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' 4"
Age
18
Hometown
Noblesville, IN
Education
Indiana Connections Academy
Quick Facts
- Son of Alina and Mark Hedberg
- He has an older brother, Jacob, who was also a diver
- Joshua likes to work out and listen to music
- He trains five hours a day, five days a week
- Started out as in trampoline and tumbling at age before starting to compete in diving at age 8
- When he qualified for trampoline/tumbling nationals and diving junior nationals in the same year, his parents asked him to choose, and he decided diving would be his focus moving forward
- He competed in her first diving junior nationals in 2016
- His favorite dive is 407C on 10-meter
- Likes to listen to alternative rock between dives (particularly Bilmuri, Don Broco, and Foster The People)
- His favorite diver is David Boudia, and his favorite book is Boudia's Greater Than Gold
- He would love to meet Greg Louganis because they share the same birthday
- Has a gluten allergy and says it can sometimes be challenging to find appropriate meals when away at competitions
Career Highlights
- World Junior Championships, Rio de Janeiro, 2024 (Team Event - Mixed, 10m Platform - Men)
- World Cup, Berlin, 2022 (10m Platform - Men)
- World Junior Championships, Montreal, 2022 (Team Event - Mixed, 10m Platform Synchro - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2024 – 14th (10m Platform Synchro - Men), 19th (10m Platform - Men)
- Years of participation: 10m Platform - Men 2022, 2024; 10m Platform Synchro - Men 2024
- Top finish: 11th – 2022 (10m Platform - Men)
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