Retirement

Well the time has come for me to hang up my bathers.

I have had a great diving career, competing and medalling at all diving competitions, including:

• 2008 Olympics - Beijing - Silver Medal

• 2005, 2007, 2009 World Championships - Montreal, Melbourne, Rome - Silver and Bronze Medals

• 2008, 2010 - World Cup - Beijing, Changzhou - Bronze Medal

• 2006, 2010 - Commonwealth Games - Melbourne, Delhi - Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals

• 2007, 2009, 2010 - Diving World Series - Doha, Changzhou, Mexico City, Sheffield, Nanjing - Silver and Bronze Medals

• 2001, 2005 - World University Games - Beijing, Izmir - Bronze Medal

• Countless Grand Prix meets - Madrid, Rome, Montreal, Ft Lauderdale, Moscow, Rostock, Sydney, Gold Coast, Zhuhai, Shenzhen - Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals

I have had a blast and now I look forward to the next chapter in my life!

1001 Historical Sites To See Before You Die

My dad has a book called 1001 Historical Sites That You Must See Before You Die, so I decided to go through the entire book to see how many I can tick off the list of 1001.

Here is a list of all the places I have been to that are in the book, and these are all my own photos of these amazing places.

Australia – Kakadu National Park, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Botany Bay, MCG, Old Melbourne Gaol, Polly Woodside, Port Arthur

China – Great Wall of China, Heavenly Temple, Tiananmen Square, Ming City Wall, Sun Yatsen Mausoleum

England – Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace, Nelson’s Column, Cenotaph, St Pauls Cathedral, Kensington Palace, Tower of London, Westminster Palace, Statue of Eros

France – Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Point Alexandre III, Pantheon, Notre Dame, La Conciergerie, Les Invalides

Germany – Checkpoint Charlie, Brandenburg Gate, Hofbruhaus

Italy – Bridge of Sighs, Basilicasan Marco, Rialto Bridge, Doge’s Palace, St Peter’s Basilica, Colosseum, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Arch of Constantine, Arch of Titus, Vittorio Emanuele II Monumnet

Mexico – Basilica of our lady Guadalupe, National Palace, Templo Mayor

The Netherlands – Anne Frank’s House

New Zealand – Rotorua

Russia – Bolshoi Theatre, St Basil’s Cathedral, Kremlin, Lenin Mausoleum, Moscow Metro

Spain – Plaza de Toros, Plaza Mayor

Switzerland – Kapellbrucke

USA – Empire State Building, Brooklyn Bridge, Grand Central Terminal, New York Public Library, St Patricks Cathedral, Statue of Liberty, Alcatraz Prison, Golden Gate Bridge, Graumann’s Chinese Theatre

I have been to 65 of the 1001 places