Laura Ryan is an American international diver from Elk River, Minnesota.
Education
Ryan graduated from Elk River High where she was coached by Jason Baumann. As an Indiana University sophomore the next year, she finished eighth on 3-meter and 12th on both 1-meter and platform at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Women"s Swimming and Diving Championships.
Career
She competes in 1 meter and 3 meter individual springboard diving and 10 metre platform diving as well as 3 meter synchronized springboard. She dove collegiately at Indiana University (Indiana University) and the University of Georgia UGA.
Early career
Collegiate career
Foreign her junior year, Ryan transferred to the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia and trained under UGA dive coach Dan Laak. Ryan was also selected by United States of America Diving for the Olympic Performance Squad, the United States Canada Cup Team and the FINA Grand Prix team
Ryan also earned a spot on the UGA Athletic Director"s honor roll and was selected by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America as a First-Team Scholar All-American as a psychology major.
Academically, Ryan was selected for the UGA Student-Athlete Leadership Academy, the Ramsey Scholarship for Academic/Athletic Excellence, the UGA Athletic Director"s Honor Roll and the Dean"s List. International career
Ryan has also qualified for the 19th FINA Diving World Cup that will take place in Shainghai in 2014.
Membership
The 2014 season marks Ryan"s fifth consecutive year as a member of the United States national diving team (2010 - 2014).