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Vanessa Thelin
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Vanessa Thelin Season 1991-1992

PositionDiving
Height5-1
HometownLos Altos
Previous SchoolPinewood School
ProvinceCalifornia

Personal

  • B.S. in recreational therapy from BYU, 1994
  • Married to Jason with four children

Career Highlights

  • NCAA National Champion in the 1-meter 1994
  • WAC Diver of the Year 1994
  • Seven-time All-American
  • First at the NCAA Zone E Meet on the 3-meter and second on the 1-meter to qualify for NCAAs 1991-92
  • All-WAC for placing second on the 1-meter 1991
  • All-WAC for first on both boards 1992-93
  • First on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards in prelims of the U.S. Diving Senior Nationals 1993
  • Member of the USA National Team
  • Former BYU and WAC record holder on the 1-meter and 3-meter boards

Before BYU

  • Senior level diver with Stanford Club team
  • Prep All-American in 1988, 1989, 1990
  • Junior Champion on tower in 1985, on 1-meter in 1988 and 3-meter in 1987, 1989
  • World Champion in 1-meter in tower at Olympic Festival
  • U.S. Senior National Qualifier 1986-89

After BYU

  • Competed on the U.S. National Team
  • Dove in the U.S. National Diving Trials 1996
  • Participated in an International Diving Meet in Germany

Post BYU Honors and Societies

  • Was an Olympic Trials finalist in 1998
  • Took first at the U.S. Olympic Festival on the 3-meter board
  • Placed second on the 1-meter board at the Outdoor Senior Nationals
  • Inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame in 2005
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1993-1994

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1992-1993

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1990-1991

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