U.S. Olympic Diver Kristian Ipsen Is 'Not Wearing Much'

The 2012 games in London will be Kristian Ipsen first Olympic appearance, but Ipsen, 19, has high hopes this summer. In 2009, he and his diving partner Troy Dumais took home the silver medal at the Diving World Championships in Rome for the 3m synchro springboard event. Ipsen, who is also competing in the 3m springboard individual event, has yet to win gold in a major international tournament, but he isn’t letting the pressure interfere with his game. “And I feel like when I just focus on myself and kind of block everything else out, that's when I do well,” Ipsen tells Uinterview in our exclusive interview. Ipsen describes his training in preparation for the games as “rigorous,” and if you’d seen him up on the diving board you’d understand why. “Diving is a sport where you need to look good on the board and you're not wearing much [laughs],” he jokes. So what’s his secret? “We practice morning practices, four days a week, afternoon practices, six days a week. Then we do Pilates, weights, lots of different things,” comments Ipsen. Ouch.