22 February 2012

Step aside, Tom... New kid on the block Laugher puts fellow diver Daley in the shade

Tom Daley's desire for a lower public profile ahead of the London Olympics could yet be answered - by the rise of fellow teenager Jack Laugher.

22 February 2012

No regrets for Jack Laugher as he misses out on medal at diving's World Cup

The Harrogate teenager, who won double gold at both the European and World Junior Championships in 2010, was lying in third place after the fourth of the six rounds, with only Chinese pair He Chong and Qin Kai, the Olympic gold and bronze medallists from 2008, ahead of him.

21 February 2012

Jack Laugher: Soon to be Bigger than Daley?

It may be that the London Olympics have come a year or so too soon for Jack Laugher, but according to Britain's head of diving, Alexei Evangulov, the 17-year-old is set to be the best in the world for the two Olympics cycle covering the 2016 and 2020 Games.