Tyler Downs

Career Highlights

• 2023 Pan American Games team member (bronze - synchronized 3-meter; 6th - 3-meter)
• 2024 World Cup Berlin bronze medalist (synchronized 3-meter)
• Five-time national champion (three synchronized 3-meter titles, one 3-meter title, one 1-meter title)
• 2019 Sagamihara and Beijing World Series team member
• 2018 World Junior Diving Championships silver medalist (1-meter)
• Three-time Junior Pan American Championships team member (2015, 2017, 2019)
• 2019 Junior Pan American Championships: gold, 3-meter and synchronized 3-meter; bronze, 1-meter and platform
• Six-time individual junior national champion

Personal

Son of Theresa and Donnie Downs...Tyler is the youngest of seven children...Started diving at age five and moved away from his family at age 14 in order to train in Indianapolis with coach John WIngfield...His favorite dive in 5154B on 3-meter... He likes to stay relaxed and listen to music during competitions....He particularly likes to listen to Nicki Minaj (his favorite song by her is 'What That Speed Bout')...The morning of competition, Tyler usually eats scrambled eggs, bacon, a waffle and some juice...Outside of competition, Tyler's favorite meal is anything at Chick-fil-A...Tyler's favorite diver is David Boudia...He would describe himself as funny,hard-working and empathetic...His favorite TV show is Scandal...If Tyler could meet anyone it would be Nicki Minaj