Divers Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell Reflect on Being in the Moment of Competing in Paris
Divers Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell notched a sixth-place finish in the women’s synchronized 10-meter platform.
Athlete Bio#
Height
5'8"
Age
22
Hometown
Highlands Ranch, CO
Education
Mountain Vista (2021) Ohio State University
Quick Facts
- Son of Robert and Angela Chaplin
- Has three siblings: Lindsay, Joe and Trevor
- Started diving at age 9
- Clay trains three hours a day, six days a week
- Favorite dive is a 303C
- Favorite diver is David Boudia
- Traveling to get to the pools where he practices is the hardest part about his training
- Says fear and not being tired after school are the hardest parts about his training
- Clayton can do some cool magic tricks. He also enjoys playing video games to relax
- He carries a rabbit's foot in his dive bag for good luck since he broke his elbow a week before the 2014 zones.
- Because he broke his elbow in 2014, one arm is longer than the other
- Clayton was named 2018 NISCA All-American
- Between dives, he likes to listen to music and talk to teammates. He also visualizes his next dive
- Clayton describes himself as funny, disciplined and happy
- People would be surprised to learn that he is a good bowler and often bowls over 200 points a game
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