Melissa Wu is an Australian treasure- and of course Olympic, World and Commonwealth Games Diving medallist! Starting diving at 10, Melissa immediately fell in love with the sport… and here we are 20 years later. In 2008 she was the youngest Australian ever to win an Olympic medal in diving, and she is still medalling including in Tokyo 2020 Olympics where she won Bronze in the 10metre platform.

But she doesn’t much like water!

We talk motivation and how Melissa remains focussed and in the moment.

More recently she has been on SAS Australia, and she explains why a professional athlete would want to go on a reality TV show, and what she learned from the experience.

04:20       Melissa’s dislike of water!

06:20       Melissa gets captivated by diving 

08:30       Shout out to Ruby!

10:20       What about motivation?- how Melissa gets and stays motivated

13:10       What about failure?

15:00       Subjectiveness in diving

17:45       Emotional regulation techniques

21:50       Why Tim couldn’t dive from the 10 metre tower

25:30       Poolside Sudoku!

27:20       How does synchro diving work- how do you prepare as a pair?

32:20       Tower, pool and venue differences

38:30       Talking SAS Australia- why did Melissa commit to the show?

40:40       Bodyweight and moving mass- how did Melissa go?

42:20       What Melissa learned about herself from the show?

47:40       When Melissa got gassed (tear gassed!)

50:00       How supportive were the instructors?

52:00       What happens on selection courses when people don’t receive feedback?

56:20       What does Melissa do for Melissa?

1:01:10    The Plans for Commonwealth Games 2022

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Music

Mitchell Martin - available on Spotify

The Externals – available on Spotify

Ben Frichot - available on Spotify