Thomas Finchum

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Finchum
Born	(1989-12-01) December 1, 1989 (age 34) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Sport
Country	United States
Event(s)	10m, 10m synchro
Club	National Training Center
Former partner(s)	David Boudia Drew Livingston
Coached by	John Wingfield
Retired	June 2012
Medal record Men's diving Representing  United States Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro 10 m synchro World Championships 2009 Rome 10 m synchro 2007 Melbourne 10 m synchro

Thomas Finchum (born December 1, 1989) is an American country musician and former platform diver. He was a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team. Finchum announced his retirement from diving in 2012.^[1] He is now pursuing a country music career.

Diving career

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Finchum and David Boudia placed fifth in the 10-meter synchronized diving competition. Finchum finished 12th in the individual 10-meter event.

At the 2011 U.S. National Championships, Finchum and Drew Livingston won the 10-meter synchronized men platform title.^[2][3] At the World Championships, he and Boudia were bronze medalists in 2007 and silver medalists in 2009.

Music career

On June 24, 2012, the day after he failed to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Finchum announced his retirement from competitive diving. He said he would move to Nashville, Tennessee, where he will attend Belmont University and pursue a country music career^[4][5]