World Champ British Diver Tom Daley Further Adored As DIY Knitter, Crocheter, and Feel-Good Content Creator Ahead of Fourth Olympics
On May 1, British diver Tom Daley, whose passage to the Olympics was already assured by his synchronized bronze medal from the FINA World Championships in Gwangju, Korea in 2019, won the FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo with Matty Lee in the men’s synchronized 10-meter final. He followed that up with a gold for himself in the men’s individual 10-meter final on May 4.
Two weeks after, on May 16, he won gold with Lee at the European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, earning his first European title ever for the synchronized 10-meter event. Individually, he came in just behind Russia’s Aleksandr Bondar in the 10-meter final to claim silver, ending the streak of golds he had won during his past Olympic years in 2008, 2012, and 2016. However, his score of 109.15 for his forwards 4.5 somersault-tuck represented a career high. Then on May 21, the young athlete, husband, and father turned 27 years old. Just when it seemed that Daley couldn’t possibly be busier, more devoted, or higher achieving, there was this…
The weekend right after his birthday, he cross-posted a shot of himself knitting in a pajama set on on both his official Instagram account and @madewithlovebytomdaley, a separate profile for his journey in knitting and crocheting. Yes, knitting and crocheting.
Photo Courtesy: British Swimming
His craftsy account…
