2012 Olympic USA Female Divers To Watch For [PHOTOS]
Team USA is offering some mean female divers for the 2012 Olympic Games this year in London. Here is a list of America's female representatives in the diving category:
Abigail Johnson,22, began diving in 2002 and was a gymnast for nine years prior to that. She qualified for the NCAA Championship in 2010 and 2011, which made her the first NCAA champion with a 3-meter win from a Duke University student.
Brittany Viola,25, quit gymnastics at the age of 13 and devoted herself to diving when she joined her junior high school diving team. At the 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships, she won titles on 1-meter, 3-meter and platform.The Florida residence tweeted on July 15, "Joy, excitement, peace, & hope are the emotions I'm experiencing at @USADiving #Team heads to @London2012! Love is in my heart!" She will compete with other teams in the women's 10-meter platform preliminary round on Aug. 8.
In the water with her will also be USA competitor Katie Bell,24. In both 2011 and 2012, Bell came in second in the USA Diving Winter National Championships.The Ohio native began competing in diving competitions in 2005 and came in 1st place in 2009's AT&T National Diving Championships.
For a full list of the times and dates for both men and women's diving feats, click here to check NBC's official scheduled lineup, where you can also watch live streaming videos of all the Olympic Games.
