London – Out diver Tom Daley beat a world record holder to win the 10m platform diving competition at the FINA World Series event in London May 3.
Daley scored 554.05 to finish clear of China’s world record holder Jian Yang (518.75) and Olympic silver medalist Qiu Bo (506.60).
Daley won Olympic bronze at the London Aquatics Centre in 2012, but had not secured a World Series title since April 2013.
“It’s always amazing to compete in front of the home crowd and be here in London, where I train every day,” he said. “All my friends and family were here watching.”
Daley had the support of the crowd, but he also had the talent ot back it up. His forward 3.5 somersault with one twist dive scored an impressive 99.00 as Daley dominated the final.
“I knew I had this in the tank and that I could beat the Chinese,” he told BBC Sport. “It [99.00] is the highest I’ve ever scored with a ‘twister’ routine in my life, so it’s great for it finally to work in competition.”
