Let's get ready to tumble! Pair take bronze to set new diving record for Team GB

Jack Laugher and Anthony Harding continued Britain's perfect start in the diving pool, with four events entered and four medals now won.

- LAWRENCE OSTLERE

The first gold remains elusive but this is already Team GB’s record Olympics haul after Laugher and Harding scooped a well-earned bronze in the 3m synchro final with a string of consistent high-quality dives, topped off by a mesmerising sixth to seal a top-three spot.

It is Harding’s first taste of Olympic success and the 24-year-old stood up to the pressure, guided by his more experienced partner. For Laugher, this was his fourth Olympic medal across three Games, only one short of Tom Daley’s haul of five from up on the 10m board. At 29, the Yorkshireman has time to usurp his teammate as Britain’s most successful Olympic diver.

“Four medals from four is unreal,” said Laugher. “What we’ve achieved as a team is wonderful. There was so much pressure on us coming in with three from three and we know we could make it four from four. It’s a wonderful day and one to cherish forever.”