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Gibson earns U.S. Olympic Team spot in Women’s Synchro 3-meter Springboard

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Former University of Texas star Alison Gibson and partner Krysta Palmer punched their ticket to the Tokyo Olympics by posting a 28-point victory on Thursday evening in the finals of the Women's Synchronized 3-meter Springboard competition at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Diving. Gibson and Palmer became the first divers to officially qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team.

Gibson, who competed at Texas from 2017-20 and won the 2017 NCAA individual title on the 1-meter springboard as a freshman, will make her Olympic debut in July. Only the winner in the synchronized events at the U.