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IT’S one of the most unusual sights at the Olympic Games, the divers showering straight after each plunge into the pool.

Not only that, they also wait for their turn on the board by sitting in a hot tub.

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Britain’s Tom Daley will appear at his fourth Games this summer after making his Olympic debut aged 14 at Beijing 2008, and will mark each dive with a rinse in the shower.

Why do they do it?

The aim of the shower is to stop the contestants from picking up an unwanted injury.

Diving into a cold pool can potentially cause muscles to cramp up or become tense, but the shower helps to keep muscles loose between dives.

What about the hot tub?

The hot tub serves a similar purpose for the divers.

Staying in a hot tub in between dives helps to keep the contestants muscles loose and relaxed ahead of their turn on the board.

Arenas are also often air conditioned, another way in which divers muscles can become tense and cramp, so the hot tub helps to avoid this and protect their performance.

Team GB have named twelve divers for their Paris 2024 team, with Tom Daley amongst the star-studded line-up.

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