Troy Dumais
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Troy Matthew Dumais is an Olympic diver
from California
. Dumais represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games, 2004 Olympic Games, and 2008 Olympic Games. He attended the University of Texas at Austin
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Dumais placed 6th in the 2004 Summer Games Men's 3m Synchronized Spring Board with his brother, Justin Dumais
. He also placed 6th at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics competition in the Men's 3m Individuals to make his 3rd 6th place Olympic finish in a row.. Diving alongside Kristian Ipsen
together they took the silver medal in
the synchronized 3 metre springboard at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships
in Rome
, Italy
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Son of Marc and Kathleen Dumais, Troy Dumais has three brothers - Justin (born 8/13/78), Brice (born 4/23/81) and Dwight (born 6/23/86), and one sister, Leanne (born 7/2/84). His father was a professional French Canadian hockey player and tennis player. Troy Dumais previously trained under coaches Van Austin, Tom Scotty and Jeff Shaffer. Troy Dumais has also played football, hockey, tennis, basketball and baseball. During his off time Troy Dumais enjoys cars, movies, working out and hanging out with friends. His diving goals are to win a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics and win as many senior national titles as possible. Troy's later career plans are to become a physical therapist. Troy has been known to volunteer his skills with upcoming and rising divers around the Austin area. His sessions have been said to of influenced top divers across Texas strive for greatness such as Kassidy Cook (Woodlands High School/Woodlands, Texas), Amanda Largent (Woodlands High School/Woodlands, Texas), Dean Frias (Roosevelt High School/San Antonio, Texas), Bradley Christensen (Argyle Liberty School/Argyle, Texas), and other high achieving Texas divers as reported by The Daily Texan, a local Austin news paper. Troy has been diving for 23 years, trains eight hours a day, and has no favorite dives because he likes them all. Troy is known to listen to music, plays games and talks between dives during a contest .
Named USA Diving's Athlete of the Year in 2006 and 1997. Troy in 2006 received the Sullivan Award, was the recipient of the 2002 Men's All-Around Award; Troy was the 2002 NCAA Division I 1-meter and 3-meter champion, who was fifth on platform. Troy earlier received the 2001 Men's All-Around Award at Indoor Nationals, 2001 NCAA 1-meter and 3-meter champion, 2000 NCAA 3-meter and 1-meter champion, platform silver medalist, and 1999 NCAA 3-meter champion and silver medalist on 1-meter and platform. Troy currently holds the record for most junior titles with 19. Troy placed third on platform at the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Earlier in 1995, Troy became the first U.S. junior diver to win two world junior titles since 1979 with gold medals on 1- and 3-meter. Troy Dumais was four-time high school All-American and team MVP.
to win the synchronized men 3-meter springboard at UCLA's Spieker Aquatics Center
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Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Dumais represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games, 2004 Olympic Games, and 2008 Olympic Games. He attended the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
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Biography
Dumais was raised in a family of divers and swimmers, and in 1994 was named Southern Pacific Association Diver of the Year in his class, as were all his siblings.Dumais placed 6th in the 2004 Summer Games Men's 3m Synchronized Spring Board with his brother, Justin Dumais
Justin Dumais
thumb|250px|rightJustin Dumais , is an Olympic diver. Dumais represented the United States in the 2004 Olympic Games and placed 6th in the 3m synchronized spring board with his brother, Troy Dumais.-Biography:...
. He also placed 6th at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics competition in the Men's 3m Individuals to make his 3rd 6th place Olympic finish in a row.. Diving alongside Kristian Ipsen
Kristian Ipsen
Kristian Ipsen is an American diver, who has been diving competitvely in 1998. Diving alongside Troy Dumais together, they took the silver medal in the synchronized 3 meter springboard at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy.-Championships:At the 2011 US National Championships in...
together they took the silver medal in
the synchronized 3 metre springboard at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships
2009 World Aquatics Championships
The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships were celebrated in Rome, Italy in 2009 from July 17 to August 2. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.Rome won...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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Son of Marc and Kathleen Dumais, Troy Dumais has three brothers - Justin (born 8/13/78), Brice (born 4/23/81) and Dwight (born 6/23/86), and one sister, Leanne (born 7/2/84). His father was a professional French Canadian hockey player and tennis player. Troy Dumais previously trained under coaches Van Austin, Tom Scotty and Jeff Shaffer. Troy Dumais has also played football, hockey, tennis, basketball and baseball. During his off time Troy Dumais enjoys cars, movies, working out and hanging out with friends. His diving goals are to win a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics and win as many senior national titles as possible. Troy's later career plans are to become a physical therapist. Troy has been known to volunteer his skills with upcoming and rising divers around the Austin area. His sessions have been said to of influenced top divers across Texas strive for greatness such as Kassidy Cook (Woodlands High School/Woodlands, Texas), Amanda Largent (Woodlands High School/Woodlands, Texas), Dean Frias (Roosevelt High School/San Antonio, Texas), Bradley Christensen (Argyle Liberty School/Argyle, Texas), and other high achieving Texas divers as reported by The Daily Texan, a local Austin news paper. Troy has been diving for 23 years, trains eight hours a day, and has no favorite dives because he likes them all. Troy is known to listen to music, plays games and talks between dives during a contest .
Named USA Diving's Athlete of the Year in 2006 and 1997. Troy in 2006 received the Sullivan Award, was the recipient of the 2002 Men's All-Around Award; Troy was the 2002 NCAA Division I 1-meter and 3-meter champion, who was fifth on platform. Troy earlier received the 2001 Men's All-Around Award at Indoor Nationals, 2001 NCAA 1-meter and 3-meter champion, 2000 NCAA 3-meter and 1-meter champion, platform silver medalist, and 1999 NCAA 3-meter champion and silver medalist on 1-meter and platform. Troy currently holds the record for most junior titles with 19. Troy placed third on platform at the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Earlier in 1995, Troy became the first U.S. junior diver to win two world junior titles since 1979 with gold medals on 1- and 3-meter. Troy Dumais was four-time high school All-American and team MVP.
Championships
At the 2011 US National Championships in August, Dumais teamed with Kristian IpsenKristian Ipsen
Kristian Ipsen is an American diver, who has been diving competitvely in 1998. Diving alongside Troy Dumais together, they took the silver medal in the synchronized 3 meter springboard at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy.-Championships:At the 2011 US National Championships in...
to win the synchronized men 3-meter springboard at UCLA's Spieker Aquatics Center
Spieker Aquatics Center (UCLA)
Spieker Aquatics Center is a 2,500-capacity stadium in Los Angeles, California used by UCLA water polo, swimming, and diving teams. The $14-million center was built in 2009 and is named for Tod and Catherine Spieker...
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