Tom Daley has been named in the British diving team for the Paris Olympics, making him the first UK diver to compete at five Summer Olympics, according to reports on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old, who stepped away from the sport following the Tokyo Olympics but decided to return last year, is set to defend his gold medal in the men’s 10m synchronized platform event.
Daley and teammate Noah Williams, who won silver at the world championships in Doha and a World Cup gold medal in Berlin, will be diving together.
“There is a fantastic mix of youth and experience within the squad, and I am delighted to welcome Olympic Champions Jack (Laugher) and Tom back,” Team GB’s Chef de Mission Mark England said in a statement to British media.
“Congratulations to Tom in particular, who becomes the first British diver to compete at five Olympic Games – a remarkable achievement.”
Daley first competed at the Olympics as a 14-year-old in 2008 and won individual bronze medals at London and Tokyo, as well as a bronze in the 10m synchronized event in Rio 2016.
The three other pairs are Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen (women’s 3m synchronized), Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson (women’s 10m synchronized), and Anthony Harding and Laugher (men’s 3m synchronized).
The divers for the individual events will be decided after the May 23-26 Aquatics GB Diving Championships.
