Bazball 'at a crossroads' as England sink to 90-year low<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n"It's definitely something special and honourable," he told 9News.<\/p>\n
"It's a community based award, based on everyone's votes in the world – fans, athletes and the technical committee of World Aquatics.<\/p>\n
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"It is big but also very unexpected."<\/p>\n
Rousseau made history at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, becoming the first Australian to win gold in the men's 10-metre platform.<\/p>\n
He more recently returned home from the Doha World Aquatics Championships where he secured his second quota spot for Australia in the men's 10-metre synchronised event with partner Domonic Bedggood.<\/p>\n
Defending his chance to fill those quotas at Paris would come with an even greater honour for the Brisbane university student.<\/p>\n
His late grandfather, Michel Rousseau, won gold for France in the cycling track event at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne.<\/p>\n
Now Cassiel has a chance to follow in those footsteps for Australia in France.<\/p>\n
His grandfather never had the chance to see him compete at an international level.<\/p>\n
"He passed away a year before I got into diving but he was always into my sports," he said.<\/p>\n
Despite already securing the quotas for Australia, Rousseau is preparing for a series of competitions around the world, including in Montreal and Berlin, to defend his ranking.<\/p>\n
He recently stepped back from part-time work at City Cave in Brisbane, to be able to focus on training for the Olympics.<\/p>\n
His coach, Adrian Hinchliffe, said the next five months will require "sacrifices" to stay at the top.<\/p>\n
"There are sacrifices that have to be made for good reason," he said.<\/p>\n
"Not everyone gets a chance to go to an Olympics or have the gifts to allow you to compete in a sport at that level.<\/p>\n
"Cassiel is a very acrobatic diver and he has an ability to be very, very consistent so my job is really fine tuning (his) technique, trying to work on his form.<\/p>\n
"Both these events are highly competitive and will require us to get better in these next few months to maximise our opportunity against the competition."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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