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Tom Daley retires: The man who busted world records and phobia ‘dai-ly'

The UK’s star diver and Olympic flagbearer is used to the weight of public opinion. The world remembers a 10-year-old Daley diving gracefully into the pool at the British national junior platform title in 2004 and winning swiftly. Thus began his long, winding journey to Olympic glory. One of the world’s most celebrated divers, Daley has one Olympic gold, silver, and three bronze medals to his name apart from being the poster boy of British diving.