Laura Wilkinson is closing out her long career with a third trip to the Olympics. The 30-year-old Texan can bow out knowing that the future of U.S. diving belongs to a passel of youngsters who love to throw down 10s.
They are all keenly aware of what happened four years ago, when the once-powerful U.S. dive team endured an embarrassing Olympic shutout.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Two-time Olympian Troy Dumais leads after the preliminaries of the 3-meter springboard at the U.S. Olympic diving trials.
Christina Loukas moved into first place after her opening dive and stayed there throughout the 3m springboard preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic Trials Thursday.
After being out of the sport for more than three years, diver Mark Ruiz is attempting an improbable comeback at age 28.
SHEFFIELD, England(AP) - A 14-year-old Olympic-bound diver helped Britain on Saturday win its first FINA Diving World Series gold medal.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Two diminutive divers stood at attention on the pool deck, holding the spoils of another diving victory while China's national anthem blared from the speakers.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - China did not reign supreme Sunday at the USA Diving Grand Prix, giving hope to the other nations preparing for the Beijing Olympics.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Laura Wilkinson made a fashion statement in her pink bikini.
(AP) -- Laura Wilkinson nearly called it quits in 2004. If she had medaled at the Athens Olympics, she would have dried off, hung up her suit and retired to married life in Texas.

Olympic diving features eight events, with men and women each competing in: 3m springboard; 10m platform; synchronized springboard and synchronized platform.