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Deidre FREEMAN
Sport Diving
NOC United States   
GenderWomen
Born26 Aug 1988 in Grinnell, IA, USA
Height1.62 m
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Higher education
 African American Studies, Education, Language Studies - Spanish, Religious Studies - University of Iowa: Iowa City, IA, USA
General Interest
Famous relatives
 Her mother Evelyn Freeman represented Canada in high jump in athletics. Her father Will was a national level pole vaulter. In 2016 her husband Jordan was inducted into the Iowa High School Swimming Hall of Fame in the United States of America. (Twitter profile, 11 Jun 2018; hawkeyesports.com, 15 May 2013; gofundme.com, 10 Jul 2013)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
 Her school swimming coach saw that she had talent with her tumbling abilities.
When and where did you begin this sport?
 She began diving at age 14. "The first time I tried diving was my first week of high school. I learned my entire 11-dive list required for high school competitions in one week and couldn't wait for my first competition."
International Debut
Year
 2012
Competing for
 United States
Further Personal Information
Languages
 English, Spanish
General Interest
Other sports
 She played softball in high school and was an all-state catcher. (usadicing.org, 2015)
Other information
 FURTHER EDUCATION
She has a master's degree in higher education and student affairs administration and policy from the University of Iowa in the United States of America. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2018; Instagram profile, 11 May 2019)

COACHING
She has worked as a volunteer assistant diving coach at the University of Iowa in the United States of America. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2018)

 Competition Highlights
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
11 2013 Barcelona, ESP 1m Springboard 236.30
Preliminary round 2013 Barcelona, ESP 3m Springboard 256.80
Grand Prix
Rank Year Venue Event Result
8 2015 Gold Coast, QLD, AUS 3m Springboard 306.30
4 2015 Gold Coast, QLD, AUS 3m Springboard Synchro 281.70
10 2015 Kuala Lumpur, MAS 3m Springboard 237.90
6 2015 San Juan, PUR 3m Springboard 277.10
2 2015 San Juan, PUR 3m Springboard Synchro 272.40
3 2014 Gatineau, QC, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 286.80
3 2014 Kuala Lumpur, MAS 3m Springboard Synchro 259.80
5 2012 Montreal, QC, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 275.04
World Series
Rank Year Venue Event Result
9 2014 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 282.30
6 2014 Dubai, UAE 3m Springboard Synchro 273.30