Former Olympic diver Bruce Kimball, convicted of...

Former Olympic diver Bruce Kimball, convicted of manslaughter two years ago when he drove his car into a crowd and killed two teen-agers, says he feels constant remorse about the accident.

“For a while, I’ve been wanting to come forward, but it’s very difficult to talk about these things. I didn’t take it in stride,” Kimball told The Tampa Tribune in his first interview since being sentenced to 17 years in prison in January of 1989.

“I want people to know that I am sorry for what I’ve done and I’m trying to change my life.

Kimball has served 19 months of his sentence for the Aug. 1, 1988 incident in Brandon, Fla., that killed two and injured six. He was legally drunk at the time his sports car rammed into the group. Kimball pleaded guilty and never spoke publicly about his feelings--leading families of the teen-agers to believe he didn’t care.

In an interview at Marion Correctional Institution in Ocala, Fla., Kimball, 27, also said he was a drug abuser at the time.

“Primarily cocaine, marijuana and alcohol is what I used. I was cross-addicted to all those,” Kimball said.