{"id":224769,"date":"2023-11-28T18:23:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T18:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=224769"},"modified":"2023-11-28T18:23:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T18:23:48","slug":"tom-daley-targets-paris-2024-as-he-returns-to-british-swimmings-world-class-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/sport\/tom-daley-targets-paris-2024-as-he-returns-to-british-swimmings-world-class-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Daley targets Paris 2024 as he returns to British Swimming\u2019s World Class Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tom Daley took two years out from the sport after Tokyo 2020 <\/p>\n
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Tom Daley has returned to British Swimming\u2019s World Class Programme for diving ahead of the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old took a two-year break from the sport after winning two medals at the Tokyo Games but returned to training earlier this year and is targeting a fifth Olympic appearance.<\/p>\n
Announcing his return in July, Daley said: \u201cI don\u2019t know if this is going to be a completely silly idea of me getting back in the pool or an opportunity for me to do this recreationally and have a bit of fun without any pressure, or if my body is going to be able to get back on a diving board and dive half-decently.<\/p>\n
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Tom Daley announced his return to the pool in July <\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what that\u2019s going to look like. Paris 2024 is definitely a goal. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s going to be possible but you never say never.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daley won gold in the synchronised 10 metre platform event in Tokyo with Matty Lee and also claimed bronze in the individual \u2013 his fourth Olympic medal.<\/p>\n
The podium programme sees athletes receive financial assistance and other support to aid their training and competition.<\/p>\n
Yasmin Harper, Scarlett Mew Jensen and Kyle Kothari have all been moved up from podium potential to the main programme.<\/p>\n
British Swimming\u2019s associate performance director, Tim Jones, said: \u201cThe athletes named onto the World Class Programme are presented with a unique opportunity to build on what they have learnt so far, whilst continuing to develop their skills in our world-class training environments<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope that the competition opportunities we can provide over the coming months will allow the cohort to build towards next summer\u2019s Olympic Games.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone at British Diving is now fully-focused on delivering the best possible medal haul in Paris, whilst continually ensuring that those on long-term plans have appropriate development opportunities throughout the year.\u201d<\/p>\n