Katrina Young is an Olympic 10-meter platform diver who competed in the 2016 Games in Rio and is training for the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. Seattle, Washington state native, Katrina, attended Florida State University from 2010 to 2015 and trains with FSU Head Diving coach, John Proctor. In 2019, she won two bronze medals at the World Aquatics Championships.
Aside from her diving career, Katrina holds a passion for music, which she majored in at FSU. She plans to pursue a career in music once her competitive days have finished. When Katrina returned to Tallahassee from Rio in 2016, she met Gordon and Jane Scott. They are highly acclaimed musicians who own a unique string music store in Tallahassee. Through them and professors at FSU such as Aisha Ivey, she has been enlightened to Irish, Folk, Old-Time and Bluegrass music which she’s grown to love. She feels lucky to sing and play guitar alongside Gordon and Jane at venues in Tallahassee.
An integral part of Katrina’s success in and out of diving is credited to her extremely supportive family and communities in Seattle and Tallahassee. This support system grew when she met her husband and his adorable boxer dog, Lola, in Tallahassee in 2014. After meeting them, most of her time out of training was spent exploring hiking trails around North and West Florida. Mike and Katrina’s dog, Lola’s favorite place to lounge and play frisbee was Alligator Point beach or the beaches of St. George Island. Now, Katrina is prioritizing the postponed 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo and excited to return to one of the world's biggest stages.