Howard: A typical night at practice consists of a half hour of stretching and warm up/dry land (which is strength exercising), then in the pool working all of my dives on both 1m and 3m. Some nights I will just do my voluntaries, which are the easier dives, and some nights doing my optionals which are the harder dives. I practice four days a week.

MLMN: What’s the coolest place you’ve ever dove from?

Howard: The coolest place I have ever dove at is the University of Arizona in Tucson for USA Nationals. The pool is awesome!

MLMN: What colleges are among your current favorites? What do you think you would like to major in?

Howard: The colleges that I will like to look into are University of Buffalo, University of Arizona, Notre Dame and University of Miami. I don’t know exactly what I want to major in yet, but I have a fascination for hawks, bald eagles and marine life. So I might want to major in marine biology or ornithology .

MLMN: Outside of Lower Merion High School, what activities do you participate in?

Howard: I am a part of St. Matthias’ Youth Group that I meet up with every other Sunday for two hours, and I am an altar server at St. Matthias.

MLMN: Who is your favorite athlete?

Howard: My favorite Athlete is Greg Louganis because he has inspired me in so many ways that words can’t explain. I want to become the female version of him. He is just amazing. I have met him and he is one of the kindest people I know.

MLMN: What is your favorite book? Continued…

Howard: My favorite book is “The Sacrifice” by Kathleen Duble.

MLMN: What is your favorite movie, and why?

Howard: My favorite movie is “Elf” because it is hilarious and it’s the best Christmas movie I have ever seen. I love watching it with my family.

A sophomore, Howard finished first at the Central League Diving Invitational with a personal best score of 255.35, breaking the Lower Merion High School diving record. This season, she also broke the Penncrest High School pool record with a score of 236.00. She scored 55 points in diving for the Aces this winter, qualified for Districts for the second year in a row and qualified for States.

Main Line Media News: How do you adjust to different boards, and how important is it to get practice in at different sites?

Carolyn Howard: Adjusting to different boards is sometimes pretty difficult. I make sure I do my harder dives to get them out of the way. I feel as if it is very important to practice on different boards because the boards might be slippery or tighter then you prefer and you need to adjust.

MLMN: Have you ever felt that you hit a perfect dive? Was it in competition or just practicing?

Howard: Hitting that perfect dive feels awesome! I have hit a dive for 10s at AAU Nationals. I was super stoked. I could hear the crowd go wild and that flat hand on the water told me that I certainly hit that dive, which was a reverse dive pike off the 7m platform.

MLMN: What are your best dives, in order?

Howard: On 1m, my best dives are: reverse one and one half somersault in the tuck position and my front full twisting one and a half. On 3m, my best dives are: reverse two somersaults in the tuck position, back one and a half somersault tuck and my back one a one half somersaults with a half twist.

MLMN: What, to you, is the major difference between indoor and outdoor diving competitions?

Howard: The difference between outdoor and indoor diving for me is visual spotting. It is harder for me to spot the water outdoors because the water is the same color as the sky. The sun sometimes will reflect on the water, making it a bit harder the see. Indoor diving is easier for me because of the different colors of the aquatic center that make it easier to visually spot my dives.

MLMN: Take us through a typical workout session, both in the pool and in the weight room.

Howard: A typical night at practice consists of a half hour of stretching and warm up/dry land (which is strength exercising), then in the pool working all of my dives on both 1m and 3m. Some nights I will just do my voluntaries, which are the easier dives, and some nights doing my optionals which are the harder dives. I practice four days a week.

MLMN: What’s the coolest place you’ve ever dove from?

Howard: The coolest place I have ever dove at is the University of Arizona in Tucson for USA Nationals. The pool is awesome!

MLMN: What colleges are among your current favorites? What do you think you would like to major in?

Howard: The colleges that I will like to look into are University of Buffalo, University of Arizona, Notre Dame and University of Miami. I don’t know exactly what I want to major in yet, but I have a fascination for hawks, bald eagles and marine life. So I might want to major in marine biology or ornithology .

MLMN: Outside of Lower Merion High School, what activities do you participate in?

Howard: I am a part of St. Matthias’ Youth Group that I meet up with every other Sunday for two hours, and I am an altar server at St. Matthias.

MLMN: Who is your favorite athlete?

Howard: My favorite Athlete is Greg Louganis because he has inspired me in so many ways that words can’t explain. I want to become the female version of him. He is just amazing. I have met him and he is one of the kindest people I know.

MLMN: What is your favorite book?

Howard: My favorite book is “The Sacrifice” by Kathleen Duble.

MLMN: What is your favorite movie, and why?

Howard: My favorite movie is “Elf” because it is hilarious and it’s the best Christmas movie I have ever seen. I love watching it with my family.