Amy
Chmelecki
United States
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Skydiving
Date of birth | November 3, 1976 |
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Birthplace | Westchester County, New York, USA |
Age | 49 |
Nationality | United States |
Career start | 1995 |
Disciplines | Outdoor Skydiving |
As far back in her childhood as she can remember, Amy Chmelecki always wanted to be a skydiver. The ambition to learn the sport began as early as age 13, and continued through her teenage years, until finally getting her first chance at the legal age of 18. After that first experience of freefall, she knew skydiving would be a major focus of her life. Later that year, Amy earned her skydiving license in her native New York.
For the next three years, she would make time to jump as much as possible while finishing college. After college, Amy headed west to has spent her time practicing the sport at Skydive Arizona. She dreamed of being a professional snowboarder as a kid, but at 18 found an altogether different kind of 'big air.' "After I went for a skydive when I turned 18, I realized it was something you could do all the time, if you wanted. I never looked back," Amy says.