Athlete Bio#
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Height
5’5”
Age
35
Hometown
Upper Arlington, OH
Education
Duke University
Personal
Daughter of David and Elaine Johnston...Has two sisters, Adrienne and Leah...Engaged to Sam McGrath, an assistant football coach at Duke...Abby began diving in 2002...Was also a gymnast for nine years, but had to quit because of a back injury...Abby made her second Olympic Team while balancing the rigors of medical school (She began med school at Duke in the fall of 2014 and will begin her third year after the Rio Olympic Games)...While an undergraduate at Duke, she was enrolled in a pre-med program called CAPE and interned in the brain tumor clinic at Duke Hospital...She earend a degree in psychology from Duke in 2013...Hobbies include going to the beach, watching TV, playing tennis and soccer, and spending time with family and friendsCareer Highlights
- Seven-time senior national champion (6 in synchronized 3-meter, 1 in individual 3-meter)
- Won the 2011 NCAA Championships on 3-meter to become Duke's first NCAA champion (in 2009, she became the first Duke diver to qualify for NCAAs)
- Four-time World Cup team member (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
- Finalist on 3-meter at 2010 World Cup
- Medaled in synchronized 3-meter in 11 international competitions with six different partners, dating back to 2008.
- 2009 World University Games team member
Event Schedule#
2025 USA Diving National Championships
All events streaming on USA Diving's YouTube Channel Schedule (Updated 4.23.2025)Detailed TimelineQualification Criteria and Competition Format Qualifying Meet CriteriaBook Hotels Meet Information Packet International Team Selection Teams that will rep...
2024 USA Diving Winter National Championships
Meet Information PacketSchedule Detailed TimelineQualification CriteriaWatch Live on YouTube International Selection World Aquatics World Cup Series - preliminary notice World Aquatics recognized events - preliminary notice...