Kathleen Rollo

Kathy Seaman (, born 30 October 1951) is a Canadian former diver and diving judge. Under coach Ross Hetherington, she overcame limited training resources to earn provincial and national titles, and competed in international events including the women's 10 metre platform event at the 1972 Summer Olympics, finishing ninth. During her career, she earned numerous provincial and national awards and narrowly missed several international top-three finishes.

After retiring from competition, she contributed to the sport as a coach and international judge, while advocating for better training infrastructure in Saskatchewan. She judged at several Olympic Games and was recognized nationally for her service to Canadian diving.

Alongside her diving, she trained as a nurse, later focusing on AIDS education and prevention.

Early life Her family moved to Saskatoon when she was 3 years old.

While in grades 9 and 10, she attended the Little Flower Academy school in Vancouver to be closer to her coach Ross Hethertington, after he moved to the area. She was described in 1969 as among the top two or three women divers in Canada and was considered at that time to have a very high chance of securing a position on the Olympic team. Despite limited local facilities, she competed in both springboard and tower events, traveling to Edmonton or Winnipeg for adequate training, despite incurring travel and lodgings costs. She also lost out on a bronze medal in the 1970 Commonwealth Games by a third of a point, having been in third place until the final dive and ultimately losing the position to English competitor Shelagh Burrow.

Rollo set the 1972 Summer Olympics at her final goal, having expressed a desire to take up coaching after the event. Reflecting on the experience, she noted the Chinese athletes’ strong physical conditioning but felt they lacked technical refinement due to limited coaching. In 1975, she publicly advocated for better coaching and facilities for divers in Saskatchewan, warning that the province risked having no coaching for the older divers and only inexperienced coaches, but experienced divers, for the younger divers.

Judging and recognition She served as an international judge at the 1984 Summer Olympics In October 1988, she was among three people honored at the "Sask Sport's 12th annual volunteer awards", as one of Canada's top diving officials. In March 1996, she was again chosen to be a judge at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, her third time judging at an Olympics event.

She was recognised for her achievements in 2005, receiving the Kitch MacPherson Sports Officials Award in recognition of her contributions to the development of international diving judging, having judged five Olympic, four Commonwealth and three Pan-American games.

Career in health services Parallel to diving, she also pursued a career in health. She began studying nursing in 1970 By 1992, she was serving as a health consultant. and had two daughters. Her husband died in 1996.