Britsh divers all praises for Water Cube
29/7/2008 18:05
British divers, the first batch of divers to train in the Water Cube,
spoke highly of the Chinese National Aquatic Center after completing their
training session this morning.
The British diving team, who arrived in
Beijing yesterday, couldn't wait to train in the blue-toned Water Cube, coming
in Beijing early today.
Thomas Daley, 14, the youngest diver in the Beijing
Olympics, entered the venue first and looked quite excited and amused.
"The
Water Cute is fantastic," said the teenager happily.
The divers started
training at 10:35 and left at 11:45.
"Brilliant!" Daley said after the
training. "Though it's my first Olympics, I am not nervous, but very, very
excited."
"Everything's going well," he added.
Daley will compete in the
men's 10 meters platform, both individual and synchronized.
It's the second
time Daley visited the Water Cube. He was the bronze medallist of the men's 10m
platform synchronized event at the FINA Diving World Cup last February.
Only
five months on, he looked a litter taller, but the most eye-catching difference
was the colour of his skin, which is well-tanned this time after a holiday at
Spain's seaside.
"I went to Spain!" said Daley.
"Daley's performance is on
a high level and quite consistent," said Steve Foley, team leader of the British
diving team. "He's very excited about the Games."
"But it's hard to say what
result he will get," added the team leader. "He's still too young."
"In the
10m platform, there are lots of very good divers in the world, and it's very
hard to say who will win the gold," said Foley. "Countries like China, USA,
Russia and Cuba are all quite hopeful."
The British diving team was quite
satisfied with the Water Cube. "It's amazing," said Foley. "Compared with the
World Cup, it's more colorful and beautiful now. The atmosphere is more
exciting."
According to Foley, the British diving team will go to west
China's Xi'an to have a five or six days training on July 31 before coming back
for the competition.
Xinhua
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