Jessica Parratto (born June 26, 1994) is an American diver. Jessica Parratto is an eight-time USA Diving National Champion in women’s platform and platform synchro. At the age of 17 she competed at her first world event, the

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. Parratto placed 10th in the Women's 10m Platform at the

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. She competed at the

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in the Women’s Synchronized Platform with partner

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, placing second and winning the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in that event.

Early life

Daughter of Mike and Amy Parratto, Jessica and her sister Melissa grew up in Dover,

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. Her father Mike coached Olympic swimmer

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, one of the most decorated female Olympians of all time with 12 Olympic medals, 8 of which are gold. Her mother Amy was a five-time All American diver at Wellesley College and coached Jessica until the age of 14.

Diving career

2016 Summer Olympics

Parratto’s Olympic debut was at the

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. In the individual 10 meter platform event Parratto placed 10th with a score of 334.60 points. In the synchronized 10 meter platform dive event Parratto and her partner

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took 7th place with a score of 301.02 points.

NCAA National Championships

Parratto was the

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champion in 10m diving in 2015. She won with a score of 367.00 which was almost 30 points ahead of the runner up. She also competed in the 1m and 3m events. She placed 13th in the 1m event and tied for 7th in the 3m event.

2020 Summer Olympics

Competed in the Synchronized Women's 10 meter event with Delaney Schnell, winning the silver medal. Parratto and Schnell won the first ever Olympic medal in the event for the United States.

Major competition results

Summer Olympics * 2nd synchro 10m 2020 Summer Olympics *7th synchro 10m 2016 Summer Olympics * 10th 10m 2016 Rio Summer Olympics * World Championships * 9th synchro 10m 2015 FINA World Championships World Series * 7th synchro 10m 2014 FINA Diving World Series Beijing * 6th synchro 10m 2014 FINA Diving World Series London * 9th 10m 2014 FINA Diving World Series World Cup * 4th synchro 10m 2016 FINA Diving World Cup * 8th synchro 10m 2010 FINA Canada Cup Grand Prix * 2nd synchro 3m 2015 FINA Puerto Rico Grand Prix * 3rd synchro 10m 2015 FINA Grand Prix Australia * 4th synchro 10m 2015 FINA Puerto Rico Grand Prix * 9th 10m 2015 FINA Grand Prix Australia * 4th synchro 10m 2014 FINA Grand Prix Mexico * 4th 10m 2014 FINA Grand Prix Mexico * 4th synchro 10m 2012 International Springertag FINA Grand Prix * 4th synchro 10m 2011 AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix * 6th 10m 2011 AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix

References

External links

*http://www.teamusa.org/usa-diving/athletes/Jessica-Parratto
Jessica Parratto - Women's Swimming and DivingParratto continues legacy of female IU diving championsJessica Parratto Pictures, Photos & Images - ZimbioPhotos: Dover's Jessica Parratto: Olympics in photos
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