Happy birthday to Tom Daley!

Wishing a happy 31st birthday to the lovely Tom Daley.

Tom was the Olympic champion in the men’s synchronized 10-meter platform event at the 2020 Olympics and won the silver medal in the men’s synchronized 10-meter at the 2024 Olympics. He was the first British diver to win five Olympic medals and is now retired from competition.

Married to Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black with whom he has two children, Tom is now a popular YouTube personality. As of August 2024, he had over 1.2 million subscribers with over 180 million views.

Tom was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to diving, LGBTQ+ rights and charity.

He is dedicated to his knitting and crochet projects. In November 2024 an exhibition of his knitting work in Japan was announced, which would be part of his campaign for the rights of LGBTQ+ people.