Keim To Compete In 10-Meter Synchro

Sept. 21, 2000

Sydney, Australia – University of Miami senior Jenny Keim (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) has been selected to compete in the 10-meter synchronized diving competition at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.

Keim will team with Laura Wilkinson (The Woodlands, TX) as the United States’ entry in the event’s Olympic-medal debut on September 28. Keim and Wilkinson were selected by USA Olympic diving head coach Jay Lerew.

Keim qualified for the Olympic Games with a first-place finish in 3-meter springboard at the United States Olympic Trials earlier this summer in Federal Way, WA. She begins competition in the 3-meter event on September 27.

Keim, the 2000 NCAA National Champion in the 10-meter platform, is making her second appearance at the Olympic Games. She finished ninth in the 3-meter springboard at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.