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
5'1"
Age
26
Hometown
Fayetteville, AR
Education
Fayetteville High School (2017) University of Arkansas (2021), University of South Carolina (grad school)
Quick Facts
- Brooke is the daughter of Dale and Darby Schultz
- Her dad is the diving coach at the University of South Carolina and also coaches her
- She also has two siblings, Collin and Hayden
- Hayden is a professional AMA motorcycle road racer
- Brooke began diving at age nine, competed in her first junior nationals in 2009 and in her first senior nationals in 2011
- Her favorite dive is 205B on 3-meter
- Says she is very superstitious at diving meets and once she does something at a meet, it becomes her routine for the rest of the meet
- Likes to color and listen to music in between dives
- Likes to eat chicken, broccoli and sweet potatoes the night before competition
- Loves ice cream and will eat it even when it's freezing outside
- Moved to South Carolina in December, 2021 after graduating from Arkansas
- Majored in management at Arkansas
Career Highlights
- World Cup, Berlin, 2022 (3m Springboard Synchro - Women)
- Pan American Games, Lima, 2019 (1m Springboard - Women, 3m Springboard Synchro - Women, 3m Springboard - Women)
- World Cup Final, Wuhan, 2018 (3m Springboard Synchro - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2022 – 7th (3m Springboard Synchro - Women), 10th (1m Springboard - Women)
- Years of participation: 1m Springboard - Women 2022; 3m Springboard Synchro - Women 2022; 3m Springboard - Women 2017, 2019
- Top finish: 7th – 2022 (3m Springboard Synchro - Women)
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