PLYMOUTH'S Tom Daley looked a picture of concentration as he

continued his preparations for the Olympic Games in

Beijing.

But the 14-year-old showed he was unfazed by the pressure of

being the youngest competitor in the Games as he shared a joke

with fellow Westcountry Olympian Tonia Couch yesterday.

With the start the Games little over a week away, Team GB

have well and truly arrived in the Chinese capital. The diving

squad were the first to practise at the city's National Aquatic

Centre this week, which will host diving and swimming

events.

Tom, current European and British senior men's 10m platform

champion, will compete in the 10m synchronised and individual

events at the Games. Meanwhile, Tonia, 19, will contest the

women's platform synchro pairs with Stacie Powell as well as

individual women's platform events.

Tom told the official Games website: “The venue is

fantastic. Though it's my first Olympics, I am not nervous, but

very, very excited.”

Tom had been virtually assured of his place in the Olympic

team since becoming the youngest person to win a European

Championships in Eindhoven in March, but received confirmation

from the British Olympic Association last month.

Tonia, meanwhile, clinched one of the final places on the

team in a contest of high drama at Leeds' John Charles Centre

for Sport last month. She finished second in a group of five

international divers who were competing for one of just two

places.

The Plymouth pair made a high-profile arrival in China with

their Great Britain team-mates earlier this week, with

photographers and television cameras greeting them after they

landed from London. They are among 19 Westcountry-based members

of Team GB.

The diving squad will now head west to Xi'an to train before

returning for the competition, from August 8 to 24.