Thomas Finchum
Height .............................................................................................. 6’ 1” Weight ....................................................................................... 150 lbs. Birthdate ................................................................... December 1, 1989 Birthplace ................................................................. Beech Grove, Ind. Hometown ................................................................... Indianapolis, Ind. Current Residence ..................................................... Indianapolis, Ind. Education ............................................... IU High School (home school) Club ............................................. Unattached (National Training Center) Trains ........................................................................... Indianapolis, Ind. Coach .............................................................................. John Wingfield National Team .............................. 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 2008 U.S. Olympic Team member (10-meter, synchronized 10-meter) Career Highlights: National: Nine-time national champion 2005 Speedo National Championships - 1st on 10-meter, synchronized 10-meter 2006 Kaiser Permanente National Championships - 1st on synchronized 10-meter (2nd on 10-meter) 2007 Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships - 1st on 10-meter, synchronized 10-meter 2007 Kaiser Permanente National Championships - 1st on 10-meter, synchronized 10-meter 2008 Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships - 1st on synchronized 10-meter (2nd on 10-meter) 2008 Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships - 1st on synchronized 10-meter 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - 2nd on 10-meter, 3rd on synchronized 10-meter 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - 2nd on 10-meter Three-time Junior National Champion (platform in 2003; 1-meter, 3-meter in 2004) International: Individual: 2003 Junior Pan American Championships - gold medalist on 3-meter 2004 Spring Swallows (FINA Grand Prix) - silver medalist on 10-meter 2005 World Championships - 20th on 10-meter 2006 World Cup - 8th on 10-meter 2007 Canada Cup - silver medalist on 10-meter 2007 AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix - gold medalist on 10-meter 2008 World Cup - 18th on 10-meter Synchronized diving: 2006-2008 - medaled in 14 international meets (including 10 consecutive) on synchronized 10-meter with David Boudia Two golds - 2007 Pan American Games, 2007 AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix Six silver - 2006 World Cup, three Grand Prix meets in 2007, 2008 AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix, one 2008 FINA Diving World Series meet Six bronze - 2007 World Championships, one 2008 FINA Diving World Series meet, two 2007 FINA Diving World Series meets, two 2006 Grand Prix events 2008 FINA Diving World Cup - 6th on synchronized 10-meter Personal: Son of Thomas and Audrey Finchum ... Comes from an athletic family ... His dad is a high school athletic director and basketball coach ... his brother, Luke (2-11-83), was a catcher on the baseball team at Concordia University Wisconsin and now coaches a high school JV baseball team ... his sister, Lindsay (12-24-84), is a former level 10 gymnast and Indiana state champion ... Thomas’s paternal grandmother, Barbara Whiteside (a former city parks diver), noticed him jumping off houseboats on family trips, gave him some pointers and encouraged the family to sign him up for formal diving lessons ... now trains six hours a day, six days a week ... He enjoys music, computers and movies. Other Accomplishments: Named USA Diving’s Athlete of the Year for 2007 ... 2007 Sullivan Award finalist ... 2005 Male All-Around Diver at U.S. Nationals ... 2002 College Choice Future Leader award recipient from the Indiana State Treasurer…2003 Performance Award, Speedo Senior National Championships ... Eighth grade valedictorian at Emmaus Lutheran School.
Thomas Finchum, results
Year 2001 2002 2003 National Events Speedo National Junior Diving Championships Speedo National Diving Championships Speedo National Junior Diving Championships Junior World Team Trials World Championship Trials Speedo National Junior Diving Championships Speedo National Diving Championships Speedo National Diving Championships [synch. Boudia] World Cup Trials World Cup Trials [synch. Boudia] Speedo American Cup Speedo American Cup [synch. Boudia] U.S. Olympic Team Trials U.S. Olympic Team Trials [synch. Boudia] Speedo National Junior Diving Championships Speedo National Diving Championships Speedo National Diving Championships [synch. Boudia] Speedo National Diving Championships Speedo National Diving Championships [synch. Boudia] Speedo U.S. Open Speedo U.S. Open [synch. Boudia] Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships [synch. Boudia] Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships [synch. Boudia] Kaiser Permanente National Championships Kaiser Permanente National Championships [synch. Boudia] Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships [synch. Boudia] U.S. Olympic Team Trials Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships [synch. Boudia] International Events Speedo American Cup Junior Pan Am Games International Springertag [synch. Croaston] Spring Swallows Spring Swallows [synch. Croaston] Speedo FINA Diving Grand Prix FINA Diving Grand Prix (Moscow) FINA Diving Grand Prix (Moscow) [synch. Boudia ] FINA Diving Grand Prix (Madrid) FINA Diving Grand Prix (Madrid) [synch. Boudia] FINA Diving Grand Prix (China) [synch. Boudia ] FINA Diving Grand Prix (China) FINA Diving Grand Prix (Ft. Lauderdale) FINA Diving Grand Prix (Ft. Lauderdale) [synch. Boudia] FINA World Championships FINA Diving Grand Prix (Ft. Lauderdale) FINA Diving Grand Prix (Ft. Lauderdale) [synch. Boudia] FINA Diving World Cup (Changshu, China) FINA Diving World Cup (Changshu, China) [synch. Boudia] FINA Grand Prix Super Final (Mexico) [synch. Boudia] FINA World Championships (Melbourne, Australia) FINA World Championships (Melbourne, Australia) [synch. Boudia] FINA Grand Prix Canada Cup FINA Grand Prix Canada Cup [synch. Boudia] AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix [synch. Boudia] FINA Grand Prix Comunidad de Madrid FINA Grand Prix Comunidad de Madrid [synch. Boudia] FINA Italian Grand Prix FINA Italian Grand Prix [synch. Boudia] Pan American Games Pan American Games [synch. Boudia] FINA Diving World Series (Sheffield, England) [synch. Boudia] FINA Diving World Series (Mexico City) [synch. Boudia] FINA Diving World Series (Nanjing, CHN) [synch. Boudia] FINA Diving World Cup (Beijing) FINA Diving World Cup (Beijing) [synch. Boudia] FINA Diving World Series (Tijuana, MEX) [synch. Finchum] AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix [synch. Boudia] FINA Diving World Series (Sheffield, GBR) [synch. Boudia] 1-meter 2nd (333.00) 2nd (316.38) 1st (239.58) 2nd (380.64) 3-meter 5th (332.25) 3rd (370.41) 1st (271.20) 2nd (431.04) 7th (236.28) 6th (476.43) 10th (219.54) 1st (412.11) 1st (464.76) 22nd (268.11) 8th (224.46) 5th (585.99) 3rd (293.10) 1st (418.40) 8th (390.80) 3rd (344.82) 10th (363.50) 9th (378.25) 2nd (403.95) 14th (334.80) 3rd (384.60) 3rd (981.54) 5th (477.12) 3rd (977.55) 3rd (244.89) 2nd (1062.09) 3rd (643.86) 2nd (470.76) 3rd (583.47) 6th (257.76) 1st (619.65) 1st (326.88) 2nd (456.35) 1st (420.24) 2nd (436.20) 1st (418.86) 1st (512.05) 1st (442.98) 1st (498.40) 1st (429.24) 2nd (496.10) 1st (423.60) 2nd (1583.50) 1st (464.04) Platform 6th (333.54) 2nd (347.49) 10th (264.900 2nd (465.61) 5th (296.88) 13th (390.42) 10th (362.37) 6th (316.17) 7th (354.78) 6th (267.54) 6th (288.15) 6th (447.51) 8th (427.17) 6th (312.60) 20th (340.86) 7th (432.80) 3rd (410.10) 8th (408.65) 2nd (443.22) 3rd (390.48) 19th (382.00) 3rd (463.56) 2nd (528.75) 2nd (398.64) 1st (497.40) 1st (434.64) 8th (417.50) 2nd (408.78) 7th (456.70) 2nd (448.62) 6th (454.10) 1st (437.64) 3rd (455.22) 4th (423.42) 3rd (427.68) 18th (373.10) 6th (430.62) 3rd (428.58) 4th (463.35) 2nd (437.52) 2nd (421.12) Platform 2nd (339.48) 13th (437.75) 6th (300.81) 1st (266.73) 9th (440.88) 1st (367.47) 5th (541.23)
2004
2005 2006
2007
2008
Year 2003 2004
1-meter 2nd (320.94)
3-meter 1st (385.68)
2005
2006
17th (345.30)
2007
2008
7th (373.50) 7th (381.75)
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