David Boudia Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Diver

David Boudia, 23, had great success at the 2012 London Games as he became the first American to win a gold medal in the 10-meter platform since Greg Louganis in 1988. Boudia added to his medal collection with a bronze in the 10-meter synchronized diving event alongside diving partner Nick McCrory, 21. These feats came after a disappointing outing in Beijing in 2008 when he failed to earn a medal in his two events—the 10-meter individual and 10-meter synchro events—despite having one of the most technically difficult routines in the entire competition. It was all in good time for Boudia, who unleashed his full potential at the London games.

The Noblesville, Ind., native began diving at the young age of 11 and has been a U.S. diving sensation ever since. Boudia attended Purdue University where he went on to be a six-time NCAA champion, two-time NCAA diver of the year (2009, 2010) and 2011 Big Ten Athlete of the Year. Boudia has also had a stellar international career, earning USA Diving Athlete of the Year in 2008, 2010 and 2011.

Heading into 2012 Boudia exhibited a strong focus that surely helped him become one of the stars of the London Games. “In 2008, there’s a lot of perks that I can take away from that event,” Boudia told Uinterview exclusively. “And a lot of that had to do with the way I was approaching 2008. It was a lot of focus on what I could gain from the Olympics, so switching that perspective of what was important to me. So now 2012 is just about taking one step at a time and enjoying that journey that I’m on because it’s going to be gone before I know it and I just want to enjoy it and just be able to have so much support on that.”

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