2015-16 Women's Swimming and Diving

Olivia Grinker

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Sidwell Friends
  • Hometown Washington, D.C.

Biography

Collegiate Awards:
CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention (2015)

2015-2016 (Senior)
1-meter diving:  15th place at the Ivy League Championships.  18th place at the Nike Cup Invite.  Competed at the NCAA Zone A Championships. 
3-meter diving:  13th place at the Ivy League Championships.  14th place at the Nike Cup Invite.  Competed at the NCAA Zone A Championships.  

2014-2015 (Junior):
One-meter diving: Tenth place at Brown Invite.  47th place at NCAA Zone A Diving Qualifying Meet.
Three-meter diving: Seventh place at Brown Invite. Second place against Columbia. 50th place at NCAA Zone A Diving Qualifying Meet.

2013-2014 (Sophomore):
One-meter divingFinished 17th at Ivy League Swimming andd Diving Championships...
Three-meeter diving: 27th place at Ivy League Championships.

2012-2013 (Freshman):
Three-meter diving: Best score was 262.66 against SCSU…
One-meter diving: Best score was 265.80 against Brown.

Before Yale: Four-time Independent School League (ISL) and Washington Metropolitan Private School Swim and Dive League (WMPSSDL) Champion… Four-time ISL All-League and WMPSSDL Diver of the Year… Placed third, fourth and fifth at METROS Swimming and Diving Championships… Honorable Mention, Washington Post Winter All-Met (2011)… Dove with Montgomery and Dominion Dive Clubs… Four-time Junior National and Age Group qualifier… Six-time Junior East Nationals qualifier… 10th place in 16-18 platform at US Junior Nationals in 2011.

Why I Chose Yale: “I chose Yale because I know that it will inspire me to grow and develop intellectually. I am excited to learn from my classmates and professors, and look forward to making lifelong friendships.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13First Year

    Diving
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Diving
  • 2014-15Junior

    Diving
  • 2015-16Senior