2007 NCAA Champion Cassidy Krug

Height:

5 ft. - 4 in.

Birthdate:

July 12, 1985

Birthplace:

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Hometown:

Corapolis, Pa.

Education:

Stanford University - English

Club Team:

Stanford Diving

Training Residence:

Stanford, Calif.

Coach:

Rick Schavone

National Team Member:

2005 - 2007

Highlights:

Personal

• Daughter of Julian and Dorothy Krug
• Has one sibling, Kyle (1/7/89)
• Both of her parents are diving coaches
• Father is the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh and the Pitt Aquatic Team and her mother coaches at the Pitt Aquatic Club
• Because her parents are coaches, she has been involved in diving her entire life
• Was also a gymnast for 12 years – she quit when she was 15
• Her favorite dive is 405B
• Trains three hours per day, six days a week
• She listens to music between dives or talks to people
• Listens to everything from techno to rock to rap
• She likes to talk with friends, read and watch movies in her free time
• Enjoys creative writing and poetry
• Worked as a runner for NBC at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens
• Current Synchro Partner is Nancilea Foster

Career

• 2007 AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix Three-meter Synchro Sixth Place Finish
• 2007 NCAA One- and Three-meter Champion
• 2007 Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships Three-meter Gold Medalist
• 2007 Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships Three-meter Synchro Silver Medalist
• 2007 Speedo USA Diving Spring National Diving Championships Three-meter Fifth Place Finish
• 2007 Speedo USA Diving Spring National Diving Championships Three-meter Synchro Gold Medalist
• 2006 FINA Diving World Cup (Changshu, China) Three-meter Seventh Place Finish
• 2006 FINA Diving Grand Prix (China Open) Three-meter Eighth Place Finish
• 2006 FINA Diving Grand Prix (China Open) Three-meter Synchro Seventh Place Finish
• 2006 Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships Three-meter Fifth Place Finish
• 2005 FINA Diving Grand Prix (China) Three-meter Syncho Bronze Medalist
• 2005 FINA USA Diving Grand Prix (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) Three-meter Synchro Bronze Medalist
• 2005 Speedo National Diving Championships Three-meter Bronze Medalist
• 2005 Speedo National Diving Championships Three-meter Synchro Gold Medalist

Source: USADiving.org