Former Georgia diver Chris Colwill placed ninth in the preliminaries of FINA World Cup on Tuesday and helped the U.S. earn its second spot in the 3-meter event at this summer’s Olympic Games in London.

Along with securing his country a spot, he clinched a berth for himself in Wednesday’s semifinals.

Chris Colwill

Colwill was a member of the 2008 Olympic team and is no stranger to long competitions.

“I knew it was going to be a long day,” he told Georgia Sports Communications. “It was a little tough waiting 45 minutes or so between dives, but I did my best to keep my mind off things. I stayed above 70 points on all my dives, and I’m happy with how I did.”

Colwill finished with a final score of 444.95, competing against 58 other divers and taking over four hours to complete the event.

He scored consistently on each of his six dives, averaging more than 70 points on each one.

The U.S. now has eight total spots in the diving events at this summer’s Games – the maximum a country can qualify for.

The World Cup will continue through Sunday, while the U.S. Olympic diving team will be selected in June.