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Signed: The Yannis Schattman File
7/28/2022 2:12:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
GoDuke.com will highlight each swimming and diving signee in the class of 2022. Next up is diver Yannis Schattman of Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.
Yannis comes to Duke after a heralded high school career and club career. The Cortlandt, N.Y., native dove for Mike Darland at both Hendrick Hudson High School and his club diving program before moving to train at elite diving academy RipFest in Indiana. While at RipFest, Yannis trained tirelessly, while also balancing the rigorous demands of Laurel Springs online school. He is equally as active outside of the pool, volunteering his time in many different ways to help others.
He is the son of Sarantoula Pappas and Spencer Schattman and has three younger siblings.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BOARD
- Earned NISCA All-America honors in 2019 and 2020
- A 2018 USA Diving regional champion and three-time YMCA National Champion. He also was a two-time Junior National Finalist and seven-time national qualifier.
- Captured sectional championships his two seasons at Hendrick Hudson and was a bronze medalist at the New York State Championships as a freshman.
- Improved to capturing the silver at the New York State Championships his sophomore season and earned an invite to train at RipFest.
- Captain of both his club diving program and high school swimming and diving team.
- Met and trained with the Greek National Team last summer and earns his Greek citizenship to compete internationally for Greece.
OUT OF THE POOL HIGHLIGHTS
- Garnered the high honors student-athlete award as a sophomore
- An active volunteer in the community, tutoring students in math, Spanish and history during and after school hours.
- Garnered the NYSPHSAA/Special Olympics of New York Basketball award, assisting students with special needs to participate in sports.
- A member of the National Honor Society and National Hispanic Honor Society
- Earned High Honor Roll every year of high school
GET TO KNOW YANNIS
Why Duke in one word? Culture
What is your favorite diving memory so far? Training a month last summer with the Greek national team at the Athens 2004 Olympic Stadium.
What is your pre-meet hype song? Stay Fly by Three 6 Mafia
Do you have any hidden talents? Driving stick shift (manual)
If you had to eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? Gyros
Other fun facts? I swim a mean 100 breaststroke
PERSONAL BEST SCORES
1-Meter Board: 11 dives - 544.75 points
3-Meter Board: 11 dives - 502.95
I chose Duke not only because of the unprecedented academics and athletics that establish it as one of the most esteemed universities in the world, but because of the relentless culture that characterizes the swim and dive team. Their united goal in advancing the legacy of Duke athletics is inspiring and I am extremely honored to become family with a group of athletes who consistently push each other in their endeavor to achieve something greater than themselves. GO DUKE!!!Yannis Schattman on why Duke
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