rug ). ▁She ▁also ▁won ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁category ▁at ▁the ▁second ▁meet ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁F IN A ▁D iving ▁World ▁Series ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁D iving ▁career ▁F oster ▁started ▁out ▁her ▁sport ing ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁g ymn ast ▁at ▁age ▁five , ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁her ▁mother ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁div ing . ▁She ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁div ing ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁Wood lands ▁D iving ▁Academy ▁in ▁The ▁Wood lands , ▁Texas , ▁where ▁she ▁worked ▁and ▁trained ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Ken ▁Arm strong . ▁At ▁age ▁four teen , ▁F oster ' s ▁worst ▁fear ▁as ▁a ▁diver ▁came ▁true , ▁when ▁her ▁head ▁sl ammed ▁against ▁the ▁spring board , ▁while ▁f li pping ▁and ▁tw isting ▁with ▁a ▁reverse ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁som ers ault . ▁Despite ▁of ▁a ▁sudden ▁accident , ▁F oster ▁decided ▁to ▁progress ▁her ▁training ▁through ▁high ▁school , ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Iowa ▁and ▁subsequently ▁dove ▁for ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Haw key es ▁D iving ▁and ▁Sw imming ▁Team . ▁ ▁While ▁att ending ▁the ▁University , ▁F oster ▁became ▁the ▁l one ▁five - time ▁all - American ▁in ▁the ▁school ' s ▁sw imming ▁and ▁div ing ▁history . ▁She ▁placed ▁second ▁on ▁the ▁spring board ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁NCAA ▁Championships , ▁and ▁followed ▁it ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁fourth - place ▁finish ▁by