"crashing out of the women's final. Reade had been unbeaten all year and was the favourite to win the women's title. On the road Nicole Cooke's win in the women's road race provided the first Olympic gold for an athlete from Wales since Richard Meade in 1972. A total of ten divers were part of Team GB in the individual and synchronised diving events, including 14-year-old Tom Daley, the 2008 European 10 m champion and one of the youngest athletes to ever compete for Great Britain at an Olympics. A total of twelve entrants competed for Team GB in the"
"17. Daley qualified for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in the individual 10m dive competition and, following the retirement of 2004 silver medallist Leon Taylor, in the 10m platform synchro competition. Some in the British media reported that in competing he would become the youngest-ever male British Olympian, until it was ascertained that Ken Lester, cox to the rowing pair at the 1960 Olympic Games, had been 13 years and 144 days old at the time. In the Olympic synchronised 10m platform competition, they placed eighth, while in the individual 10m platform competition he finished seventh. A month after his appearance"
"Oliver Dingley Oliver Dingley (born 24 November 1992) is an international diver who represents Ireland. He represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In doing so, he became the first Irish Diver to compete at the Olympics in 68 years. RTÉ’s highest rating sports event at the 2016 Olympics was Dingley’s 3m springboard final, with an average of 388,000 viewers. Dingley has won numerous national and international medals. Dingley came to prominence in 2008 when he became the youngest ever Men's British Champion on the 1 metre springboard (aged 15). He went on to win the same title in 2009,"
"circuit, winning a bronze in the individual platform competition and a silver in synchro at the Madrid Grand Prix. Daley and Aldridge won bronze in synchro at the 2008 FINA Diving World Cup. Their score was a British record and Daley became the youngest ever male medallist in a world diving event. Daley came seventh in the individual competition. In March 2008, Daley became the youngest person to win a gold medal at the European Championships, held in Eindhoven. The previous youngest winner was the Scottish swimmer Ian Black, who won a European gold in 1958 at the age of"
"him to achieve success. He was a pupil of Balfron High School. Ross Murdoch Ross Murdoch (born 14 January 1994) is a British competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the Summer Olympics, the FINA world championships and the LEN European championships, and Scotland in the Commonwealth Games. Murdoch won the gold medal in the 200 metre breaststroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, beating favourite, Olympic silver medalist and fellow Scot Michael Jamieson. In 2015, he formed part of the Great Britain squad that won gold in the mixed 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the"
"Gavin Brown (diver) Gavin Brown (9 August 1984 – 28 April 2007), sometimes listed as Gavin Hustler-Brown, was a diver from Cottingley, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The former diving partner of Olympian Blake Aldridge, Brown died at the age of 22 following a hit-and-run incident. At age 13, Brown began to train at the City of Leeds Diving Club under Coach Adrian Hinchliffe. In 1998, Gavin took fourth place at the Junior European Championships. A year later, he won a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships. At age 14, Brown reached the senior European cup finals and in"
"the diver of the meet, which is voted on by the coaches attending the event. Gavin Brown (diver) Gavin Brown (9 August 1984 – 28 April 2007), sometimes listed as Gavin Hustler-Brown, was a diver from Cottingley, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The former diving partner of Olympian Blake Aldridge, Brown died at the age of 22 following a hit-and-run incident. At age 13, Brown began to train at the City of Leeds Diving Club under Coach Adrian Hinchliffe. In 1998, Gavin took fourth place at the Junior European Championships. A year later, he won a bronze medal at the"
"2011 but did not make the Olympic team in 2012. Swain has a degree in Sport and Exercise Science from Manchester Metropolitan University. Ben Swain Benjamin William Oliver Swain (March 31, 1986) from Welwyn Garden City is a British synchronized diver. During the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, Swain took part in the Men's 3m Springboard Synchronized event with Nicholas Robinson-Baker. Swain and Robinson-Baker were placed seventh at 2008 Summer Olympics in the synchronised 3m springboard event. He won gold in 2009 in the 3m synchro with Robinson-Baker in the World Series leg in Mexico. He suffered an injury to his"
"Tim Don Timothy Philip ""Tim"" Don (born 14 January 1978 in Isleworth, London) is a triathlete from the United Kingdom. Don is the son of former Premier League referee Philip Don. He competed in the London Youth Games where he represented Hounslow in the triathlon. He competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took tenth place with a total time of 1hr 49min 28.85sec. In the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics he was placed eighteenth with a total time of 1hr 54min 42.13sec. Don was controversially selected for the 2008 Beijing Olympics"
"Ben Hockin Benjamin Hockin Brusquetti (born 27 September 1986) is an Olympic freestyle swimmer, who has swum international for both Great Britain and Paraguay (his father is British, his mother is Paraguayan). Hockin represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay swimming events where his team finished eighth. He swam for Paraguay at the 2010 South American Games, where he won 3 silver medals and a bronze medal. However, Hockin did not follow the proper steps to switch his sport nationality and has been banned for one year (retroactive to 23 May"
"soon as their swimming competition was over. Kenrick Monk Kenrick John Monk (born 1 January 1988) is an Australian swimmer who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, as well as at an international level through the FINA World Aquatics Championships, Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, and the Commonwealth Games. Outside of the pool, Monk gained attention in 2011 after he falsely claimed to have been involved in a deliberate hit-and-run accident. Born in 1988 in Blacktown, New South Wales, Monk attended Quakers Hill High School. He started swimming at the age of four"
"a girl under 14 and one count of gross indecency, these offences being alleged to have taken place between 1975 and 1980. He next appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on 25 March. At his trial Phelps admitted to 42 charges of indecent assault and indecency. According to BBC News, he has been sentenced to 9 years' imprisonment. <br> Brian Phelps (diver) Brian Eric Phelps (born 21 April 1944) is an English former diver. He won the gold medal in the 10 metre platform at the 1958 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, at the age of 14 and again in 1962"
"the Olympics, Tancock was not selected for the team. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Tancock won bronze medals in the men's 50 metre backstroke and the 100 metre backstroke and helped England to win the 4 x 100 metre medley. At the age of 30, Tancock qualified for the final of the 100m backstroke at the World Aquatics Championships in a time of 53.19. Liam is the younger of 2 boys born for mum Kim; his brother is 2 years older. His ""fatboy"" nickname originated from his older brother, although he didn't mean it in a negative sense. He currently"
"2017, he won World silver with Grace Reid in the mixed 3-metre springboard synchronised event. He started diving at the age of seven and is a member of Plymouth Diving Club, where his talent was identified early, and has made an impact in national and international competitions from age 9. He represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics where he was Britain's youngest competitor, age 14, and the youngest from any nation to participate in a final. In 2009, Daley reached a career-best ranking of number one in the FINA World Aquatics Championships Diving Rankings for the 10m platform."
"business school, specialising in industry and foreign trade In 1997 and once again in 2001 after national games he announced his intention to retire. His biggest competitor Dmitri Sautin once paid him the tribute that, ""I cannot claim to be the world's most outstanding diving athlete. In my opinion, the title of ""King of Divers"" belongs to Xiong Ni"" <br> Xiong Ni Xiong Ni (; born January 11, 1974 in Changsha, Hunan) is a Chinese diver who won his first Olympic medal at the age of 14 at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. He also competed at the"
"events. At the 2003 European Junior Championships he won a gold medal. At the 2004 Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's 1,500m freestyle, in a time of 14:45.95 (a British and European record). He also swam at the 2004 European Championships and the 2005 World Championships. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Davies won the 1,500 freestyle and was third in the 400 freestyle. In 2008, he finished second in the 1500 free at the 2008 Short Course Worlds. Davies represented Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics, swimming in both the pool competition and open water race. In"
"mixed medley. He swam in the heats but not in the final. He also represented Britain at the 2016 Rio Olympics, but did not get beyond the semi-finals of the 200m breaststroke. Craig Benson (swimmer) Craig Benson (born 30 April 1994) is a Scottish competitive swimmer who specialises in breaststroke. He has represented Great Britain at the Olympics and European Championships. In 2011 Benson, at 17 years old, was selected for the 2011 European Junior Swimming Championships in Belgrade, where he won a silver medal in the 100-metre breaststroke, was fourth in the 50-metre breaststroke, and also a member of"
"Summer Olympics. He has a younger brother, Lucas, who swims and participates in Paralympics events. Nick McCrory Nicholas Montgomery ""Nick"" McCrory (born August 9, 1991) is an American former diver and was a member of the national team from 2007 to 2014. He won his first international medal, a silver, at the World Junior Championship in 2006. At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China, he competed with partner David Boudia in the synchronized 10-meter platform and finished fifth. In the 10-m competition, he finished in sixth place. McCrory graduated from East Chapel Hill High School and from Duke"
"Olivia Allison Olivia Federici (née Allison; born 13 February 1990) is a British synchronized swimmer. She was born in Plymouth. Her most notable achievements to date are winning four consecutive gold medals at the British Synchronized Swimming Championships from 2004 to 2007. Olivia has competed at numerous European and World Championships, and finished in 14th position in the women's duet at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She represented Team GB again at the 2012 Olympic Games in the duet and team competitions with an improvement of ninth place in the former event. Following a competent performance in the duet competition at"
"James Goddard James Francis Goddard (born 30 March 1983) is a Seychelles-born British competitive swimmer and backstroker who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games. Goddard was born in the Seychelles, but moved to Stockport, England, during his youth, and attended Werneth School, and trains in Stockport with other swimmers such as Keri-Anne Payne and Michael Rock. Goddard represented Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he finished 4th in the 200m backstroke. Goddard also represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in"
"Blake Aldridge Blake Aldridge (born 4 August 1982) is a British synchronised diver, who dives for The Crystal Palace Diving Club. He is also a professional high diver and cliff diver on the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series where he has won 6 podium finishes. During the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics he took part in the Men's 10m Synchronised event. Aldridge and his diving partner, Tom Daley, finished in eighth position in the final in an event dominated by the Chinese who claimed the gold. He criticised Tom Daley during the competition, which subsequently resulted in Aldridge himself being"
"Jack Laugher Jack David Laugher ( ; born 30 January 1995) is a British diver competing for Great Britain and England. A specialist on springboard, he competes in individual springboard events, and in synchronised events with Chris Mears. The duo became Britain’s first diving Olympic champions by winning a gold medal in the men's synchronised 3m springboard event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, a title many had expected double world 10m champion Tom Daley would achieve first. A week later, Laugher won a silver in the men's individual 3m springboard at the same Games, becoming the first British"
"Kenrick Monk Kenrick John Monk (born 1 January 1988) is an Australian swimmer who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, as well as at an international level through the FINA World Aquatics Championships, Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, and the Commonwealth Games. Outside of the pool, Monk gained attention in 2011 after he falsely claimed to have been involved in a deliberate hit-and-run accident. Born in 1988 in Blacktown, New South Wales, Monk attended Quakers Hill High School. He started swimming at the age of four while in Blacktown, and at 14 he"
"New Year Honours for services to diving. Jack Laugher Jack David Laugher ( ; born 30 January 1995) is a British diver competing for Great Britain and England. A specialist on springboard, he competes in individual springboard events, and in synchronised events with Chris Mears. The duo became Britain’s first diving Olympic champions by winning a gold medal in the men's synchronised 3m springboard event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, a title many had expected double world 10m champion Tom Daley would achieve first. A week later, Laugher won a silver in the men's individual 3m springboard at"
"gold at the British Elite Junior Championships. In June 2016 he competed at the inaugural 2015 European Games in Baku, finishing fourth in the 3m Springboard despite not diving five months prior due to breaking his thumbs. He became 2015 ASA England Programmes Athlete of the Year for diving. In May 2016 he was part of the British team at the 2016 LEN European Aquatics Championships. Jordan Houlden Jordan Houlden (born July 1998) is an English diver from the City Of Sheffield Diving Club. He represents his nation at international competitions, including the 2015 European Games in Baku. Houlden won"
"backstroke and 200m individual medley. She posted 6th in the freestyle and 4th in the backstroke, but took bronze in the medley, her first medal of a major international event. Chloe Davies Chloe Davies (born 15 December 1998) is a British Paralympic swimmer. Davies competes in S14 events mainly freestyle, backstroke and medley preferring shorter distances. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics becoming Great Britain's youngest competitor at the Games. Davies was born in Midsomer Norton, England in 1998. Davies, who has difficulties with her short-term memory and also suffers from an auditory processing disorder, began swimming when her"
"2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, they won the silver medal in the men's synchronised 10-metre platform - Britain's first Olympic diving medal since Brian Phelps in 1960. In the 2002 Commonwealth Games held in Manchester, Waterfield's best solo showing to date came when he won the 10-metre gold medal. In the 2006 Commonwealth Games he won a silver medal. For the 2011 season, Waterfield was paired in the synchronised competitions teenager Tom Daley; Daley had finished 7th in the individual competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was also a British and European champion. During the 2012 London Olympics, Waterfield"
"Water Swimming Performer of the Year. Rostislav Vítek Rostislav Vítek (born January 6, 1976) is a Czech swimmer, who specialized in open water marathon. He represented his nation Czech Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and eventually became the nation's first ever swimmer to cross the English Channel with a remarkable seven-hour record. Vitek competed as a lone open water swimmer for the Czech Republic in the inaugural men's 10 km marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, he scored a third-place time in 1:59:35.5 to claim the bronze medal and enter the top"
"for children competing in Britain. In 2013 Thomas was selected to compete at his first major tournament for the Great Britain. He came fifth in the 100m backstroke S14 and sixth 200m individual medley SM14. The next year he was selected to play for Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland. There he competed in the 200m freestyle S14, the first event for swimmers with a learning disability. In the finals Thomas took bronze with a time of 2:01.27, behind Australia's Daniel Fox and England's Thomas Hamer. A month later he was back in the Great Britain team, this"
"Matthew Dixon (diver) Matthew Dixon (born 19 April 2000) is an English diver who represents Great Britain and specialises in the 10 metre platform event. He won a silver medal at the European Championships in the 10 m synchro platform with Noah Williams as well as two silvers at the Commonwealth Games. At the 2012 British National Cup Matthew finished 12th in the 10 m platform. At the 2013 British Diving Championship he finished 10th in the 3 m springboard and 5th in the 10 m Platform preliminaries. At the 2014 European Junior Championships he finished 15th in the 1"
"Nathan Fox (athlete) Nathan Fox (born 21 October 1990) is an English athlete specialising in the triple jump. Nathan is one of Great Britain’s most prestigious triple jump talents. After breaking the UK under 15 national record at 14, he became the first and only person of that age in British history to jump over 14meters (14.11m). Representing Great Britain as a schoolboy he placed 5th at the European Youth Olympics in 2007. He then went on to place 6th at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. He represented Great Britain at the 2017 World Championships without reaching the final."
"Craig Benson (swimmer) Craig Benson (born 30 April 1994) is a Scottish competitive swimmer who specialises in breaststroke. He has represented Great Britain at the Olympics and European Championships. In 2011 Benson, at 17 years old, was selected for the 2011 European Junior Swimming Championships in Belgrade, where he won a silver medal in the 100-metre breaststroke, was fourth in the 50-metre breaststroke, and also a member of the fourth-place 4x100-metre medley relay. A few weeks later Benson won the World Junior men's championship for the 100-metre breaststroke at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, Peru in 2011"
"Daniel Fogg Daniel Lee Fogg (born 24 August 1987) is an English competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. Fogg specialises in the 1500-metre freestyle and open water swimming events. Daniel started his career swimming for London Borough of Waltham Forest (Gators) Swimming Club, representing the club at all levels, also captaining the club. In 2005, Daniel was selected to swim for the Great British Junior team at the European Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Daniel came 8th in the 1500m freestyle in a time of 15:42.61."