Christopher Colwill (born September 11, 1984) is an

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international diver from

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. Colwill graduated from

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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

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, participating in the 3 meter springboard and the synchronized 3 meter with teammate

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. He was also a member of the United States Olympic team at the

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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 for the United States Sportspeople from Brandon, Florida Sportspeople from Tampa, Florida University of Georgia alumni 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub

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