- July 27, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Michael Hixon the Olympic diver didn’t plan to coincide with Michael Hixon the University of Michigan MBA student.
The Amherst native and 2016 Olympics synchronized diving silver medalist was supposed to finish his diving career at the Tokyo Olympics in July 2020 and start graduate school in Ann Arbor a few months later. No overlap.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced Hixon — like most of the world — to alter his plans.
“Diving hung around a little longer than I thought it would,” said Hixon, 27. “I love diving. A little more time diving is absolutely time well spent. The way this year has unraveled has been a little strange. I don’t think anyone had the ideal year.”
Amid pool closures and meet cancellations, Hixon continued training for an Olympic Games he wasn’t always sure would still be happening. That meant finding covert boards and pools and occasionally bending some rules.
Hixon and his girlfriend, Canadian Olympic swimmer Kennedy Goss,…
