David Pichler

David John Pichler (born September 3, 1968) was an American diver for Ohio State University and an Olympic diving competitor representing the United States in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where Pichler was elected team captain.

Early swimming Born in Butler, Pennsylvania on September 3, 1968, in his earliest years, Pichler swam for the Butler YMCA.

Pichler attended Ohio State University, where he swam for Coach Vince Panzano, a former Ohio State diver.

International competition In 1992, Pichler unsuccessfully participated in the Olympic trials, but finished seventh, and may have been suffering from the flu.

In the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Pichler placed sixth in Platform diving, and in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Pichler placed ninth in platform diving, seventh in synchronized platform diving, and fourth in synchronized springboard diving, in one of his best performances. In the 2000 Olympics, Pichler served as team captain.

Pichler and Mark Ruiz won the synchronized platform final at the FINA-USA Diving Grand Prix in May 2000 scored 301.26 points, ahead of 298.50 for Australians Mathew Helm and Robert Newbery. In 1996, he publicly came out as gay.