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' 10"
Age
21
Hometown
Ballwin, MO
Personal
- Son of Theresa and Donnie Downs
- Tyler is the youngest of seven children
- Started diving at age five
- His favorite diver is David Boudia
- Tyler competed in his first junior nationals in 2013 and in his first senior nationals in 2016
- While he doesn't typically listen to music during competition, when he does it is usually rap music
- His favorite pre-competition meal is to get in carbs the night before he competes. The morning of competition, Tyler usually eats scrambled eggs, bacon, fruit, toast and some juice
- Outside of competition, Tyler's favorite meal is anything at Chick-fil-A because it is the best place ever and he could eat it all day if he could...If he could do any other profession, he would probably play soccer because he played Soccer for awhile and it was a lot of fun
- He would describe himself as funny, outgoing and determined
- His favorite TV show is How to Get Away with Murder
- If Tyler could meet anyone it would be Nicki Minaj
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian
- Olympic Games Paris 2024, 8th (3m Springboard Synchro - Men)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 23th (3m Springboard - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2024 – 29th (3m Springboard - Men)
- Years of participation: 3m Springboard - Men 2022, 2023, 2024; 3m Springboard Synchro - Men 2022, 2023; 1m Springboard - Men 2022
- Top finish: 4th – 2023 (3m Springboard Synchro - Men)
Tyler on Set#
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Tyler Downs Videos#
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