Diving champion Tom Daley has a 'dive phobia'

Britain's Tom Daley has admitted he is so fearful of his twist dive he is undergoing “therapy” to cure himself of the “phobia.”

Tom Daley

London: Britain's Tom Daley has admitted he is so fearful of his twist dive he is undergoing “therapy” to cure himself of the “phobia.”

Tom Daley

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The 2012 London Olympics bronze-winning teenager (19) took part in last week’s 10m platform event in London, and finished fifth with the twist dive — which he had to repeat during the Olympics after being distracted by a camera flash. “I’m trying every thing possible to get it back to normal. I’m going under different types of therapy. It’s a phobia, it’s terrifying,” he said.

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