University of Michigan Student Scores Silver Medal in Synchronized Three-Meter Diving

Author Anne Erickson

July 29th, 2021 4:41 PM

Congratulations are in order for Andrew Capobianco and Michael Hixon, who scored silver in Tokyo in the men’s synchronized 3m springboard.

What’s extra special about this in is that Hixon is a University of Michigan student.

According to NBC News commentators during the game, Hixon took on a coaching position so he could use U-M’s pool during the pandemic. Commentators also stated that he kept his Olympic honors secret from his roommates in Ann Arbor.

Hixon also won the silver medal in the same event at the Olympics back in 2016, then with diving partner Sam Dorman. Watch the big dive below!

University of Michigan’s Michael Hixon in Action:

• Diving – Olympics: Day 5

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  TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 28: Andrew Capobianco and Michael Hixon of Team United States compete during the Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard final on day five of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 28, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

• 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials – Diving – Day 6

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  INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - JUNE 11: Michael Hixon (L) and Andrew Capobianco compete in the men's synchronized 3-meter springboard event during 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials - Diving - Day 6 at Indiana University Natatorium on June 11, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

• 2019 USA Diving Senior National Championships

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  INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MAY 25: Michael Hixon competes in the Senior Men 3 Meter Springboard Final during the 2019 USA Diving Senior Championships at the Indiana University Natatorium on the the campus of IUPUI on May 25, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
• Diving – Olympics: Day 5

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  TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 28: Silver medalists Andrew Capobianco and Michael Hixon of Team United States pose during the medal ceremony for the Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard final on day five of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 28, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

• Diving – Olympics: Day 5

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  TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 28: Silver medalists Andrew Capobianco and Michael Hixon of Team United States pose during the medal ceremony for the Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard final on day five of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 28, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

• Diving – Olympics: Day 5

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  TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 28: Andrew Capobianco and Michael Hixon of Team United States celebrate winning silver during the Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard final on day five of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 28, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
• Diving – Olympics: Day 5

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  TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 28: Silver medalists Andrew Capobianco and Michael Hixon of Team United States pose during the medal ceremony for the Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard final on day five of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 28, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

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