Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Cynthia Potter competed in the sport of diving for a record 20 years. Her love of diving started at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel, where there were swimming, diving and synchronized swimming teams. At Lamar High School, she joined the swim team. At the time of her high school graduation, collegiate athletic programs were not available for women. Coach Hobie Billingsley at Indiana University contacted Potter and invited her to train at the national level with the male divers at IU. Never having set foot in the state of Indiana prior to that, Cynthia showed up in June & won her first national title that summer, and was named alternate to the 1968 Olympic Diving Team. Potter won 28 individual national titles to become the winningest woman diver in U.S. history. She also won 20 gold medals in world

competitions and was voted “World Diver of the Year” three times. She competed in the sport of diving for the United States for a record 20 years, both on the springboard and the platform. She won a bronze medal in the 1976 Olympic Games, silver in the 1978 World Championships, and a bronze medal in the 1975 Pan American Games. As her competitive career ended, she went on to coach at several universities & became an analyst for NBC Sports’ Olympic coverage. She is recognized as television's most trusted diving analyst for 30-plus years covering the Olympic Games, the USA diving national championships and the men's & women's NCAA Diving Championships. Potter was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.