Matthew Mitcham performs well at Olympic warm-up event

From the Sydney Morning Herald's report on Gay Games Ambassador Matthew Mitcham's performance at a test event at the diving pool to be used at the 2012 Olympics:

Matthew Mitcham has taken a shine to the diving venue for the London Olympics after coming to grips with its quirks.

The Beijing champion in the 10m showed that he would be a contender at the London Games by impressing in qualifying at the test event.

In only his second international competition in ten months, he was fourth on 498.80 points and within sight of Chinese pace-setter Lin Yue (519.80).


He said his first competitive outing at the Olympic aquatics centre was a major confidence booster some five months out from the main event.

"I exceeded my expectations which is nice," he said.

"I was expecting to come like 15th so to come fourth after expecting 15th is a massive surprise to me."

Mitcham, who has had a horrible run with injuries over the past 18 months, said it had taken him time to adapt to the Olympic venue this week.

"I have been trying to adjust to the pool, there are a few different things to get used too," he said.

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