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    Jun 2021

    Last Updated: 02/06/2021
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    Ripon's Jack Laugher selected for the Olympics

    by John Plummer

    | 02 Jun, 2021
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    Laugher, who made history at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games by becoming Britain's first ever Olympic champion in diving, is one of 12 people selected.

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    Jack Laugher, who picked up a silver medal at this year's European Aquatics Championships. Picture: British Swimming.

    Ripon diver Jack Laugher has today been named in the Great Britain diving team for the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

    Laugher, who made history at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games by becoming the first ever Olympic champion in diving for Great Britain, is one of 12 people selected.

    Other leading names include Tom Daley, who hopes to win his first Olympic gold medal.

    Laugher will defend his Olympic crown in the men's 3m synchro event. He will also target a second Olympic medal in the individual 3m springboard event, after taking silver in that competition five years ago.

    Laugher, who represents City of Leeds, will be joined in the synchro by Rio 2016 bronze medallist Daniel Goodfellow, with Edinburgh’s James Heatly the other pick in the 3m individual.

    British Swimming described today's squad as "phenomenally strong".

    Alexei Evangulov, British Diving performance director, said:

    “This has been the longest Olympic cycle ever, however the hardest part of it was the last year - our team exceeded all my expectation in terms of coping with all the challenges we experienced during the pandemic.
    "There were a lot; pool closures, isolation, quarantine, uncertainness, competitions postponements, you name it. Our divers not only managed to secure their physical and technical shape in this situation, but also significantly improved their diving quality."


    The Olympics are due to take place in Japan from July 23 to August 8.



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