Macao’s pool diving team attended a training camp commencing in mid-May 2018 at Guangzhou Sports Polytechnic, in order to prepare for the 18th Asian Games. The multi-sport event opens on 18 August in Indonesia.

In the run-up to the Asian Games, Macao’s diving team has had an intense routine. This has included pre-Games competitions; training sessions at Macao Olympic Aquatic Centre on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; and then from Friday to Sunday every week, the athletes receiving at Guangzhou Sports Polytechnic, more coaching on diving techniques.

Coach Ms Qiu Yingping (left) teaches a diver how to master a move before practising in the pool.

Diver Ms Leong Sut In is of concentration as she prepares to launch herself from a 10-metre-high platform.

Macao athletes are competing in the 10-metre platform and 3-metre springboard competitions in the Asian Games in Indonesia.

Ms Leong Sut Chan (left) and Ms Choi Sut Kuan (right) practise their synchronised performance.

Knowing your teammate well is key to a successful synchronised performance in the aquatic sport of diving.

Divers in motion before entering the water.

Holding form prior to entering the water. A discipline that takes just a few seconds to perform, takes years of practice to perfect.

The diving team will strive for peak performance as its members challenge for medal glory on behalf of Macao at the Asian Games in Indonesia.