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Dumais, Troy
- 2000 Olympic Games 3-meter sixth place finisher, fourth in synchronized 3-meter with David Pichler
- NCAA Division I 1-meter and 3-meter champion in 2000, 2001 and 2002
- Gold medalist in the synchronized event with older brother Justin (born 8/13/78) at the 2001 U.S. National Outdoor Championships in the 3-meter and platform events
- Placed third on platform at the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
- Holds the record for the most junior titles with 19, including sweeping all three events (1-meter, 3-meter, platform) at the 1992 and 1993 National Junior Diving Championships
- All three of Troy’s other siblings were national team divers at one point, while brother Justin is Troy's National Team sidekick currently. Other siblings include Brice (born 4/23/81), Dwight (born 6/23/86) and Leanne (born 7/2/84).
- Hated being in cold water as a baby, but did enjoy jumping in the water. His parents saw an interest and enrolled him in diving programs.
- By age seven, his parents were driving him one hour each way to his diving lessons, by age eight an hour and 15 minutes, by age 10 an hour and a half, and by age 14 an hour and 45 minutes! Because of this, the Dumais siblings would all travel together to
- Says he doesn’t compete with his siblings, though people probably assume he does. “I see it as competing within myself.”
- Was the 1997 U.S. Diving Athlete of the Year.
- Likes to do anything active that doesn’t tire his body too much – play sports, Nintendo, watch movies.
- Father Marc played professional hockey in Canada.
- Hopes to be a physical therapist.
- Trains five hours per day, six days per week.
Dumais has struggled with kidney stones at inopportune times – during the summer season from 1999-2001, in fact. He missed the 1999 World University Games in Spain after being brought to a hospital because of pain on his right side. He passed a stone during his four-hour visit. Then, at the 2000 Olympic Trials he passed two kidney stones within 16 hours leading up to the finals, but still managed to execute his last six dives of the competition. “I told myself if I was able to walk, there was no way I wasn’t diving,” he said. Then, in the summer of 2001, he had a minor case that didn’t overlap with any competitions. Kidney stone patients are normally given narcotics to ease the pain, but Dumais must pass up the drugs every time to avoid taking a substance on the total banned doping list.
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Height: 5' 6
Born: 1/21/1980
Hometown: Ventura, Calif.
Resides: Woodlands, Texas
Sport: Diving
Event: 1-meter, 3-meter, platform
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