Loudy Wiggins: a diving veteran who's back for more

 LONDON, July 24 (Xinhua) -- They say that diving is a young persons' sport because of the tough training routine and the enormous physical demands it places on the body, but Australian Loudy Wiggins is looking to prove that she is the exception to the rule.

Wiggins, who competes in the 10 meters synchronized¹ platform, was born on July 7, 1979 and is now 33 years old, that alone makes her special in one respect.

"I'm the oldest diver in London," she explained to Xinhua following a training session in the Aquatics² Center.

Wiggins has an impressive array of achievements from her long career, among them bronze medals in the synchronized diving from the Sydney and Athens Olympics. as well as a gold medal from the 2002 Commonwealth³ Games in Manchester.

She didn't compete in Beijing after injuring a calf⁴ muscle in the Australian Olympic trials and aged⁵ 28 that could have been the end of her career.

"I took three years off after missing the Beijing Olympics. I got married and had a baby," she explained.

But there was something which made her return to the pool: "I'm back because I love the Olympics," she said.

And having worked her way back to fitness and form Loudy has not come to London just for the ride.

"I'm in good shape," she confirmed, adding that she was aiming to add to her medal haul.

"It's going to be my last Olympics and I will do my best to compete for medal, even for gold against the Chinese. The Chinese are the biggest rivals for us. Chen Ruolin and Wang Hao are very strong, but I am older than they are and my advantage is that I am a lot more experienced and have a relaxed mindset," said Wiggins. That mindset, her determination and experience will make her a tough rival to beat.

1 synchronized   

同步的

参考例句：

• Do not use the synchronized keyword in Managed Objects. 不要在管理对象上使用synchronized关键字。 来自互联网
• The timing of the gun was precisely synchronized with the turning of the plane's propeller. 风门的调速与飞机螺旋桨的转动精确同步。 来自辞典例句

2 aquatics   

n.水生植物，水生动物( aquatic的名词复数 )；水上运动

参考例句：

• Pasturage breed aquatics basically has pig, ox, sheep and fowl. 畜牧养殖主要有猪、牛、羊和家禽。 来自互联网
• So in English they are National Stadium and National Aquatics Center. 这两处场馆的正式名字叫做”国家体育场”和”国家游泳中心“。 来自互联网

3 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

4 calf   

n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮

参考例句：

• The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
• The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。

5 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。