'It’s been hard. I’m not going to lie.' The journey to Tokyo2020 was far from linear for Canadian diver Meaghan Benfeito. Ahead of the Games, she spoke with donnovanbennett about getting to this point:
Benfeito has been diving for Canada since 2005 and was the flag bearer at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She won three Olympic bronze medals combined in London and Rio, and was ready to head to her final Games in 2020 to write the last chapter of one of the most decorated careers in Canadian diving history.
Despite all of that, her pursuit of the Tokyo Games continued unabated. Benfeito started her Olympics last week with anin 10-metre synchronized diving with her partner, Caeli McKay. But she still has one more chance to make the podium with the individual 10-metre event that begins on Wednesday at 2:00 a.m. EDT.
In Rio, I noticed that in the final between my first and my last dive it got louder and louder. Just because, the better we dove, the louder the people cheer. It’s really important for the athletes to hear those cheers. And I think it’s important for people to also know that they could send us their cheers virtually, and we will be able to listen to them.
I had to get creative during the three-month lockdown from March to June, but we were very grateful for the fact that we were able to go back to the pool on June 15.
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