Boosted by gold medals today in shooting, judo, weightlifting and synchronised diving, China drew even with the US in the overall medal count. After two days of competition both China (6-2-0) and the US (2-2-4) have won 8 medals.

Outsports photog Brent Mullins was able to shoot the late July U.S. diving championships. Among the divers competing were Olympians Troy Dumais (right, click image for larger view) and the pairs team of David Boudia and Thomas Finchum. More shots after the jump.

The cover of the current Advocate features out Australian diver Matthew Mitcham with the grabbing headline, “Matthew Mitcham doesn’t want to be the next Greg Louganis (but he might not have a choice).” When I read that, I thought, “What a little punk.” But then I read the quote where the editors obviously got the headline and realized they got it wrong:

But as significant as that moment would be for gay athletes everywhere, Mitcham has only one goal in mind. “I just want to be known as the Australian diver who did really well at the Olympics,” he says. “It’s everybody else who thinks it’s special when homosexuality and elite sport go together.”

Mitcham went on in the interview to draw distinctions between Louganis the person and Mitcham the person; a sentiment that Louganis echoed.

The nytimes.com has an interactive feature showcasing eight Olympic legends, including Greg Louganis who talks about his Olympic memories, HIV and hitting his head on the diving board. Other audio clips come from Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Bruce Jenner, John Carlos, Olga Korbut, Mary Decker-Slaney, Nadia Comaneci and Mark Spitz.

Dave Lohse, associate athletic communications director at the University of North Carolina and a longtime Outsports member, talks with us about working with Greg Louganis at the ‘88 Olympics, what he’s hearing from Beijing, what to watch for in Olympic swimming, and gay Olympians. Plus, he thinks that swimming is probably one of the most popular sports with Outsports readers; where in heavens name could he have ever gotten that idea?

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