Austin Diver Will Represent Team USA In Tokyo Olympics 2021

Austin TX

22 July, 2021

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AUSTIN, TX — An Austin native and UT graduate will represent Team USA in the synchronized 3-meter event in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Alison Gibson of Austin will be one of 11 divers to compete in the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard final event in at the Tokyo Aquatics Center on Sunday. The competition will air at 1 a.m. central daylight time. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alison Gibson (@aagtexas) Gibson will dive alongside partner Krysta Palmer of Nevada in the synchronized 3-meter event. The 21-year-old is coached by Matt Scoggin, a 1992 Olympic diver for Team USA. As a freshman at the University of Texas, Gibson won the first event she contested at the NCAA Championships (1-meter springboard), becoming the Longhorns' first female NCAA diving champion in 10 years in 2017, according to TeamUSA.org. Alison Gibson and Krysta Palmer secured their tickets to the #TokyoOlympics after their final dive of night.@USADiving | #DivingTrials21 x #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/MgG3muP6zQ— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) June 11, 2021 She followed up with three Big 12 Championships and was named to both the 2019 USA Diving Tier Two diving team and Team USA at the 2018 FINA Diving World Cup. Although she's excited to represent her city and country as she strives for gold at the Olympics, Gibson told Austonia she hopes to show young athletes that any goal can be achieved through perseverance. "Always have fun and remember where you came from, and remember why you started doing what you're doing," Gibson said. "If you can take a step back and remind yourself of the real reason why you're doing it, that really helps you keep pushing through the really hard times." At her first Olympic Trials in 2016, Gibson placed sixth in 3-meter springboard, and moved up a spot to fifth in the event this year, according to Team USA officials. RELATED COVERAGE:Austin-Travis County Moves Back To Stage 3 COVID-19 Guidelines Museum Of Ice Cream Coming To The Domain In Austin Tiki Tatsu-Ya Coming To South Lamar In Late Summer 2021