Wendy Lucero-Schayes (born June 26, 1963 in

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) is a retired female diver from the

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, who competed for her native country at the

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. A native of

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who attended Southern Illinois University, Lucero's aim was to compete in gymnastics, figure skating and diving. However, she started her gymnastics and figure skating at a more advanced age than would allow her to compete at the elite level, so she focused on diving. Her father Don Lucero was the son of Spanish immigrants and her mother was of Irish descent. In 1985 she transferred to the University of Nebraska where she won the NCAA one meter springboard diving title. She competed in the

. She has won nine U.S.

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, three

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titles, and a World Championship silver medal. She was named Diver of the Year in 1990 and 1991. She claimed the silver medal at the

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in the inaugural 1m Springboard event. Lucero has worked as a sports broadcaster for

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, NBC and

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. She is a member of the Colorado Sportswoman Hall of Fame. She is married to former

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player

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and is the daughter-in-law of

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player Dolph Schayes.

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