As soon as Julie stepped in, I knew that I would have to step up my diving. Julie works really well with the team and the coach-athlete relationship is very strong.

At the Harvard meet, I beat the one-meter champion my freshman year. It’s really hard to believe.

It happened on my very first dive at the meet. With the gainer two-and-a-half, you’re supposed to jump forward and flip backwards. I went over and I smacked my legs really hard. It stung.

I wasn’t even expecting it. It was one of the best meets of the season so far. Making NCAA Zones definitely was one of those unattainable goals I had freshman and sophomore years. Now it’s...