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Olympian Chris Colwill to Brandon: 'I Love You Guys'

Brandon will be cheering Aug. 6 for Chris Colwill, who mastered his childhood diving techniques at the Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center, where he visited earlier this month for a heartfelt sendoff to the London Summer Olympics 2012.

 

"Everybody back in Brandon, Florida, I love you guys." So ends a 5-minute YouTube video clip featuring the highlights of the U.S. Diving Trials that landed Chris Colwill a trip to the 2012 London Summer Olympics.

Colwill, the son of Debbie and Chuck Colwill, a longtime member of the Rotary Club of Brandon, will be diving for Team USA and capturing the hearts of swimmers throughout the years from the , where Colwill spent his childhood training.

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Colwill is set to compete in the men's 3-meter springboard diving competition stariting today, Aug. 6. 

According to the NBC Olympics site online, today’s preliminary round is set for 2 p.m. Aug 6. The semifinal round is scheduled for 5 a.m. Aug. 7, followed by the finals at 2 p.m.

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  • The NBC Olympic TV listings do not indicate that the event will be on TV today, Aug. 6, until a replay tonight sometime after 8 p.m. on NBC (WFLA). There is a half hour of programming from 2 to 2:30 p.m. on MSNBC listed as "TBA." You can also view live coverage of the dives on your tablet or computer.

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"I fell in love with diving when I was just five years old and have never looked back," Colwill says on his Web site, which notes as well his many career accomplishments.

The site includes as well his @USAdiving tweets, giving a rundown of thoughts and events leading up to the diving competition that starts July 29.

The video clip, posted at nbcolympics.com, ends with Colwill's reverse 3.5 somersault dive — "his favorite and his best dive in the last round" — earning this exclamation from the female announcer:

"Oh my! He has outdone himself today! Look at how high he goes above the springboard and he nails the entry, absolutely vertical!"


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