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Training like Olympic Diver Sam Dorman

We caught up with Olympic Diver and Silver Medalist Sam Dorman about his training routine, his Rio qualifying experience, and of course his four-legged bud, Hank. Diving is not what you would call a popular hobby for most people. How did you know you wanted to be a diver? When I was six years old, I started doing gymnastics but I didn’t like my coaches. After seeing the Olympics on TV and watching diving for the first time, I knew diving is something I had to try. So I quit gymnastics. Since my dad was a teacher, he had the...

OA Team May 30, 2017

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How the O + A Adventure Correspondent spends His Tax Refund

As a bachelor in Park City, Utah, mountain bikes and snowboards are the closest things I have to dependents. Thankfully, shock rebuilds and tune ups are much cheaper than diapers, daycare, and college educations. So when Uncle Sam returns some hard-earned money each April, I indulge. And so should you. Now a disclaimer: I’m frugal. Not cheap. Frugal. I want a good deal. My older brother complains that my air mattress, which he sleeps on a few times per year, is crap. It was the second least expensive one at the store – not the least expensive though. He’d...

Oars + Alps Apr 13, 2017

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Grant Legan, Globe Trotter

I’m a photographer with a love of travel and fashion. Travel is my education and inspiration, and I love being surrounded by fellow creatives. How did you land on your current profession and (notably awesome) lifestyle? What were the most important steps that got you to where you are? I think a lot of it has to do with luck and trust in not only yourself, but your surroundings. You can't let fear hold you back from anything. I don’t know how many times I've been scared to try something, or super nervous on a job. But I trust myself,...

OA Team Feb 01, 2017

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