Katrina Young (born January 10, 1992) is an American diver. She competed for the

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in the women's 10-meter diving at the

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in Rio de Janeiro and in the 10-meter platform contest at the

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in Tokyo.

Early life

She was born on January 10, 1992, in

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, to parents Patrick and Carol Young. Her grandmother, Elaine Silburn, was an Olympian who competed in Track and Field for Canada at the London 1948 Olympic Games. Young graduated from

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in 2010.Hettrick, Diane (June 30, 2016)
"Shorecrest grad qualifies for the Olympics"
''Shoreline Area News''. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
''Shoreline Area News''. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

Diving

As a child, Young first took up gymnastics. It wasn't until her older sister took an interest in swimming that Young followed in her footsteps and began diving at age 9. She competed as a diver for

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from 2010 to 2015.

2012 US Olympic Trials

She made the final in platform diving at the 2012 US Olympic Trials, and did not qualify to compete at the

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."U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Diving: Results"
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2016 Summer Olympics

In June 2016, Young qualified for the

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for diving in the women's 10-meter

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. Young was in fourth place going into the last dive at the Olympic trials, but a strong final dive allowed her to secure the second qualifying spot. At the

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in August 2016, Young finished 13th in the semifinals of the 10-meter platform, not advancing to the final."Shoreline native Katrina Young reflects on botched semifinal dive"
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2019 World Aquatics Championships

In July 2019 at the

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held in

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, Young medaled in two events. She won the bronze medal with her partner Samantha Bromberg in the synchronized 10-meter platform with a score of 304.86 in the final."18th FINA World Championships 2019 Gwangju (KOR): Women's 10m Synchro Platform Final Detailed Results"
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''. July 14, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2021. Young won a second bronze medal in the mixed team event with her teammate and second diver for the event,

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, they scored a 357.60 in the final."18th FINA World Championships 2019 Gwangju (KOR): Team Event Final Detailed Results"
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''. July 16, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2021. This was the first medal for the United States at the World Championships in a synchronized diving event since 2009.Egan, Chris (February 18, 2020)
"Olympic Dreams: Shoreline's Katrina Young channels her musical talents on the diving board"
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''. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

2020 Summer Olympics

On June 13, 2021, Young qualified for the

at the

for diving in the women's 10-meter platform for her second Olympics, placing second. In the preliminary round of competition in the 10-meter platform, Young placed 17th with a score of 286.65 and advanced to the semifinal.DeMeyer, Tess (August 4, 2021)
"Schnell, Young advance to women's 10m platform semifinal"
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''. Retrieved August 4, 2021. She scored a total of 263.60 points in the semifinal, finished in 17th place, and did not qualify for the final."2020 Summer Olympics Results - Diving: Women's 10m Platform"
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2022 World Aquatics Championships

On June 30, 2022, at the

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, Young and her partner

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won the silver medal in the synchronized 10 meter platform with a score of 299.40. Schnell was originally supposed to compete with Tarrin Gilliland, but Gilliland withdrew due to injury a few weeks before the competition, and Young took her place.

2022 Diving World Cup

At the 2022

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, held in October in

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, Young won a silver medal in the 10 meter synchronized event as well as a gold medal in the mixed team event with a team score of 375.80 points."Berlin Diving World Cup , China strikes gold twice more, USA wins Mixed Team"
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Personal

Young has stated that she draws inspiration from musical rhythms for her diving. Young started a

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channel on November 21, 2011.Young, Katrin
"Katrina Young - About"
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''. Retrieved July 12, 2021. On her channel Young publishes videos directly related to her diving, including footage of her performing dives, as well as indirectly related to her diving, such as her practicing synchronization in the form singing and playing a

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at the same time.Young, Katrina (May 22, 2016)
"Going for Gold"
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''. Retrieved July 12, 2021.Young, Katrina (April 15, 2017)
"Time of Day by Katrina Young"
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''. Retrieved July 12, 2021.Young, Katrina (March 19, 2014)
"Katrina Young (Cover) Bubbly by Colbie Caillat"
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''. Retrieved July 12, 2021. These musical rhythm videos feature songs she wrote herself and songs written by others.

References

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