Eileen Richetelli

Eileen Richetelli
Personal information
Born (1972-05-31) 31 May 1972 (age 52)
Milford, Connecticut
Home townMilford, Connecticut
Alma materStanford
Sport
CountryUSA
SportDiving
Medal record
Women's Diving
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana Platform
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1995 Fukuoka Platform

Eileen Richetelli is a former American diver. She won a gold medal in platform diving at the 1991 Pan American Games.[1]

Early life

From Milford, Connecticut, Richetelli attended high school at Lauralton Hall, where she won four individual event diving state championships and helped lead the Crusaders to one team championship.[2]

Richetelli attended Stanford University and was a member of the Cardinal swim and dive team. While at Stanford, she won five individual event NCAA titles, four NCAA team titles[3], was named an All-American[4], and was named NCAA Diver of the Year twice.[5]

International career

Richetelli was a member of the United States diving team from 1991-1997.

She won a gold medal in platform diving at the 1991 Pan American Games.[1]She also received a gold medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade in Fukuoka. Richetelli was an alternate on the 1996 United States Olympic diving team.[6]

Personal Life

Richetelli is a member of athletic Halls of Fame at Stanford[7], Lauralton Hall, and the Milford Sports Hall of Fame.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Pan American Games – Diving Medalists Archived 2008-12-31 at the Wayback Machine hickoksports.com (Retrieved on 6 December 2008)
  2. ^ "Lauralton Hall Athletic Hall of Fame". Lauralton Hall. Lauralton Hall. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. ^ "National Champions". Stanford University. Stanford University. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Swiming and Diving All-Americans". Stanford University. Stanford University. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  5. ^ "NCAA Swimmers and Divers of the Year". Stanford University. Stanford University. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Lauralton Hall Athletic Hall of Fame". Lauralton Hall. Lauralton Hall. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Stanford Hall of Fame Women's Swimming and Diving". Stanford University. Stanford University. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Lauralton Hall". Instagram. Lauralton Hall. Retrieved 24 December 2024.