Focused Faces of Olympic Divers

"Worst morning to forget my allergy meds." Ilya Zakharov of Russia Federation competes in the Men's 3m Springboard preliminary round during Day Six of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

"I immediately regret this decision!" Kristian Ipsen of the USA dives during 3 meter springboard preliminaries at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center during Day 1 of the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix on May 6, 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

"Breathe through your eyelids." Kai Qin of China competes in the Men's 3m Springboard preliminary round during Day Six of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center on July 21, 2011 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

"Ah man, I left my phone in my pocket." Espen Valhein of Norway competes in the Men's 3m Springboard preliminary round during Day Six of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center on July 21, 2011 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

"How come I never get to go first?" Sho Sakai of Japan competes in the Men's 3m Springboard preliminary round during Day Six of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center on July 21, 2011 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

"Relax your face." Kai Qin of China competes in the Men's 3m Springboard preliminary round during Day Six of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center on July 21, 2011 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

"Do my eyebrows look ok?" Jonathan Joernfalk of Sweden competes in the Men's 3m Springboard preliminary round during Day Six of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center on July 21, 2011 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

"Peek-a-booooo." China's Wu Minxia dives during the women's 3-Meter Springboard final at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Shanghai, China, Saturday, July 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

"Michael Jordannnnnn!!!" Troy Dumais of the United States competes in the Men's 3m Springboard preliminary round during Day Six of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center on July 21, 2011 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

"Cannonballllll!" Wang Xin of China competes in the women's 10m platform diving preliminary round at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 20, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Reed

"Coach, my toes are stuck!" China's He Chong competes in the men's 3m springboard final at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai July 22, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

"I never even wanted to be a diver." He Chong of China dives during the final of the Men's 3m Springboard at the FINA Diving World Cup at the Olympic Aquatics Centre in London February 22, 2012. He won the event. REUTERS/Andrew Winning

"Remember to smile, mom's watching." Chris Colwill of the US competes in the Men's 1m Springboard event, at the FINA 2011 Swimming Championships in Shanghai, China, Saturday, July 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

"Focus!" China's He Chong competes in the men's 3m springboard diving semifinal at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai July 21, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

"Better get bonus points for the mohawk." China's Minxia Wu dives in the preliminaries of the women's three metre springboard at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. China's Minxia Wu dives in the preliminaries of the women's three metre springboard at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens August 25, 2004. Wu qualified for semi-finals with sixth best score in the preliminaries. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

"Deeeep breaths." China's He Min dives during the men's 1-meter Springboard final at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Shanghai, China, Monday, July 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

"Least relaxing sport ever." Sergej Baziuk of Lithuania competes in the Men's 3m Springboard preliminary round during Day Six of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center on July 21, 2011 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

"Start holding your breathhhh...now." Britain's Peter Waterfield dives during the men's 10m Platform diving event at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Shanghai, China, Saturday, July 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

"Yeah, I'm looking at you, judge number 2." Bronze medalist Germany's Sascha Klein competes in the finals of the men's 10m platform diving event at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Shanghai, China, Sunday, July 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

"Ca-li-for-nia girls, they're unforgettable." Sho Sakai of Japan competes in the Men's Preliminary 10m Platform at Aoti Aquatics Centre during day fourteen of the 16th Asian Games Guangzhou 2010 on November 26, 2010 in Guangdong, China. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

"Look, no hands." Chris Colwill of the United States competes in the Men's 1m Springboard Final during Day Three of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center on July 18, 2011 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

"Intimidation!" Julian Sanchez of Mexico competes in the Men's 3m Springboard preliminary round during Day Six of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center on July 21, 2011 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

"This backflop's gonna hurt." He Min of China dives during 3 meter springboard preliminaries at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center during Day 1 of the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix on May 6, 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

"Note to self: invest in hair band." Zi He of China competes in the Women's 3m Springboard Final during Day Eight of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center on July 23, 2011 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

"Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy." Matthew Mitchum of Australia competes in the Men's 10m Platform Preliminary diving event at the National Aquatics Center on Day 14 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 22, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

"I'm not scared of you water!!!!" Reuben Ross of Canada competes in the Men's 3m Springboard Final at Dr. S.P. Mukherjee Aquatics Complex during day eight of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on October 11, 2010 in Delhi, India. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

"This is so much higher than it looked!" Kristian Ipsen dives during the Men's 3 Meter Springboard Final of the AT&T USA Grand Prix Diving at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatics Complex on May 7, 2011 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)

"Kisses, baby." Rashid Alharbi of Kuwait competes in the Men's 3m Springboard preliminary round during Day Six of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center on July 21, 2011 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

"It's almost over, it's almost over." Julian Sanchez of Mexico dives during the Mens 3m springboard Semi Finals at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center on Day 2 of the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix on May 11, 2012 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

"Why don't they heat this pool?" China's He Zi breaks into the water to win the gold medal in the women's 1-metre springboard diving competition at the World Aquatic Championships in Melbourne March 23, 2007. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay