1. Cynthia Potter was a member of three Olympic diving teams, winning a bronze medal in the 3 m springboard in 1976.
15 Facts About Cynthia Potter
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An 11-time All-American, Potter won a record 28 national diving championships.
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Cynthia Potter was the US outdoor champion in the 1-meter springboard from 1968 through 1977.
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Cynthia Potter was the 3-meter springboard champion in 1971 and 1972 and from 1975 through 1977; and took first in the platform competition in 1970 and 1971.
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Additionally, Cynthia Potter was chosen as World Diver of the year in springboard competition in 1970,1971 and 1972.
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Cynthia Potter was a member of the 1968,1972 and 1976 US Olympic diving teams.
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Cynthia Potter was selected to the 1980 US Olympic diving team, but due to the US boycott of the games that year, Potter was unable to compete.
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Cynthia Potter was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal instead.
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In 1972, she placed seventh on the 3-meter springboard and 21st in the 10-meter platform partially due to a foot injury, and in 1976 Cynthia Potter claimed a bronze medal in the 3-meter springboard.
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In other international competition, Cynthia Potter won a gold in the 3-meter springboard and a silver in the 10-meter platform at the 1970 World University Games, a bronze in the 3-meter springboard at the 1975 Pan American Games, and a silver in the 3-meter springboard at the 1978 World Championships.
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In 1987, Cynthia Potter was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
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Cynthia Potter provided the color commentary for ABC for diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
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Cynthia Potter continues to provide color commentary for its Olympic diving coverage and served as an analyst for its diving coverage for the next eight Olympics, including diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics, diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Rio, 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and the 2024 Paris.
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Cynthia Potter graduated from Indiana University in 1973 with a degree in secondary education, and received a graduate degree from the University of Arizona in teaching and teacher education.
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Cynthia Potter later remarried to TV producer Peter Lasser in 1996.