U.S. Olympic Diving Team

America is sending 12 men and women to the Olympic diving competition in Beijing. The list of qualifiers includes veterans and newcomers, including several teenagers. This is the first time since 1996 the U.S. diving team will have maximum participation, according to USA Diving.

Diving in the Olympics began almost a century ago and the format remained essentially unchanged until the 2000 Games in Sydney, when synchronized diving was added to the competition. The 10-meter divers (like Laura Wilkinson, pictured) dive from a platform, while the 3-meter divers dive from a springboard.

WOMEN:

Kelci Bryant, (Chatham, Ill.) – synchronized 3 meter

Hayley Ishimatsu (Seal Beach. Calif.) – 10 meter, synchronized 10 meter

Christina Loukas (Riverwoods, Ill.) – 3 meter

Ariel Rittenhouse (Santa Cruz, Calif.) – synchronized 3 meter

Laura Wilkinson (Spring, Texas) – 10 meter

Mary Beth Dunnichay (Ellwood, Ind.) – synchronized 10 meter

Nancilea Underwood Foster (Conroe, Texas) – 3 meter

MEN:

David Boudia (Noblesville, Ind.) – 10 meter, synchronized 10 meter

Chris Colwill (Brandon, Fla.) – 3 meter, synchronized 3 meter

Troy Dumais (Ventura, Calif.) – 3 meter

Thomas Finchum (Indianapolis, Ind.) – 10 meter, synchronized 10 meter

Jevon Tarantino (Boca Raton, Fla.) – synchronized 3 meter

For a list of all the summer Olympic sports and the American athletes who will participate, go to the Team USA Web site.