(Beijing, 21 Feb.) - Comments from Tania Cagnotto (ITA), Haley Ishimatsu (USA) and Emilie Heymans (CAN) after women's synchronised 10m platform preliminaries at the National Aquatics Center.

Tania Cagnotto (ITA)

On their performance:
"we were under pressure as we were the first to dive. We were not confident enough and encountered a small problem in our ynchronisation. We have only trained together for a short time.

Haley Ishimatsu (USA)

On her performanc:
"These are only the preliminaies. We are satisfied with entering the finals."

On her expectation for the finals:
"We hope to perform better and get a medal."

On balancing life as a student and a diver:
"I am a high school student. I study in the morning and train In the afternoon.I can balance them well."

On gymnastics (her previous career) and diving:
"I enjoy diving more because it doesn't cause me to have so many injuries."

On her family:
"My sister is the most influential person in my career."

Emilie Heymans (CAN)

On their last dive:
"It was perfect. It gave us a big confidence boost going into the final."

On their performance: 
"I'm really tired, but it was very good today. Nothing was really perfect, but everything went well."

On her state of mind:
"I was quite relaxed, since we are already qualified for the Beijing Olympics in the World Championships last year. There's not much pressure. We will do well this evening."