Divers Bryant, Rittenhouse finish fourth

Kelci Bryant and Ariel Rittenhouse, the first women from the United States to compete in 3-meter synchronized diving in the Olympics, finished fourth Sunday at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing.
Bryant and Rittenhouse were in medal contention until the last dive of the meet. They finished 4.5 points behind the German team of Heike Fischer and Ditte Kotzian.
"I never look at the scores, and she never lets it out," said Rittenhouse, 17, form Santa Cruz. "It's tough to be so close, but it makes us want to come back for more in 2012."
The United States did not compete in women's 3-meter springboard in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.
China's Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia scored 343.50 points for gold, and Russia's Julia Pakhalina and Anastasia Pozdnyakova were second at 323.61.
"We're disappointed, but we're young," said Bryant, 19, from Chatham, Ill. "This is our first time at the Olympics. We could have done better, but we'll come back in 2012."
Diving competition continues Monday with David Boudia (Noblesville, Ind.) and Thomas Finchum (Indianapolis) in the men's synchronized 10-meter contest.