Thomas Finchum
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Club: Unattached (National Training Center)
Coach: John Wingfield
National Team: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Events: 10-meter, synchronized 10-meter (with David Boudia)
Career Highlights
National
Eight-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)
2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - 2nd on 10-meter, 3rd on synchronized 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.
