SideLine Scout Announces partnership with Olympic Gold Medalist David Boudia

SideLine Scout, the leader in video replay &analysis training software, announces Olympic Gold Medalist David Boudiaas its first Gold medal brand ambassador. The partnership kicks off as SideLineScout announces its #morethanvideo campaign.

“We admire David’s commitment to the sport of diving and his strong Christian faith.”

“SideLine Scout enjoyed the opportunity to spend time on the pool deck with David and his coach Adam Soldati. We have implemented multiple enhancements into our software that came directly from that experience.  When the opportunity surfaced for us to join up with David, we jumped on it.” said Steven Smallwood, President, SideLine Scout

About SideLine Scout
Established in 2013 to pioneer video replay for High School football and then burst onto the Diving scene in 2016 with help from Olympic Head Coach Drew Johansen, SideLine Scout was the video replay and analysis system for the United States Olympic Diving team as they made a big jump in performance in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Due to the portability of SideLine Scout, the team was able to travel to Rio and use it in multiple practice sessions in preparation for the competition.  In early 2018, the SideLine Scout team recognized a need as they traveled around the country working with swimming and diving programs for a hands-free low-cost system. Many pools use TiVo-like systems to provide a delayed replay for the athletes to view their previous dives.  These systems have become old and antiquated, so to solve this problem SideLine Scout developed a High Definition hands-free delayed replay application called PoolSide Live. This application runs on an Apple TV and was designed specifically for the aquatic community. More information on this product can be found at PoolSide.Live

About David Boudia
It was at 7 years old as David Boudia was watching the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games that he decided to be an Olympian.  After years of training, his dream came true in 2008 when he competed at the Beijing Olympics, and then later won a Gold and Bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics, and most recently another Silver and Bronze at the 2016 Olympic Games.  His dream may have come true, but he’s far from done following it.  With 17 National titles and four Olympic medals, David Boudia is the top 10m platform diver in the U.S. and one of the best in the world, in both the individual 10m and synchronized 10m events.

Boudia began his diving career at age 11 in 2000. He has stated that “a dive from the great height of an Olympic 10m platform once petrified him,” but he forced himself to overcome this fear to pursue the sport he loved. By 2005 he was a member of the U.S. National Diving Team. That year he won the Speedo National Diving Championships synchronized platform at 16. He left public school after 10^th grade and was homeschooled to focus on diving. He began to compete all over the world as he had an eye on the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

From 2006-2008 David and his diving partner, Thomas Finchum, medaled in 14 international meets (10 consecutive), including Gold medals at the 2007 Pan American Games and USA Diving Prix, Bronze at the 2007 World Championship, and Silver at 2009 World Championship. A year later Boudia was named to the 2008 Olympic Team, finishing 10^th individual in the 10m platform, and 5^th with Finchum in the synchronized 10m.

David also competed at Purdue University where he broke several records, won numerous titles, and received many elite honors.  He finished his college career with six NCAA national titles.

David officially turned pro in April 2011, forgoing his final year of college eligibility to focus on the 2012 Olympics, but he continued to train with college coach Adam Soldati at Purdue.

Boudia won two medals at the 2012 Olympics in London, including a thrilling final-round performance in the individual 10m platform that won him the Gold medal, the first since 2000 for the U.S. He also won Bronze with partner Nick McCrory in the synchronized 10m platform, becoming the first American duo to medal in the event, and the first Olympic medal for the U.S. in men’s diving since the 1996 Games in Atlanta- the Olympic Games that first captured David’s eye.

David went on to win the Silver medal in the 10m synchro at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games with his new partner, Steele Johnson, and brought home the Bronze on the individual 10m platform. David became a devout Christian in 2010 through the influence of his college coach. David openly references his religious beliefs and his strong faith plays a very big part in his life.  In October 2012 he married his college sweetheart, Sonnie Brand, and completed his degree at Purdue in December 2013.  David and his wife had their first child, Dakoda Boudia, in September of 2014 and most recently had their second daughter, Mila Boudia, in August 2017.

Contacts
Barrie Bandy
918.777.3794
barrie@sidelinescout.com