Christopher Colwill (born September 11, 1984) is an American international diver from

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. Colwill graduated from Tampa Preparatory School in 2003 and dove for the

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under dive coach

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. He is hard of hearing, with a 60% hearing loss. Colwill competed at the

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in China in 2006 in the 1m event finishing third. He won the 2006

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national title in the 1m and 3m spring board. He was unable to compete at the 2007 NCAA national meet due to an injury but rebounded to take the first prize on the 1m spring board in 2008. Colwill was a member of the United States Olympic team at the 2008 Olympic Games in

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, participating in the 3 meter springboard and the synchronized 3 meter with teammate Jevon Tarantino. He was also a member of the United States Olympic team at the 2012 Olympic Games in

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in the 3 meter springboard.

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* * * * * 1984 births Living people American male divers Deaf divers American deaf people Divers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Georgia Bulldogs men's divers Olympic divers of the United States People from Brandon, Florida Sportspeople from Tampa, Florida University of Georgia alumni Sportspeople from Hillsborough County, Florida {{US-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub

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