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Katie Parker prepares for a platform dive in a double dual against UCLA and PurdueKatie Parker prepares for a platform dive in a double dual against UCLA and Purdue
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Parker, Waikel Head to Germany for Ulla-Klinger Cup

Iowa's Katie Parker is slated to compete for Team USA at the 13th Annual Ulla-Klinger Cup in Aachen, Germany, Nov. 7-8. Diving coach Todd Waikel will lead Team USA as head coach.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa first-year diver Katie Parker is slated to compete for Team USA at the 13th Annual Ulla-Klinger Cup in Aachen, Germany, Nov. 7-8.

Parker will go from the three-meter springboard on Nov. 7, before competing from the tower on Nov. 8.

The first year from Bentonville, Arkansas, has a collegiate season best of 200.15 from the three-meter. Parker was a two-time state champion in Arkansas, while also claiming platform titles at the 2025 USA Diving Zone B Championships, AAU National Championships and USA Diving Junior National Championships.

Iowa diving coach Todd Waikel will be Team USA’s head coach for this meet. During his tenure at Iowa, Waikel has coached five All-Americans, 15 NCAA Championship qualifiers and was instrumental in helping the diving program become a USA Diving “Center of Excellence.” Waikel has years of experience on the national and international scene, coaching two athletes through the 2016 Olympic Trials and leading Team USA at the 2015 Pan Am Games. He also has coached 10 USA Diving National Teams to titles in the last 20 years.