If It's Tuesday, It Must Be Diving

     The new Aquatics Arena is better appreciated from the exterior than the interior.  The heat and humidity were so high during the swimming events that spectators (most likely, British) suffered and some had to leave the arena.  Certainly the conditions were satisfactory for the U.S. and British competitors with both teams doing quite well.  Qualifications for the Men's 3-Meter springboard diving promised to be another Chinese show, but Russian, Mexico and U.S. divers put up some good numbers.  U.S. diver Troy Dumais qualified fifth with consistent dives and maintained that position in the evening finals.  Sadly, Chris Colwill totally missed his fifth of six dives and fell out of what seemed a secure qualifying position.  Shame to see athletes lose out with an ill-timed slip-up.
     The Chinese pair of divers clearly expected to win gold and silver, but had to step down and give the top spot on the platform to Russian Illya Zakharov.  

Troy Dumais with a qualifying dive

Beautiful Aquatics Arena, but too humid for many