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Learning math through competition supports Schramm's belief that diving differs from other sports because "the mind doesn't teach the body, but the body teaches the mind."
"The motions in diving are everyday--walking, jumping, swinging your arms--so the skill you learn is not as much physical as it is an awareness of what you're doing," Schramm said.
On Sunday, Schramm will face some of the most difficult competition of his life when Indiana's three All-Americans, Rob Bollinger, Niki Stajkovic and Doug MacAskill invade Cambridge. While the diving competition will be intense, according to Schramm it wll also be healthy.
"Since all the divers have the same intention, and all are trying to solve the same problems, it's not a question of putting the other guy down," the pre-med said. "Diving is more social than swimming can be because you can talk between dives but you can't...
A twelve-year veteran of diving, Schramm can predict what a dive will be like the second he leaves the board. He enjoys the quick feedback of the sport because he can repeat the dive immediately if he's displeased.