Jill Schlabach

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Jill Schlabach
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Born Fairfield, Ohio, United States
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Jill Schlabach (born 1965or1966) [1] is an American diver. She competed in the NCAA Championship and the 1991 Pan American Games. Schlabach hoped to participate in the 1992 Olympics.

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Early life

Schlabach did tumbling in elementary school and did not survive until she entered high school. She said that she landed right on her face the first time she went off a board. After graduating from Fairfield High School, Schlabach attended the University of Cincinnati as a nursing major. Schlabach was one of the top divers in the Cincinnati Bearcats swimming and diving team. She earned a full athletic scholarship after she won 8th place in the NCAA Championships, where she earned an All-America title in 1986. She was named female diver of the year in 1986 by the Metro Conference and during the same year, she was a finalist in the 1 meter board competition at the U.S. Diving Championships. [2]

Schlabach moved to Michigan in December 1989 after meeting University of Michigan coach Dick Kimball at an Olympic Festival. Kimball asked her to join his team and Schlabach found a job at the Michigan Medical Center. Once she improved her diving, she began to work less hours. During days that she worked, Schlabach trained from 4:10 to 6:00 PM, arrive at work by 7:00 PM, stay there till 7:30 AM, and then travel back to the pool to train until 9:30. Schlabach later competed at the FINA Diving World Cup in Canada. [3]

Diving at the 1991 Pan American Games

Schlabach was a surgical intensive-care nurse at Michigan Medicine at the time she competed in the 1991 Pan American Games. In order to have the time-off to compete, Schlabach worked four days of 12-hour shifts in a row. [4] At the 1991 Pan American Games, Shlabach won the 1 meter springboard and Alison Malsch received second place. Schlabach scored 256.5 points and Maisch received 250.68 points, with Schlabach's best individual score being 55.08 points. [5] [4] She said she hoped to compete in the 3- and 10 meter events at the 1992 Olympics. [3]

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References

  1. "Maisch Adds The Platform To Her Pan-Am Qualifying". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 17, 1991. p. 30. Retrieved July 16, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Diver Is Hoping For 'Top 8'". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 29, 1987. p. 67. Retrieved July 16, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 Hersh, Phil (July 18, 1991). "Diving Easy Shift For Shlabach". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "UC Grad Grabs Another Gold For Diving Team". The Cincinnati Enquirer. August 8, 1991. p. 33. Retrieved July 16, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Pan Am Games". The Des Moines Register. August 8, 1991. p. 29. Retrieved July 16, 2019 via Newspapers.com.