“Impressive young diving prospect Thomas Daley was yesterday named winner of the prestigious BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award.
The award caps an exceptional year for Daley who became England’s youngest ever National Champion when he won senior Platform gold at the 2007 ASA Championships.
The 13-year-old was given special compensation to compete at this year’s Australian Youth Olympic Festival against athletes up to six years his senior, taking silver in the 10m Synchro with Callum Johnstone and coming fourth in the 10m Platform.
He made his senior international debut in May 2007, finishing fourth in the 10m Platform at the Madrid FINA Diving Grand Prix, after clocking up a lifetime best score of 480.05 in the prelims.
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