As a child, he loved playing in the creek that ran through the backyard of his family's home in Naples, NY. Countless summer hours were spent on the lake adjacent to Austin's childhood home, with Austin spending as much time as he could in the water, from jet skiing and boating to swimming in the lake.
That love of the water carried over to the pool, where diving ran in the family. Austin's older brother, Shawn, was an accomplished high school diver who eventually became an All-American while competing at both Monroe Community College (MCC) and Alfred.
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