Two-Time Nationwide Champion Olivia Rosendahl Joins Swimming and Diving Coaching Employees

EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern swimming and diving head coach Rachel Stratton-Mills introduced the addition of former Wildcat diver Olivia Rosendahl to the workers as a Diving Graduate Assistant on Wednesday. 

Rosendahl, a two-time nationwide champion and six-time All-American at Northwestern, returns to Evanston after most just lately serving as Director of Operations for USA Diving.

“It’s incredibly special to welcome Olivia back to Northwestern,” Stratton-Mills mentioned. “She is one of the most accomplished athletes in our program’s history and has continued to make an impact on the sport at the national level. Our divers will benefit tremendously from her experience, perspective, and passion for this program, and I know she will be an outstanding mentor for our student-athletes.”

During her four-year profession with the Wildcats, Rosendahl put collectively probably the most polished diving resumes in Northwestern historical past. 

When the Los Angeles native arrived on campus for her freshman season in 2015, she took the Big Ten diving world by storm, main the Wildcats within the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform occasions. The four-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week reached the championship finals on the Big Ten Championships in all three occasions and certified for the NCAA Championships in 1-meter and platform. 

As a sophomore in the course of the 2016-2017 season, Rosendahl grew to become Northwestern’s first-ever nationwide champion with a career-best rating and first-place end within the platform. She additionally completed eighth within the 3-meter on the NCAA Championships, changing into the primary Wildcat to earn a number of All-American honors because the 1999-2000 season.

Rosendahl continued her string of success into the 2017-2018 season, taking dwelling a second straight nationwide championship in platform and changing into Northwestern’s first-ever Big Ten Diver of the Year. She was awarded Co-Diver of the Big Ten Championships and received the 3-meter occasion there, setting a school-record excessive rating of 389.95 within the course of. 

She recorded the very best staff rating in 1-meter (356.15), 3-meter (389.20) and platform (364.40) throughout her senior season, incomes All-American honors as soon as once more.

As of the conclusion of her profession, Rosendahl held all three Northwestern ladies’s diving information.