Jaw-dropping

[girlyswot]

A few years ago I remember watching the diving competition at, I think, the Commonwealth Games. I know nothing about diving but quite quickly became an armchair critic on the sport. But I never saw anything like this:

This boy is 13 years old. He'll be at the Olympics this year. I think there's a chance we'll be hearing God Save the Queen.

(And yes, I have finished my essay, why do you ask? *g*)

Comments

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

Yes, he's competing at the Olympic qualifying event in Beijing at the moment. Apparently they changed the rules at the World Championships to allow him to compete when he was 12 (normally the limit is 15). I think he's at that age where he's just getting better literally every time he does it, so it's hard to predict how good he'll be in the summer.