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Commonwealth Games 2022: Northern Ireland diver Tanya Watson ready to make more history in Birmingham

Tanya Watson made history last summer becoming the first female diver to represent Ireland at an Olympic Games.

At the end of this month Watson will write a new chapter in the record books when she becomes the first female diver to represent Team NI at the Commonwealth Games, and she admits come a long way in the sport after her initial introduction.

“When I was younger, I remember standing on the edge of the 10 metre diving board and refusing to jump, I wouldn’t jump at all,” recalled Watson.

“My dad wrote an email to one of my coaches saying, ‘Tanya is not going to jump of the 10-metre board please don’t force her to do it,’ which is funny now because it is my career and I literally jump off it all the time. So my coach always makes fun of that I was really scared as a kid.”

Watson’s first sortie into sport was gymnastics.

“I started gymnastics when I was aged four because my sister used to do it. I probably started before four because I used to come and bounce on the trampolines after her sessions, so they knew I was quite enthusiastic about wanting to do somersaults," she says.

“I did gymnastics until I was about eight years old and then I transferred to diving because I wasn’t enjoying gymnastics anymore.

“The diving seemed like a great opportunity and my parents could see I really enjoyed diving, so when I said I wanted to switch they didn’t really question it because they could see how much I enjoyed the sport.

“I have done diving since I was eight, so it has been just under 12 years.

“I got into diving because there were some people at my local primary school that came to do a presentation about diving, and they had test for us to see if anyone was inclined to be divers.

“I was invited along

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