Made his first national team in 2005; Finished 10th in the 10m platform in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing; In 2011, won the first U.S. medal at the World Championships since 1986--a silver on platform; Is a six-time NCAA champion and 16-time national champion; Won the gold medal in the 10m platform at the 2012 Olympics in London, also taking home the bronze in the synchronized 10m platform event with partner Nick McCrory; Named USA Diving Athlete of the Year six times (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014); His first book, Greater than Gold: From Olympic Heartbreak to Ultimate Redemption, was released in August 2016, just before the start of the Olympics; Won a silver medal, with his partner, Steele Johnson, in the 10m synchronized platform at the 2016 Olympics in Rio; later picked up an individual bronze in the 10m platform.