In less than a year, the former Olympic gymnast, Amy Chow, has gone from a recreational diver to possibly qualifying for Olympic trials.
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Magnificent talent.
Olympian Amy Chow dives into a new challenge :
Former Olympic gold-medal gymnast from Castilleja and Stanford has resurfaced as a doctor and a potential elite diver …
… The former gymnast-turned-pole vaulter is now a diver with unlimited potential, but with limited time. Chow is competing in the Zone D qualification meet, Friday through Sunday, in Tucson, Ariz. There, a top-12 finish would qualify her for the AT&T National Championships in Los Angeles on Aug. 9-14. From there, the next step would be the 2012 Olympic Trials.
‘That’s a very big step for Chow, who is now 33 and just celebrated her one-year wedding anniversary on July 10 with Dr. Jason Ho, an orthopedic surgeon. Chow works in pediatrics …
“I’ve coached some of the best (divers) in the U.S.,” (coach) Schavone said, “and no one has trained tower like this.”
During a training session on March 6 at Stanford, Chow plunged off the tower some 26 times. Schavone said that’s unheard of for an American diver.
“I can’t imagine anyone but the Chinese doing that,” he said. “I’ve never seen anything like that.” …
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