Janie Potvin

Position:
Diving
Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
High School:
DeMortagne
Hometown:
Broussard, Quebec Canada

2010-2011

Potvin placed fourth on the platform at the NCAA Championships with a score of 314.15 ... also saw action in both springboard events, but didn't advance to finals ... had a pair of second place finishes and one third place finish at the Big 12 Championship meet, scoring 50 points. Her personal bests on the season came at the LSU meet in the 3-meter (351.10), at the Big 12 Championships in the 1-meter (317.05), and against Georgia Tech in platform (327.90).

2009-10

Finished in 8th in the finals of the 3-meter springboard and won the consolation final of the platform diving event at the 2010 NCAA NAtional Championships...also placed 27th in the 1-meter springboard event...scored a monstrous 54 points at the 2010 Big 12 Championship meet after placing first in the platform event and second in both the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events...set s new school record mark in the platform diving event at the Big 12 Championship with a score of 333.65.

2008-09

Redshirted in her first season at Texas A&M ... competing at the FINA Diving Grand Prix in Moscow in March, Potvin placed fifth on the platform with a score of 275.50 ... placed seventh on the 3m and ninth on the platform at the Canadian Senior Nationals in Calgary in February.

High School/Club

2006 graduate of DeMortagne High School in Boucherville, Quebec ... Dives for CAMO coached by Aaron Dziver ... Member of the Canadian junior national team since 2006 ... Was eighth on the tower and 11th on the three-meter at Olympic Trials ... Won the Beverly Boys Award as the top overall diver at summer nationals... Bronze medalist at junior nationals on the platform in 2006 ... Earned a bronze in synchro three-meter and was 8th individually on the tower at Canadian Winter Senior Nationals ... Claimed a bronze medal on the platform in the Canada-U.S. Junior Challenge in 2005 ... Is a former handball player ... Finished 20th on the tower at the 2006 Junior World Championships.

Personal

Janie Potvin is the daughter of Michel Potvin and Sylvie Denis ... Born May 16, 1989 in Montreal ... Has two sisters, Christina and Vicky ... International business major ... Enjoys listening to music and hanging out with friends.