participant_of brittany viola
The ___MASK80___ or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome , Italy from July 17 to August 2 , 2009 . The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines : diving , swimming , open water swimming , synchronized swimming and water polo . The 14th FINA World Championships were held on July 16  31 , 2011 in Shanghai , China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center . The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines : swimming , water polo , diving , open water , and synchronized swimming . At this championships , synchronized swimmer Natalia Ishchenko , of Russia , was the most decorated competitor winning all six gold medals of her events , at solo , duet and team routines . These championships served as qualifying stages for the ___MASK64___ . The ___MASK64___ , formally the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012 , was a major international multi - sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games , as governed by the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ). It took place in London and to a lesser extent across the United Kingdom from 25 July to 12 August 2012 . The first event , the group stage in women ' s football began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff , followed by the opening ceremonies on 27 July . 10 , 768 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) participated . Brittany Ann Viola ( born April 19 , 1987 in Minnesota ) is an American platform diver formerly for the University of Miami . In 2008 and 2011 , she won the NCAA championship in diving ' s ten - meter platform . She was named to the United States diving team for the ___MASK80___ 2011 World Aquatics Championships held in Rome and Shanghai , respectively . Viola was named Captain of the U . S . Diving Team for the 2009 event . Viola ' s Olympic dreams began when she watched the Magnificent Seven U . S . Gymnastics Team win gold in Atlanta in 1996 . She came close to making the 2004 U . S . Olympic Diving Team , finishing second on the 10 - meter platform at the U . S . Olympic Team Trials while still in high school . Prior to attending the University of Miami , Viola attended and graduated in 2005 from Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando , Florida . While in high school she trained with what is now YCF Diving at the YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando , FL . In 2008 Viola was named an alternate for the U . S . Olympic Diving Team after finishing fourth in the trials . Among her greatest accomplishments in competitive diving Viola placed second in the U . S . Grand Prix in Fort Lauderdale , FL , in 2009 . In June 2012 , Viola easily took first place in the U . S . Olympic Team Trials and sealed her place on the U . S . Olympic team . She was ahead of the second place member , Katie Bell , by nearly 60 points . Viola was the Student Athlete Advisor Committee ( SAAC ) President first for the University of Miami from 2008 to 2011 , and then the SAAC Chairman for the ACC for the 2008 / 2009 academic year . She is the daughter of former Minnesota Twins pitcher , Frank Viola . Originally trained in gymnastics , she retired at the age of 13 to concentrate on diving because she did not want to move away from home to train . FINA or " Fédération internationale de natation " ( English : " International Swimming Federation ") is the international federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) for administering international competition in water sports . It is one of several international federations which administer a given ___MASK45___ / discipline for the IOC and / or international community . It is based in Lausanne , Switzerland .