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Duke’s Abby Johnston Comes Up Short in Olympic Diving

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 14: Abigail Johnston of the United States competes in the Women's Diving 3m Springboard Final on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. - Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images

It’s bound to sting but she seems to have a very healthy perspective on things

Duke’s Abby Johnston, who won silver in 2012 in synchronized diving, did her best but finished closer to the bottom than to the top in the Rio Olympics 3-meter springboard event.

We’re sure that’s not where she wanted to finish, but she seems to have a good perspective on things:

“I wasn’t nervous on any of them, so I kind of approached each one the way I normally do.