Delaney Schnell Punches Ticket to Tokyo Games in Two Events

INDIANAPOLIS – Arizona Diving All-American, and Tucson native, Delaney Schnell added to the University of Arizona's Olympic legacy when she qualified for two events at the Tokyo Olympic games later this summer. After winning the 10-meter synchronized platform event on Saturday, Schnell won the platform dive on Sunday evening at the U.S. Olympic Swimming and Diving Trials.

Schnell's qualification for the Tokyo games adds to Arizona Women's Swimming and Diving's illustrious Olympics history as Wildcats have competed in the pool in the Olympics 66 times.
 

Come in chasing, end up winning. That's the Delaney way. #DivingTrials21 pic.twitter.com/5KOkdQLqEV

— Team USA (@TeamUSA) June 14, 2021

The decorated diver posted a banner 2020-21 for the Wildcats by earning All-American honors in the platform and the 1-meter dives after being named the Pac-12 Diver of the Year. Schnell is now a three-time All-American in the 1-meter dive and a two-time All-American in the platform dive.

The 2021 Tokyo Olympic games are scheduled to begin on July 23 in Japan with NBC broadcasting the games in its entirety on its family of networks.