Florida Roofer Makes Olympic Diving Team

August 3rd, 2008 — Roofers on the Web

Jevon Tarantino needed to call his father, Tony, back home in Boca Raton to tell him he made the Olympic team. Tarantino’s mouth dropped to the floor when he heard of the news and needed confirmation from his father that what he was hearing is true. It was.

Tarantino, 24, of Fort Lauderdale Diving, was named to the U.S. Olympic diving team Monday after a four-day selection trials camp in Knoxville, Tenn. Tarantino will compete in the 3-meter synchronized event with Brandon’s Chris Colwill, who secured the second 3-meter individual spot.

Tarantino is a graduate of Olympic Heights High School. How apt is that? He is also a full-time roofer, who used roofing to fuel his dreams of competing in the Olympics.



See the Sun-Sentinel news story for more background on the diving roofer.

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  1. mike on August 5, 2008 8:22 pm

    what a great article, i am a sports nuts and to see someone in our trade work and follow his dream is absolutely wonderful,

    it truly shows that you can follow your dreams from any profession, congrats to jevon and to know he has roofing in his blood is great, we all know how hard our trade is and what he has done is remarkable,

    you talk about having a work ethic, Go USA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lets show china and the world who we are!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. Roofing Robots on September 19, 2008 11:51 am

    Great article, I had no idea. Maybe next Olympics he’ll win big. These past Olympics were truly amazing, everything about them. Thanks for the post.

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