Ling Kuhn dives at 11:15 a.m. today at the NCAA championships in Austin, Texas. The N-G caught up with the first Illini diver to represent the program at the NCAA meet since 1992
When did you start platform diving?
I started diving platform when I was about 9 years old. I love it because it's an event a lot of people tend to steer away from. It requires you to have confidence and be fearless to jump off a 10-meter tower. Anyone can jump off a diving board at a public pool, but not many people can say they can do 3 1 / 2 flips off of a three-story building.