Sam Dorman - - World Acrobatics Society 2022 Diving Legend

Representing the USA at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, Sam Dorman, along with his diving partner Michael Hixon, won a Silver Medal in the 3-meter springboard diving synchro event. Dorman was a member of the USA National Team from 2013 through 2018 and is a seven-time springboard diving National Champion (five in synchronized 3-meter, one in 3-meter, and one in 1-meter).

Born in Tempe, Arizona, Dorman began springboard diving when he was eight years old and started participating in diving competitions one year later, winning his first diving Nationals at the age of 15. By the age of 22, he was a member of the USA team at the 2013 University Games, held in Kazan, Russia. At the 2014 AT&T National Diving Championships, Dorman won three Gold Medals; in the 1- and 3-meter springboard events, along with the 3-meter synchro event (partnering with Zac Nees). The following year, in 2015, as a member of the University of Miami diving team, Dorman won the 3-meter individual springboard event at the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Swimming and Diving Championships and is the current record-holder for that event. He was a Silver Medalist in 3-meter synchronized diving at the Summer 2016 Rio Olympics Games representing Team USA, a 2017 Diving World Series Medalist, and a 2018 Diving World Cup team member.

Dorman attended the University of Miami where he obtained an MBA degree in 2020. Today, Dorman resides in Nevada and is a Research & Development Engineer for Duraflex International.

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