By Danielle Repper, Swimming World College Intern
Many divers across the the United States hail from other countries.  It is a large commitment for divers coming from afar, leaving their homes, and having to adapt to a new world. But it’s also an incredible opportunity for student-athletes to travel and navigate through their young adult life in a new culture.
Josiah Purss, redshirt junior diver for the University of Utah, was born and raised in the very small town of Wachope in New South Wales, Australia before landing here in the United States.
“I chose to come across to the US because there was an abundance of opportunities to train over here at a high level, whereas the top level training in Australia is very selective,” expressed Purss. “I had quit diving two years before I came to the US, so I didn’t really have the option to get into a program in Australia. Also, the concept of being a student-athlete in Australia doesn’t really exist. Athletic scholarships are minimal and university sports are more like inter-varsity teams than university funded programs. I also have the travel bug, so I wanted to keep traveling and seeing the world!”
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