"He's become a little obsessed with the details and when you start to panic it's a huge problem as a diver because that leads to more anxiety and fear," he said. Laugher won gold alongside Daniel Goodfellow at the Olympic test event in Japan earlier this month and says he takes "a lot of encouragement" from that result.īBC diving commentator Leon Taylor, an Olympic silver medallist in 2004, believes Laugher has every chance of rediscovering his peak form in time for the Tokyo Olympics. "For me now, it's just about stripping things back to the basics and finding the flow of how I used to do my diving." Returning to the Daily Dive today is that of John-Mark Staude of Riverside Resources (TSXV: RRI). Decem1:00 PM Jay Lutz Copper, Gold, John-Mark Staude, Riverside Resources, Silver, The Daily Dive. "I struggle with the pressure I put on myself sometimes and I think because of my success in the past I'm maybe too hard on myself, chasing something that's not quite there yet." Bank Of America Lowers Gold Price Target To 2000 The Daily Dive feat John-Mark Staude. "I've changed a lot of things and I think I've created some mistakes trying to pursue technical textbook perfection," continued the 26-year-old. Laugher was highly critical of himself at the time, saying he felt he had "let people down" and said the result would "haunt" him for the rest of his career. The network announced on Thursday that veteran broadcasters Mary Carillo, Andrea Joyce and Jimmy Roberts will once again serve as NBC Olympics commentators this summer in Tokyo. Three Commonwealth and two European titles followed in 2018 and he was on the brink of a maiden world gold the following year, before a slipping to third with a poor final dive. Laugher won synchronised 3m gold alongside former diving partner Chris Mears at the last Olympics and also claimed individual silver in Brazil. "At the moment I'm panicking, getting lost and I don't know where I am when I'm diving," he told BBC Sport. However, in Melbourne 2006 and Delhi 2010, Malaysia emerged with medals of each colour.He says the pressure he puts on himself is also leading to "terrible results".
Watch out for: The Commonwealth Games Diving medal tally has been dominated by Australia, Canada and England. Individual athletes will also contest the 1-metre springboard competition. .uk - DIVING commentator Leon Taylors enthusiastic commentary stole the show after Tom Daley and Matty Lee won Team GBs first-ever gold in the.
World-class male and female divers will compete in individual and synchronised events from both the 3-metre springboard and the daunting 10-metre platform. This is the same historic venue that hosted the Aquatics events for the 19 Games. Glasgow 2014’s Diving competition will take place across four days in the refurbished Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh. In Diving, everything counts in the battle for points – the starting position, the take-off, the dive itself and the crucial finish.Ī dive may only last a few seconds, but it requires great skill and nerve. Now watch the next group of talented swimmers emerge. Recent Games have seen Scotland, South Africa and New Zealand bridging the gap to claim a coveted medal. Watch out for: Australia has been the most successful Swimming nation in the history of the Games, rivalled only by Canada and England. Venue: Tollcross International Swimming Centre There will also be integrated medal events for Para-Sport athletes. The Swimming competition will take place at the Tollcross Aquatic Centre's 50-metre pool over six days of the Games. Swimming has featured in every Commonwealth Games programme since it began in 1930, with both male and female athletes competing.
A fraction of a second or one fierce exhalation can mean the difference between winning and losing. Swimming is an extremely demanding sport to compete in and intensely exciting to watch. Whether it’s swimmers powering through the pool and breaking records in the process or divers defying gravity, aquatics is liquid gold.Īquatics is a core sport of the Commonwealth Games and two disciplines will feature on the Glasgow 2014 sports programme – Swimming and Diving. These are the athletes who look more at home in water than on land.