Ruth “Ruthie” Spiegel flips on the trampoline in the Wolff-Zackin Natatorium at the University of Connecticut in Storrs on Oct. 20, 2025. Spiegel is an 18-year-old freshman from Engelwood, Colorado and is a diver on the UConn women’s swimming and diving team. She discussed how all the divers warm up and model their dives on the trampoline first before getting in the water. Photo by Darah Ostrom ’26