A Newtown Square native, she began competing in diving at the age of 7 and had her first national competition at the age of 9. At Radnor High, she earned All-Central League honors in field hockey and was state champion and Junior Olympics champion in diving. She also competed in diving at Penn State University. 1992: At 29, she was the oldest member of the United States swimming and diving team, which competed in the Summer Olympic Games at Barcelona, Spain. She earned a bronze medal in 10-meter platform diving. 1996: After overcoming illness and injuries, she was the top qualifier in the 10-meter platform diving for the American team at the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. At age 33, she became the oldest Olympic diving medalist by earning a bronze medal.