With 29 days until London 2012, GM Chris Penn dives straight in to countdown this week….
Diving!? The London 2012 website states that “diving requires acrobatic excellence and supreme coordination skills.” I found it quite the opposite – it was relaxing, the buoyancy device helped me manoeuvre and the fish were great!…… Then I read on ”…as athletes dive from heights of up to 10m in the water below” OH, THAT SORT OF DIVING!
Did you really think that you were going to see a picture of me effortlessly gliding through the air from a 10m diving board, twisting and somersaulting with grace and seamlessly transferring into the perfect pike position? I will stick to scuba diving thanks.
The diving events at London 2012 will take place in the new aquatic centre and are a mixture of single and synchronised events. Diving really does take acrobatic excellence and I am always impressed with the ability of the synchronised pairs to mirror each other so closely throughout the dive. Tom Daley has a good chance for Britain, particularly as the reigning world champion in his discipline and I will be rooting for him on the day.
To get from Mayfair and Flemings to the Aquatics Center, take the Jubilee Line towards Stratford Underground Station, then walk about 8 minutes to Olympic Park Stratford Gate and you have arrived!
