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“My dream is to get to the Olympics, represent Black people and try to put diving out there so more people from different backgrounds feel this is a sport for them.”
Desharne Bent-Ashmeil‘s ambition is arguably even more striking than her appearance on poolside and the podium. For should that dream be realized, British Swimming and Team GB records suggest she would be the first Black diver to represent Great Britain at an Olympic Games.
“I used to feel like the odd one out as there weren’t any other Black divers,” she tells BBC Sport.
“Now I feel it’s OK to be different, because you should feel unique and special, but I also want more people to feel like this is a sport for them.”
