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How Does Olympic Gold Medal Winning Diver Tom Daley Not Like Swimming?

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Tom Daley hates swimming.

That’s the big takeaway of the feature cover story over at Radio Times.

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The British diver recently made waves at the Tokyo Olympics, both by nabbing another gold medal alongside synchronised diving partner Matty Lee – and knitting his way through the sporting event.

But, despite his diving prowess, Daley admitted to Radio Times he actually doesn’t like swimming, which made the open water swim for his upcoming Comic Relief challenge a nightmare. He also revealed he wants to become a fashion designer and discussed how fans’ reactions are the reason why footballers don’t come out.

Though it looks like the athlete might be considering a move away from pro diving, his son with husband Lance Black could follow in his footsteps.

 

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“He loves to find things and jump off them and scare the living daylights out of me,” Daley told Radio Times. “But then Lance says, ‘Well, what do you expect? You climb up things and jump off things for a living’… But it freaks me out. I look back and think, ‘How did my parents deal with watching me do what I do every day and not be petrified?’’”
Follow the highs and lows of Tom Daley’s epic Red Nose Day challenge in a special documentary on BBC One and iPlayer at 9pm on Monday 14th March.

 

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