Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson

Yohan Dion Eskrick-Parkinson (born 22 June 2000) is a Canadian-Jamaican diver and bobsledder. In bobsleigh, he represented Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics. In college, Eskrick-Parkinson joined the diving team of Northwestern University, and competed regularly in Big Ten Conference diving events. While at Northwestern, Eskrick-Parkinson reached out to Jamaican diver Yona Knight-Wisdom, and the two formed the first synchronized diving team represening Jamaica. The pair first competed together in Scotland at the Scottish national and open diving championships in 2021. The duo appeared at the 2023 and 2024 World Aquatics Championships as well as the 2024 Diving World Cup both as a team and in individual events, with the goal of qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. While Knight-Wisdom would qualify and appear at the games, Eskrick-Parkinson was unable to finish well enough to qualify himself.

Bobsleigh After failing to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Eskrick-Parkinson initially intended to end his sporting career and pursue medical school. After returning home to Calgary, he came in contact with one of his former weight coaches, Lascelles Brown, who was an Olympic bronze medalist in bobsleigh for Canada. He earned two more gold medals in North America cup competition immediately after, marking three victories in his first three bobsleigh starts. He graduated from Northwestern University in 2022 with a degree in neuroscience.