The Athletes’ Advisory Council (AAC) serves as the official representative body for athletes within USA Diving. The Council ensures that athlete perspectives are meaningfully integrated into organizational decision-making at every level.

The AAC is committed to advocating for the rights, interests and well-being of athletes while providing leadership on issues that impact the athlete experience. Acting as a direct liaison between athletes and USA Diving leadership, the Council strengthens communication, informs policy and helps shape initiatives that support the continued growth and success of our sport.

Athlete voices are essential to the future of USA Diving. The AAC is dedicated to ensuring those voices are heard and represented.

Athletes are encouraged to share ideas, questions, or concerns by contacting the AAC at aac@usadiving.org.


Current AAC Members:

Grayson Campbell

Alison Gibson 

Hunter Hollenbeck

Jenna Jagielski

Kyndal Knight

Anna Kwong

James Lichtenstein

Joslyn Oakley

Krysta Palmer (also USA Diving's Team USA AC Rep)

Dylan Reed

Jack Ryan (also USA Diving's Team USA AC Alternate Rep)

Lyle Yost

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The USOPC Athletes’ Advisory Council is responsible for broadening communication between the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and active athletes and serves as a source of input and advice to the USOPC board of directors. The mission of the AAC is “to communicate the interests and protect the rights of athletes, in cooperative support of the USOPC achieving its mission.”

Athlete Ombuds 

The Office of the Athlete Ombuds offers independent, confidential advice to elite athletes regarding their rights and responsibilities in the Olympic and Paralympic Movement, and assists athletes with a broad range of questions, disputes, complaints and concerns.

Phone:                 719-866-5000

Email:                  ombudsman@usathlete.org

Website:            usathlete.org

Athlete Ombuds Confidentiality and Privacy Policy:

(A) In general.—The Office of the Athlete Ombuds shall maintain as confidential any information communicated or provided to the Office of the Athlete Ombuds in confidence in any matter involving the exercise of the official duties of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds.(B) Exception.—The Office of the Athlete Ombuds may disclose information described in subparagraph (A) as necessary to resolve or mediate a dispute, with the permission of the parties involved.(C) Judicial and administrative proceedings.—(i) In general.—The ombudsman and the staff of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds shall not be compelled to testify or produce evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding with respect to any matter involving the exercise of the duties of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds.(ii) Work product.—Any memorandum, work product, notes, or case file of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds—(I) shall be confidential; and(II) shall not be—(aa) subject to discovery, subpoena, or any other means of legal compulsion; or(bb) admissible as evidence in a judicial or administrative proceeding. (D) Applicability.—The confidentiality requirements under this paragraph shall not apply to information relating to—(i) applicable federally mandated reporting requirements;(ii) a felony personally witnessed by a member of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds;(iii) a situation, communicated to the Office of the Athlete Ombuds, in which an individual is at imminent risk of serious harm; or(iv) a congressional subpoena.