Bio
Connor Diemand-Yauman is an American student from Chesterland, Ohio who was a contestant on the reality television competition The Amazing Race 17, in 2010.
His team partner was his best friend Jonathan Schwartz. He was 22 during filming of the Race.
Amazing Race Q&A
Favorite hobbies
Singing in our a cappella group, volunteering, speech/debate, acting and sports
Achievements
Serving as student body President at Princeton University
Lifelong to do list
Beat Phil Keoghan in a foot race
What scares you most about traveling?
Getting sick
What excites you most about traveling?
New adventures and the unexpected
If I could switch places with someone
Shirley Tilghman (President of Princeton)
Role model/hero
Barack Obama
What are you passionate about?
Show tunes
What would you do if you won the million dollars?
Withdraw the full amount in one-dollar bills, put it in a kiddie pool, jump in, jump out and take a shower (apparently money is really dirty).
People would be surprised to learn
Dalmatians are born without spots
Favorite place you have ever visited
Princeton, N.J.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together
Staying in harmony (musically and competitively)
What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race (other than winning one million bucks)?
An incredible experience and the chance for one last hurrah with Jonathan before we graduate and go off into the real world.
Pet peeve about your teammate
At times Jonathan can be overly concerned with getting in trouble and he's often afraid to break any sort of rules.