Tuesday, August 26, 2008

The man behind the man

The media (and a lot of fellow bloggers) have been going crazy over the golden boy of the 10 meter dive, Matthew Mitcham. Sure...it's a great achievement. Yes...he's hot. And absolutely... I agree that Mitcham is a fantastic role model.

It was nice, however, to also see some attention paid to his partner, Lachlan Fletcher. According to an article posted on the Fairfax news website, "Fletcher has been the one constant over the past two years. He was his rock when Mitcham retired in his late teenage years suffering anxiety and depression. He watched him become a stunt diver at the Sydney Royal Easter show, supported his fight back into the sport and now to win Olympic gold." Good on you Lachlan.

1 comment:

Monty said...

I also happen to think that Lachlan is cuter than Matthew! LOL