INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Samuel Dorman and Michael Hixon struggled to find words to describe the biggest accomplishment of their lives Wednesday night. So the two divers hugged, shook hands, pointed to the crowd and waved a flag bearing the letters U-S-A with the five Olympic rings.
A few feet away, 36-year-old Troy Dumais, the sport's iron man, walked down the pool deck and somberly hugged everyone he wanted to thank in what looked like a farewell lap.
Yes, it was an emotional night at the U.S. Olympic diving trials.
Dorman and Hixon never gave an opening to Dumais and Kristian Ipsen in the men's synchro 3-meter final and claimed the first spots on the diving team bound for Rio by easily beating the defending bronze medalists in the event.