Fourth-year diver Olivia Winslow has been a standout performer for the University of Rhode Island swim and dive team, racking up major wins throughout the season.
Coming into her senior year, Winslow had won five total events in the one-meter and three-meter dives, but she has quickly smashed that total this year.
Winslow has exceeded expectations, winning every three-meter and one-meter diving event this year, except for one second-place finish against the University of Connecticut on Nov. 1.
“A lot of her old teammates and alumni look at her dive and say she went from looking like an athlete to a diver,” URI Diving Coach Christo Law said.
Winslow set the bar high for herself on Nov. 21 when she broke the program record in the three-meter dive with a score of 326.60, beating the old record of teammate and third-year Anna Petke, who scored 319.95 last year.
“It means a lot to me,” Winslow said. “To be able to have something to show for all my hard work.”
Winslow continues to impress, as she just set the program record in the one-meter dive on Saturday with a score of 304.40, again beating out Petke, who scored 303.68 in the one-meter dive in January.
“She went out and proved that she has been the best diver to ever step foot into this facility,” Law said. “She just wanted to improve her craft, and all the accolades, records and placements kind of fall in line.”
Winslow still has five more meets to compete in before she heads off to the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship in February, where she placed ninth last year in the one-meter dive and 10th in the three-meter dive.
Winslow and Law discussed a little bit about what to expect for the rest of the season and how to keep the momentum going into the A-10 Championship.
“I like to be able to compete with my own scores and see how well I can do,” Winslow said. “A-10’s will be a good way to close out the season, and hopefully I will do well and potentially get my first final.”
Law had some high praise for Winslow, as he has watched her blossom this year into the impressive diver she has become.
“She absolutely loves the sport and loves this team,” Law said. “She shows that energy and passion.”
Winslow’s energy and love for the sport have helped her to win 11 out of 12 diving competitions so far this year.
Winslow will look to keep her winning streak going and hopes she can help her team get back on track in the next meet in Durham, New Hampshire, at the Swasey Indoor Pool against the University of New Hampshire on Jan. 12, 2026, at 2 p.m.
