Olivia Ricard '19 Recruiting Profile

My collegiate goals are dual purpose...to achieve both my highest academic potential and success while also working to my fullest potential and highest level of competitive success representing a top level school as 3 board diver. I train and compete 1 meter, 3 meter and platform. I have full collegiate quality DD's on all three boards. I've made USA Diving JO Nationals on all 3 boards the last twoyears, which I am in my 3rd year of diving. I am a prior competitive gymnast.

Here are a few of the qualities and attributes that I possess that separate me from other recruits:

1) My positive attitude. 

2) I am a very coachable athlete, take instruction and make correction quickly. 

4) I don't settle for failure or mediocrity. 

5) I am as diligent and determined to achieve success in my academic studies as I am in diving.

6) I work well when pushed to the next level and surrounded by higher level competitors in the classroom and in the pool.

7) I set a solid example and I am well liked by coaches and teachers because of my hard work ethics, my honesty, and my loyalty to my teammates and classmates.

8) I have strong time management skills, allowing me to juggle rigorous academics, athletics, and extracurricular activities successfully.

9) I am strongly supported by my family to succeed in whatever I choose to undertake.

10) Diving is a means to expand my collegiate opportunities and ultimately my college experience,  but with an end goal of succeeding academically foremost because I know diving, like any sport, won't last forever.

This 2016 high school diving season as a sophomore, I am FHSAA Florida 2016 State Diving Championship Runner Up, the Regional Champion, the District Champion, and the CCAC Conference Champion, CCAC 1st team All Conference 2016, 2106 USA Today/NDN Female Swimming & Diving Female Athlete of the Year 2016 top 3 Finalist. 

I repeated that in the 2017 season as a junior--winning Conference, District, Regionals, all with personal bests, and placing 3rd at the State Championship. 1st team All Conference 2017, and also USA Today/NDN Female Swimming & Diving Female Athlete of the Year top 3 Finalist for second year in a row (tbd 5/18)

Diving now for 3 years total, I am proud and will continue to push forward at the same aggressive pace throughout my high school career and year round to be USA Nationals competitive. I have dedicated myself to training at the highest level possible and to continue to progress at an aggressive pace. I train Dryland rigorously and I work with a nutritionist as well. I train 30+ hours a week 1st at Ft. Lauderdale Dive Team and then transitioned in 1/18 to Ripfest Diving Academy in 1/2018 to train full time. 

Qualified for Zones USA Diving Nationals 2017 and on Platform to Nationals 2017--finished 11th in prelims on 16-18 platform--first year competing USA Diving and 1st year ever training & competing platform.