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In her fifth exclusive column for ESPN, Australian Olympian Melissa Wu opens up about her experiences at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.My time in Rio was amazing, it was such a good experience. The city was crazy, the amount of people; the colours; it was so busy I couldnt believe it. Let me explain a few of my experiences.The time the diving pool turned green and we couldnt flush our toilet paperWe just arrived at the pool one day to watch the competition and it was green, out of nowhere. It was OK, though, it wasnt too gross or slimy -- it actually felt like normal pool water -- it was just the wrong colour. Ive been in a green pool only once before and it was really gross, but this wasnt too bad.But when they tried to change colour initially, they put a whole lot of chlorine in, which made everyones eyes sting. That was only for one day though and once they fixed it up it was fine and it went blue again.It didnt really put me off and luckily I didnt have to compete in it. Other divers actually had to do their comps in the green pool, but by the time I was competing it was blue again so it didnt really bother me. The conditions outside the pool would have had more of an effect on us, but the colour doesnt really have an impact, as we dont need to see under the water.I felt bad with the media back in Australia giving the athletes village such a bad rap, but it was really good. There were a lot of signs around when we first got there saying please dont flush your toilet paper, put it in the bin, because it clogged the toilet, but everyone was in the same boat. The showers were a bit cold when we first got there but they were hot at the pool, so we could just shower there. That was probably the main issue. By the time we got to Rio most of the issues had been sorted out in the apartments, so everything was running smoothly.I underperformedIts hard for me to pass judgement because Im on the Olympic team and its hard for me to comment too much on peoples performances or whether they underperformed, because personally for me when I reflect on my performance I definitely underperformed at Rio.Its difficult to pinpoint the reason why I didnt perform my best, its not that I have an excuse for my performance, you just go in and theres a lot of pressure and in the moment anything can happen; its really difficult at that level - under that stress and pressure - to be able to produce your very best. Diving is an incredibly mental sport when it comes to competition and it often comes down to who is the most mentally tough on the day.I know that everyone on the Australian team would have tried their best. Sometimes people can be harsh on athletes and are upset when they underperform. I can understand criticism when theres bad behaviour involved, which some people may have been a part of, but Im sure every single athlete did their best to put in a good performance.Maybe the expectations were too much?Maybe the high expectations that athletes have of themselves or from family, friends, coaches and Australians in general may have affected some athletes. It definitely depends on the athletes and how they react to that sort of pressure.I know before an event I dont focus on medals because that undoes my whole performance, so I see a sports psychologist specifically to work on a mental process that I go through every competition. It involves staying 100% in that moment, not getting too ahead of myself, not dwelling on whats already happened, not looking at scores; its actually really hard trying to block all those things out, so thats why I spend so much time working on it.My disappointment at RioOverall I was relatively happy with my performance. I had three solid rounds, I didnt have any big misses and I was sort of up in the mix, maybe not the medal mix, but up there with the top girls the whole way through. I was disappointed though, because I knew I could have dived better in the final, but most of all I dropped one of my best dives, which is my last dive. Im not sure if it would have brought me up to fourth, but I would have liked to finish with a really good last dive at least. Overall it wasnt too bad, but I was definitely disappointed with my performance.It wasnt really surprising who made it into the top group, but its common for a lot of us to swap around positions, so you probably couldnt pick who was going to place where, apart from maybe first and second, but everyone else has been competitive throughout the year and you couldnt really pick where wed all finish.What I hope to see in Australias diving futureIll definitely be sticking around for a bit, but Im not sure how much longer Ive got left. Ill keep going for as long as I can, but its all up to what my body allows. Hopefully I can continue to improve or just maintain where Im at. Id like to keep improving though and I think there is definitely a lot of room for improvement in my dives.The team that went to Rio was a bit of a mix, some were quite young while others had a bit more experience, but hopefully everyone who went to Rio will keep going. Even the ones that have been around for a bit longer I think are starting to find their footing and its a bit of a turning point for them as they really start to reach their peak within diving. So if they can keep going and continue to back up their results and improve, itll really bolster our Australian team.Weve got World Championships next year and then Commonwealth Games the year after, so there are some really big opportunities to improve and cement yourself. 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Im just trying to get as much information as possible and try to figure out whats best for me, but at the same time, staying focused for the bowl game that weve got ahead.The Mentor, Ohio native has had an amazingly fast climb for a player who had never started a college game as recently as August. After spending his first two years seeing only spot duty behind Marquise Williams, Trubisky ranks 10th nationally in passing yardage (3,468), 12th in touchdown passes (28), 11th in pass efficiency and fifth in completion percentage (68.9) for the Tar Heels (8-4).Trubisky said the feedback obtained by Fedora has put him as a possible first-rounder, but hes trying to find out as many details as possible.It may be leaving now, it may be coming back, he said. So those are some of the things Ive been thinking about: Whats going to put me in the best position to have a long-term sustainable career and be the best possible quarterback I could possibly be?Fedora said he has been getting draft information for Trubisky and three other juniors: tailback Elijah Hood, safety Donnie Miles and defensive back M.ddddddddddddJ. Stewart. Defensive tackle Naz Jones has already stated he will enter the NFL draft after the Sun Bowl.Players have until Jan. 18 to declare for the draft. Trubisky said hed like to make a decision by roughly a week before that deadline.Im not going to tell them what I think is best, Fedora said. Im just going to give them the information and then Im going to expect them to make a good, educated decision.Still, Trubisky is getting used to seeing his name out among draft prospects already.Last week, he graced the back cover of the New York Daily News as a possible draft target for the New York Jets -- Its Tru Love! the headline screamed -- even though Trubisky has yet to say hes leaving Chapel Hill.Trubisky said several teammates texted him pictures of it, though he shrugged it off by saying: Im not like the tabloids-type of guy.I thought it was funny, Trubisky added. What was it, the front of a magazine cover? Like, what am I doing there? ' ' '