Diving
China have won 46 of the 56 gold medals in Olympic diving this century. Here’s why
Australia’s Cassiel Rousseau says their system enables them to work and train harder than he can.
- by Chip Le Grand
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Fifteen months ago he was lazing on the couch. Now British great Daley has his fifth Olympic medal
He started his Olympics career as a 14-year-old in Beijing, but Tom Daley says winning a silver medal in front of his husband and their two children is among his greatest achievements.
- by Kieran Crichard and Thom Gibbs
From TV talent shows to 10m platforms, Rousseau is going for Olympic gold (well, sort of)
How does this tattooed, mulleted, free-spirited 23-year-old afraid of heights dive with such precision he stopped China claiming a world titles clean sweep?
- by Emma Kemp
This diver was shocked when told she’d won a world title. Can she break Australia’s Olympic drought?
Diver Alysha Koloi won a world championships gold medal in February. She is hoping to make history in Paris – and has her sister to thank.
- by Tom Decent
The Brisbane psychology student focused on Olympic gold
A 23-year-old Griffith University student is making a (small) splash in the world of diving, and will be going for gold at the Paris Games.
- by Josh Bavas
‘Facing fear’: How SAS thrust Olympian from career turmoil to brink of history
As confronting as parts of her time on SAS Australia were, a four-time Olympian has been rejuvenated as she begins to chart her path to history in Brisbane.
- by Nick Wright
Rousseau leaps into the history books with Australia’s first diving gold
Cassiel Rousseau became the first Australian diver to win a world championship in the men’s 10-metre platform, denying the Chinese a clean sweep in Fukuoka.
A Sydney mayor wants to sink a navy ship off Coogee Beach
A multimillion-dollar plan to sink a navy ship off Coogee Beach for scuba divers has prompted opposition from councillors and residents concerned about its environmental impact.
- by Andrew Taylor
A watch that’s water-resistant for kilometres? Why makers are diving deep
Their features may be more poetic than practical, but the latest in luxury dive watches demonstrate more than just their potential.
- by Luke Benedictus
Millions spent to save diving facility with tower that no one can jump off
It cost a small fortune to restore the diving tower at Melbourne’s Harold Holt Swim Centre’s to its former glory, but swimmers won’t get the thrill of climbing it and plunging into the water below.
- by Cara Waters
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