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Finnian Gelbach

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'0"

Age

20

Hometown

Springfield, VA

Education

Homeschooled

Personal
Son of Mary and Doug Gelbach...Youngest of five (Patrick, Max, Aidan, Margoux)...Finnian began diving at age 7 in 2012...He also plays lacrosse and basketball...He is a boy scout...Gelbach's grandfather was a successful diver back in the 1940s...His favorite dive is the inward 2 1/2 tuck on 3-meter...He states that the hardest thing about training is "having to stop at the end of practice"...His pre-competition meal usually consists of eggs, fruit and protein bars...Favorite diver is Ryan Hawkins
Career Highlights
  • 2016 Junior Nationals, 1st (3-meter)
  • 2016 Junior Nationals, 2nd (1-meter)
  • First junior nationals was in 2013 at the Junior East Nationals

Results

Event Schedule#

Paris 2024 Olympic Games Diving

Head Coach: Drew Johansen Assistant Coach: Wenbo Chen Additional Coaches: David Boudia, Dwight Dumais, Jenny Johansen, Matt Scoggin, John Wingfield...

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U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Diving

Where to WatchNewsJune 17 - Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon win synchronized 3-meter to qualify for Olympic GamesJune 18 - Four more divers punch their tickets to Paris with synchro wins at TrialsJune 20 - Sarah Bacon, Carson Tyler lead after individual s...

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