Helen Zitkovsky

Position:
Diving
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lexington
Hometown:
Lexington, Mass.

At Princeton — 2015-16: dealt with injuries throughout senior season and did not compete at the Ivy League Championships. 2014-15: dealt with injuries most of the season and was unable to compete at the Ivy League Championships. 2013-14: placed in the top four in both the 1- and 3-meter events at the Big Al Open … missed the Ivy Championships with an injury. 2012-13: helped Princeton to Ivy League title with sixth-place finish in the league 1-meter diving finals with 258.35 points … placed third in the ‘B’ final in the 3-meter event with 289.75 points; that total would have been third-best in the ‘A’ final.

Before Princeton — started the high school diving team at Lexington High and won the 2010 state championship ... has medaled every year at AAU Nationals since 2005 ... five-time competitor in the U.S. Summer Nationals ... captain of her swimming and diving team ... member of the National Honor Society ... member of the class council.

Personal — born May 24, 1994 ... daughter of Ivan and Dana Zitkovsky ... father is a patent attorney; mother is an emergency room physician ... has a younger sister Emily ... interested in studying chemistry ... enjoys baking, running and yoga.