supposed to compete with Tarrin Gilliland, but Gilliland withdrew due to injury a few weeks before the competition, and Young took her place.[17]
2022 Diving World Cup
editAt the 2022 FINA Diving World Cup, held in October in Berlin, Germany, Young won a silver medal in the 10 meter synchronized event as well as a gold medal in the mixed team event with a team score of 375.80 points.[18]
Personal
editYoung has stated that she draws inspiration from musical rhythms for her diving.[14]
Young started a YouTube channel on November 21, 2011.[19] On her channel Young publishes videos directly related to her diving, including footage of her performing dives, as well as indirectly related to her diving, such as her practicing synchronization in the form singing and playing a guitar or ukulele at the same time.[20][21][22] These musical rhythm videos feature songs she wrote herself and songs written by others.[21][22]
References
edit- ^ a b OlympicTalk (June 13, 2021). "Delaney Schnell, Katrina Young complete U.S. Olympic diving team in individual platform". NBC Sports.
- ^ a b "Katrina Young: Diving". Team USA. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ a b FSU Athletics (June 26, 2016). "Former FSU Diver Katrina Young qualifies for the 2016 Olympics". WTXL-TV. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c Bohnert, Craig (June 25, 2016). "Jessica Parratto, Katrina Young To Represent Team USA At Rio In Women's 10-Meter Diving". Team USA. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ "Seminoles Swimming and Diving". Seminoles.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ a b Hettrick, Diane (June 30, 2016). "Shorecrest grad qualifies for the Olympics". Shoreline Area News. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Shorecrest grad makes Olympic diving team and is headed for Tokyo". Shoreline Area News. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ a b Tesfatsion, Master (June 16, 2012). "Diver Katrina Young back in home pool for Olympic Trials". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Diving: Results". USA Diving. June 24, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Kristian Ipsen, Katrina Young Qualify for Rio; Michael Hixon, Jessica Parratto Add Events". Swimming World. June 25, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Shoreline native Katrina Young reflects on botched semifinal dive". KING 5. August 18, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "18th FINA World Championships 2019 Gwangju (KOR): Women's 10m Synchro Platform Final Detailed Results". Omega Timing. July 14, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "18th FINA World Championships 2019 Gwangju (KOR): Team Event Final Detailed Results". Omega Timing. July 16, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ a b Egan, Chris (February 18, 2020). "Olympic Dreams: Shoreline's Katrina Young channels her musical talents on the diving board". KING 5. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ DeMeyer, Tess (August 4, 2021). "Schnell, Young advance to women's 10m platform semifinal". NBC Olympics. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Summer Olympics Results - Diving: Women's 10m Platform". ESPN. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Schnell and Young come from behind to win synchronized 10-meter silver at FINA World Championships". USA Diving. June 30, 2022. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022.
- ^ "Berlin Diving World Cup | China strikes gold twice more, USA wins Mixed Team". FINA. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ Young, Katrina "Katrina Young - About". YouTube. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ Young, Katrina (May 22, 2016). "Going for Gold". YouTube. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ a b Young, Katrina (April 15, 2017). "Time of Day by Katrina Young". YouTube. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ a b Young, Katrina (March 19, 2014). "Katrina Young (Cover) Bubbly by Colbie Caillat". YouTube. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
