Jessica Parratto

Jessica Parratto
Parratto in 2021
Personal information
Born (1994-06-26) June 26, 1994 (age 32)
Dover, New Hampshire, U.S.
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight113 lb (51 kg)
Sport
SportPlatform Diving
Events
10m, 10m Synchro
College teamIndiana University
Coached byDrew Johansen
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo10 meter Synchro
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Fukuoka10 m synchro

Jessica Parratto (/pəˈrɑːtoʊ/ pə-RAH-toh; born June 26, 1994) is an American diver.

Jessica Parratto is a twelve-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 2015 World Aquatics Championships. Parratto placed 10th in the Women's 10m Platform at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Women's Synchronized Platform with partner Delaney Schnell, 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, New Hampshire. Her father Mike coached Olympic swimmer Jenny Thompson, 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.[citation needed]

Diving career

2016 Summer Olympics

Parratto's Olympic debut was at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. 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 Amy Cozad took 7th place with a score of 301.02 points.

NCAA National Championships

Parratto was the NCAA 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

Parratto then 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, and they matched their best U.S result in any Olympic women’s diving event since Laura Wilkinson’s individual platform gold in 2000.

Major competition results

Summer Olympics

World Series

World Cup

Grand Prix

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PARRATTO Jessica". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Women's 10 metre platformstartlist of the 2015 World Aquatic Championships". Omega Timing. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ Harris, Rebecca. "IU's Jessica Parratto finishes 10th in 10-meter diving". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  4. ↑ Murphy, Bryan (July 26, 2021). "Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell Win First U.S. Medal in Women's Synchronized 10m Platform". NBC Sports.
  5. ↑ "Jessica Parratto – 2015–16". Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  6. ↑ "2015 NCAA D1 Women's Swimming & Diving Champs" (PDF). March 21, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Schnell and Parratto dominate, Downs and Duncan win on final dive at U.S. Olympic Diving Trials | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  8. ↑ Dure, Beau (July 27, 2021). "Parratto and Schnell land first U.S. medals in women's synchro platform diving | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  9. ↑ Reiner, Olivia. "Delaney Schnell and Jessica Parratto win silver medal in women's synchronized 10-meter platform at Olympics". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 6, 2024.