Dover s Jessica Parratto and diving partner Delaney Schnell made history at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo as they earned the silver medal in the women’s 10-meter platform synchronized diving competition early Tuesday morning.
It was the first time U.S. divers ever won a medal in the event. It was also only the third time Parratto and Schnell competed together.
Winning the gold were teens Chen Yuxi and Zhang Jiaqi from China who led the competition the entire time finishing with 310.80 total points, 52 points ahead of Parratto and Schnell.
It wasn’t going well after their first two dives of the day at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, the easy back dive pike and reverse dive pike. They scored mostly in the 7.0-8.0 range, but most of the other teams were better and they ranked seventh on each.
Dover, NH s Jessica Parratto Makes History at Summer Olympics
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