Athlete Bio#
Height
5'8"
Age
30
Hometown
Amherst, MA
Education
Indiana University (2018), University of Michigan (grad school)
Personal
Son of Mandy and David Hixon...Has an older brother, Matthew...Michael started diving when he was 7 years old...His mom dove at Ohio State and was the diving coach at the University of Massachusetts...She coached Michael until he began his college career...Michael’s dad was the long-time basketball coach at Amherst College...His favorite dive is 407C (inward 3 1/2 somersaults, tuck)...Michael enjoys the NFL, NBA, and reading...If he could meet anyone, it would be Barack Obama...Michael majored in economic consulting at Indiana University and is pursuing an MBA at MichiganCareer Highlights
- 2020 World Cup team member
- 2019 Pan American Games team member (bronze, synchronized 3-meter)
- 2016, 2018 World Cup team member (finalist on 3-meter)
- Two-time World Junior Championships medalist (1-meter bronze in 2012, synchronized 3-meter silver in 2010)
- 2014 NCAA champion on 1-meter and 3-meter while competing at the University of Texas
- Five-time national champion (two 1-meter, one 3-meter, two synchronized 3-meter)
- Four-time Junior Pan American Championships medalist (2011: gold, 3-meter; bronze 1-meter; 2009: bronze, 1-meter and 3-meter)
- Nine-time junior national champion
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...
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...
