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Local Olympic Diving Hopeful Colwill Gunning For London

Chris Colwill, who grew up in Brandon and whose parents live in South Oak, could earn a trip to the 2012 London Games this weekend.

Olympic diving hopeful and Brandon native Chris Colwill is taking aim at a trip to London.

Colwill is competing in the U.S. Diving Trials, which run through Sunday in Federal Way, WA, outside of Seattle, NBC Sports reports. He finished third in Wednesday's preliminaries for the 3-meter springboard, an event in which he competed at the 2008 Games in Beijing.

The 27-year-old Colwill won the event at the 2012 FINA World Cup Trials and at the 2012 Ft. Lauderdale Grand Prix and is looking for another top finish this weekend to help him qualify for next month's London Games.

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Colwill, who trained at the Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center, resides in Athens, GA, though his parents, Chuck and Debbie, reside in the South Oak neighborhood.

Coverage of the finals of the U.S. Diving Trials will air on NBC this Saturday and Sunday. Check your local listings.

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