RIO DE JANEIRO – After balancing diving with medical school for the past two years, Abby Johnston turns her attention solely to the Olympic podium in Rio. The former NCAA champion and 2012 Olympic silver medalist opens action at the 2016 Olympic Games Friday in the women’s individual 3-meter springboard preliminaries.
All Olympic diving events are being held at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre in Rio de Janeiro.
A 2013 graduate of Duke, Johnston will make her second Olympic appearance after turning in a historic performance four years ago in London.