Connor & Jonathan

Connor Diemand-Yauman and Jonathan Schwartz are a team of Ivy League A Capella Singers on The Amazing Race 17.

The two friends got off to a strong start to the race, even winning the third leg. However, in the following leg, they ended up on the later flight to Sweden with four other teams and subsequently struggled at the Detour before eventually switching tasks. This was enough to drop them to last place, resulting in their elimination in 9th place on the day of their graduation from Princeton University.

Profile[]

Retrieved from CBS.com^[1]

Connor[]

Age: 22
Hometown: Chesterland, Ohio
Connection to your Teammate: Best friend
Current occupation: Student
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: 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 then 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.

Jonathan[]

Age: 22
Hometown: Cranford, N.J.
Connection to your Teammate: Best friend
Current occupation: Student
Favorite hobbies: Singing in our a cappella group, filmmaking and filling out surveys
Achievements: It's a three-way tie between getting into Princeton, being cast in a Broadway show and opening up that really tough jar of pickles in the back of my fridge.
Lifelong to do list: Make a lifelong to do list
What scares you most about traveling? The fact that other travelers are probably going to pass gas on airplanes without me hearing it
What excites you most about traveling? The opportunity for me to pass gas on airplanes without anyone hearing it
If I could switch places with someone: Yanni
Role model/hero: My parents, Mother Theresa and Kenny G (not necessarily in that order).
What are you passionate about? Tweezin' the old unibrow
What would you do if you won the million dollars? If I were to win the million dollars I would buy a pony, but just one.
People would be surprised to learn: That my name, "Jonathan," is translated to mean "gift from God." Coincidence? I think not.
Favorite place you have ever visited: My podiatrist's office (bunion surgery - more like "Fun-ion" surgery.)
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together: Not dying while circling the globe.
What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race (other then winning one million bucks)? On the Race, I hope to accomplish world peace, eradicate hunger and give Phil Keoghan a buzz cut.
Pet peeve about your teammate: He's taller than me.

The Amazing Race 17[]

Race History[]

Connor & Jonathan's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	United States → United Kingdom	No Detour	Connor	3 of 11
2	2	United Kingdom → Ghana	Tune In / Check Out	Connor	6 of 10
3	3	Ghana	Bicycle Parts / Language Arts	Connor	1 of 9
4	4	Ghana → Sweden	Sleds / Beds	Connor	9 of 9
				Average	4.75
Legend: The team finished in first place The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg The team that won The Amazing Race The team that crossed the Finish Line second The team that crossed the Finish Line third ► The team used the Fast Forward pass ϵ The team used the Express Pass somewhere during the leg ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ⋐ The team that used the second slot of the "Double U-Turn" ⋑ Recipient of a second U-Turn due to the "Double U-Turn" twist

Post-Race[]

Connor is a Co-CEO for Merit America.^[2]
Connor is come-out in Merit America Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CfZCDq-g-00/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Trivia[]

Connor & Jonathan are only all-male team to win a leg in The Amazing Race 17.

External links[]

Interviews[]

Leslie Murray at Cranford Chronicle (09/27/2010): "Cranford's Jonathan Schwartz takes on the world in The Amazing Race"
Joyce Eng at TV Guide Online (10/18/2010): "Sled Inconsistency Screwed Us Over"
Digital Spy (10/18/2010): "Ivy League a cappella singers explain why they sang for Phil Keoghan at the pitstop this week"
Gina Scarpa at Reality Wanted (10/18/2010): "The Amazing Race 17: Exclusive Interview with Connor Diemand-Yauman and Jonathan Schwartz"
Teeuwynn Woodruff at RealityNewsOnline (10/19/2010): "We Were Always Supportive and Always Fun and Always Singing"
Carrie Bell at People.com (10/20/2010): "What's Next for the Princeton Singers?"
Carla Patton at BuddyTV (10/19/2010): "The Last Song: An Interview with Connor and Jonathan from 'The Amazing Race'"