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Thomas Finchum came up short in his attempt to make the U.S. Olympic diving team and has announced his retirement from the sport to pursue a country music career. Things turned out better at the the diving trials in Federal Way, Wash., for Troy Dumais, Chris Colwill, Nick McCrory and Kristian Ipsen, all of whom qualified for a trip to London (photos below).
Finchum, 22, finished fourth Sunday in the men's 3-meter springboard after failing to qualify in the 10-meter platform and tweeted: "After 13 years my diving career is finally over…. #bittersweet. Now it's time to chase some new dreams with @Northern_Nights."
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Thomas Finchum came up short in his attempt to make the U.S. Olympic diving team and has announced his retirement from the sport to pursue a country music career. Things turned out better at the the diving trials in Federal Way, Wash., for Troy Dumais, Chris Colwill, Nick McCrory and Kristian Ipsen, all of whom qualified for a trip to London (photos below).
Finchum, 22, finished fourth Sunday in the men’s 3-meter springboard after failing to qualify in the 10-meter platform and tweeted: “After 13 years my diving career is finally over…. #bittersweet. Now it’s time to chase some new dreams with @Northern_Nights.”
Boudia won the 10-meter and Colwill the 3-meter, with McCrory and Dumais second in each, earning them an Olympic bid. Boudia and McCrory won the spot in the 10-meter synchro and Ipsen and Dumais in the 3-meter synchro.
The women's team: Synchro, 3-meter: Kelci Bryant, Abby Johnston; 10-meter platform: Ashley Buchter and Natalie Kalibat. Individual, 3-meter: Cassidy Krug, Christina Loukas, Riverwoods. Ill./Indiana University; 10-meter: Brittany Viola (the daughter of former Twins pitcher Frank Viola) and Katie Bell.
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Photo 1: Troy Dumais competes in the 3-meter springboard in the U.S. Olympic Diving Team Trials at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center. Dumais finished second with a score of 1448.35. (Photo by: Joe Nicholson-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 2: Christopher Colwill competes in the 3-meter springboard. (Photo by: Joe Nicholson-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 3: David Boudia dives off the 10-meter platform. (Photo by: Joe Nicholson-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 4: Troy Dumais (left) and Kristian Ipsen (right) compete during the men's 3-meter synchro. (Photo by: Steven Bisig-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 5: Troy Dumais (left) and Kristian Ipsen (right). (Photo by: Steven Bisig-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 6: CAPTION: June 22, 2012; Seattle, WA, USA; Toby Stanley (right) and Michael Mosca (left) compete during the men's 3-meter synchro U.S. Olympic Team Trials at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center. (Photo by: Steven Bisig-US PRESSWIRE
Photo 7: Toby Stanley (left) and Steele Johnson (right) compete during the men's 10-meter synchro. (Photo by: Steven Bisig-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 8: Nick McCrory (left) and David Boudia (right) compete during the men's 10-meter synchro. (Photo by: Steven Bisig-US PRESSWIRE)
Photo 9: Thomas Finchum dives in the 10m platform final at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
Photo 10: Members of the U.S. Olympic Diving Team: Front row: Abby Johnston, and Kelci Bryant, and Katie Bell, and Christina Loukas, and Cassidy Krug. Back row: David Boudia, and Nick McCrory, and Troy Dumais, and Kristian Ipsen, and Christopher Colwill, and Brittany Viola. (Photo by: Joe Nicholson-US PRESSWIRE
