Thirteen years after her retirement, former Olympic gold medalist Laura Wilkinson is aiming for a comeback in the Tokyo Games at 43.
Wilkinson was 22 when she won the gold medal in platform diving at the 2000 Sydney Games – storming back from eighth to finish first. But the mother of four is determined to have one last Olympic hurrah.
After qualifying in Sunday's diving finals at the U.S. Olympic trials, she's now one step away from earning a spot on the U.S. diving team to secure her fourth Olympics spot.
"I'm kind of just surprised I'm doing it, honestly," Wilkinson told TODAY on Friday.