I think daley was fantastic. I'm suprised at the way Tom reacted to blake, if I was in his shoes I would have chuked his phone into the water. Tom think about the singles, you'll do fantastic, and to me Blake Aldridge is public enemy no:1
your amazing goodluck. not that you need it.
xxxxxxxxxxxx

Leah Omonya, Coulsdon, England

i love tom daley =D and if blake aldridge is gonna act like a little peanut of a cry baby then he can go find another partner.

Lily, Queensland, Australia =D

I LOVE YOU TOM DALEY!
He dived heaps better than Aldridge

aleisha, melbourne, australia

Blake Aldridge finally got what he has been dreaming of for years: media attentions.

Tung, Heidelberg, Germany

I think it is absulutely disgraceful the way Aldridge has treated Tom Daley. After all he is still only a minor and i'm sure the pressure was mega on Tom. I think he dived really well and should be very proud of even getting to the Olympics and taking part. Tom ditch him now. He doesn't deserve you.

David Bailey, Plymouth, Devon

From what I saw Daley's entries were much cleaner than Aldridges and his execution was better. Aldridge should've kept it zipped, his lack of graciousness in defeat and his desire not to accept his own shortcomings is nauseating

Nick Parr, Milton Keynes, UK

One can hardly accuse Daley of immaturity - the poor guy's only 14!! Aldridge appears bitter about the media hype created around his partner, which is maybe fair enough. But he'd do better to direct his bitterness at the British media than at Daley. Good luck Tom, don't stop believing!

Jean May, Exeter, England

My advice to Tom: next week in the solo dives, go for it. Enjoy your diving and forget the pairs - they're past. Remember, you were the one trying to focus. Your parents were there, but in the stands, not backstage via the phone. You can make it next week. You're a winner

Steve, Cardiff,

It is clear from the comments of Aldridge that he is the weak link in the team and sees a 14 year old as a soft target to disguise his own shortcomings - all he has done is ensure that the British public will despise him for ever more.

Chris Brazil, Maidstone,

For goodness sake, he's 14 years old and is an Olympian. It's obviously a team effort and if Blake can't take that Tom has more media attention than him than that's his problem. If he wants to behave like a three year old than let him.
I know that tom will fight on for tat medal no matter what.

Ioasia, Brighton, U.K

you could tell that tom was nervous when he got on the diving board and you could see that tom was'nt liking the things that blake said to him,blakes body lanuge does'nt look very nice.But tom is only 14 as he said he is goin to try his maximum at london2021 love u tom u r kwl dont listen 2 blake xx

Millie , Llanfair Caereinion, Great Britian

They were distracted by nerves, I know, but Aldridge was out of his mind blaming Tom for HIS mistakes and talking on the phone in the middle.........well. It wasn't fair on Daley and he was doing so well.

Barnaby Targett, Brentwood, England

Such high expectations of a young person who has not either the physical or mental strength of an adult! To be quite frank, I would say that Aldridge has behaved like the child here.
: He may have marginally outscored Tom Daley, but his own work wasn't too great - they got the result they deserved.

Gee, Devon, Plymouth, Devon

The picture above shows very eloquently exactly the attitude of the pair: Tom anxious, nervous and clearly disgusted by the action of his partner; Mark, looking as if the whole thing is a just a bit of a laugh. I'd say Tom the real winner here, and I wish him all the best for the future.

Mehran, London,

"The opportunity should have been given to someone who was genuinely interested in winning a medal."

Interesting suggestion, Jennifer, but we need to send people who are actually good at the sport and Tom is the one of the best we have, even with his inexperience. Who else would you have sent?

Marianne, London,

ok..while you brits criticize China for this or that. Here you have your wonderful athletes showing the best of the Olympics spirit...good luck with London's games. Now I understand why BBC and other UK media mouthpieces are so critical of China... sour grape as they know London can't come close!

michael , milton, USA

Aldrige was out of order criticising Daley. He also shouldn't have been using a phone during a competition. But what really got my goat was when a BBC newsreader stated that the pair "had just missed out on a medal". They were LAST for God's sake! Just "missing out" is coming FOURTH!!!!!

NANCY, CAMBUSLANG,

Wow! Blame the 14 year old...

Jason, Hurstville Grove, Australia

I don't blame Blake for being somewhat miffed. His chance has gone and the media paid him absolutely no attention on what was the biggest day of his life. Rather, the BBC (et al.) are far more interested in the words of some precocious kid whose big chance is yet to come.

Liz , Brighton,

Where is the discipline? Do the team managers think an athlete, competing at this level, should have a mobile phone and be thinking about his mum? Even if they are so immature they think this is okay, why aren't the managers managing?

penelope simpson, shaftesbury, england

Oh dear oh dear! Blake Aldridge has certainly committed "credibility suicide" here. It doesn't take membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists to work out that all the attention and warmth shown to Tom has finally got to him. And as for making a mobile phone call in the middle of competition!

Michael, Chichester, West Sussex

he is only 14!

Wait for the next Olympics - gold is coming his way

Mike, Sole Street, England

What ever the situation I find it unacceptable that an adult should treat a child in this way. As Henry Wordsworth Longfellow said: "a torn jacket is soon mended but hard words bruise the heart of a child".

Paul Tennant, London, England

it is not tom to blame it is no one, it was a team effort. except aldridge 26, may have been a bit distracted by the frequent phone calls home. Aldridge may have been a bit "knocked" by the fact that 14 year old tom was getting more publication than him. they are a team and no one is to blame!!!!!!

rowan, kendal, uk

I can't understand why Tom Daley is at the Olympics if his mindset is about 'gaining experience'. The opportunity should have been given to someone who was genuinely interested in winning a medal. However, Aldridge's comments were unfair, & immature for a 26 yr old competing at international level.

Jennifer, London,

Under the circumstances, I think young Tom did a very good job!! In my opinion, there were worse divers on the day. It was the difficulty levels that let our team down. Watch this space in four years time when Tom is older and wiser.Good luck in finding a new supportive partner in the future.

Mel, Brentwood, United Kingdom

This is unfair on Daley, Blake shouldn't be blaming a TEAM defeat on his partner just because he told him to get off the phone in the middle of the olympics. Infact on most occasions his splash was bigger than Daley's by a longway. That's hardly team spirit is it?

Hannah Phenix, Macclesfield, England

To expect a 14 year old to be as composed as an experienced athlete is unrealistic. The elder experienced athlete should have supported a 14 year old the whole way and if Blake thought there was a better diver why wasn't he with one? Blake was bound to be jealous of Tom's huge press attention.

June, East Preston, United Kingdom

How sad, after all the pre-event hype, to see Aldridge and Daley finish last in their event. How immature, too, of Aldridge to pour all the blame on the youngster for their poor performance. Truth is they were never serious contenders for a medal and Aldridge should grow up and accept this.

alan ashby, welling, kent

In all honesty, if Daley can't take the pressure he shouldn't be competing. He said himself that he wasn't trying for a medal this year, which is fine for him having years ahead, but it doesn't exactly present a fair situation for his diving partner who's on his last game. No wonder he was annoyed.

Kyros, Glasgow, Scotland

I cannot believe that Aldridge thought it OK to phone his "Mommy" during the final. Its no wonder we have no world beaters No focus!. The last thing he shoul;d have been focussed on was "Mommy" in the audience. At least it shows Tom Daley has the winner instict. Incredible! Embarrassing! Dire!

John, Chichester, United Kingdom

Both these people seem to have a mental age of about eight.. Surely synchronised diving, or whatever the event is called, could appeal to no-one but the seriously immature.

Barry Smith, Colomby, France

I don't think this older chap should be allowed to dive again with Tom as clearly he cannot take working with somebody who is very young and more likely to make mistakes through nerves.

What a bitter loser who was probably jealous!

Mark, Watford,

Aldridge is a bad loser for saying what he has.

and for an athlete to call his mum during an olympic event is odd considering he should have been 100% focused on what he was training to do

remind me again which one is the 14 year old..

Neel Rakkar, Guildford, UK

I taught Aldridge when he was a cocky 14 year old at school in South Norwood. I am glad he achieved his dream of making the Olympics but his arrogance and inability to blame everybody else
doesn't seem to have changed!

matthew benson, st martin, guernsey

Better management of the team was most definitely required. To be fair to the young kid, the older guy should have bit his tongue and not publicly criticised the young lad. Both obviously lack maturity. They can learn from this I'm sure. Again, better management would have prevented this.

phakebrill, Northumberland, England

I agree with Sasha. Aldridge shouldnt put all the blame on Tom, that is a team effort. But good luck Tom, on August 21.!

Sarah, Orange County, USA

this is a disgrace.
how could aldridge accuse daley of letting him down.
i think the judges were stupid anyway and i think that daley should have outscored aldridge as i think aldridge let HIM down.

Sasha Pursell, Aspendale, Australia