Diving trials

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Troy Dumais, a 1989 graduate of Buena High School in Ventura, is trying to make his third U.S. Olympic diving team. He was on the 2000 and 2004 teams.
Dumais, who will be competing in a couple weeks in the U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, said training this time around has been "frustrating."
He has been spending more time in the weight room and that has been the root of most of his frustration.
"What I mean by frustrating, I meant I have those highs and lows," Dumais said. "One day after weights, I can be diving really well because I'm in the right mental state. Then one day after I have a break, I demand so much of myself, you have to be able to push yourself at the right time. Sometimes, I'm not good at that. I always want more, more, more, more, more. That causes more frustration."
The 28-year-old diver has been posting some of the best results of his career. He was second at the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix earlier this year and had a third-place at the FINA Diving World Series in Sheffield, England.
The U.S. Olympic diving trials are June 18-22. The winners of the trials earn spots on the U.S. Olympic team. The Olympic Team Selection Camp is July 2-6 in Knoxville, Tenn., where the remainder of the divers will be chosen.
The Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships will be in Pasadena July 22-27 before the U.S. diving team heads to Beijing for the Olympics.

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