Coming Up for Air

What I Learned from Sport, Fame and Fatherhood

Tom Daley

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English

HQ
29 September 2021

Autobiography: general; Memoirs; Olympic games; Swimming & diving

Longlisted for Autobiography of the Year, Sports Book Awards 2022

The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller

‘Honest and moving – everything a memoir should be’ The Sun

‘An illuminating look at what it takes to be an Olympian … in this story, passion reigns supreme’ Cosmopolitan

Tom Daley captured the hearts of the nation with his unforgettable medal-winning performance in the London 2012 Olympics. At the games in Tokyo, he triumphed to win gold and became the most decorated British diver of all time.

In this deeply personal book, Tom explores the experiences that have shaped him and the qualities to which he owes his contentment and success; from the resilience he developed competing at world-class level, to the courage he discovered while reclaiming the narrative around his sexuality, and the perspective that family life has brought him.

Candid and perceptive, Coming Up for Air offers a unique insight into the life and mindset of one our greatest and most-loved athletes.

By: Tom Daley
Imprint: HQ
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 520g
ISBN: 9780008217914
ISBN 10: 0008217912
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 29 September 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

One of the world's most recognised Olympic athletes and double World Diving Champion, Tom Daley won gold at the European Championship in 2008 at the age of just thirteen. In 2012, he won the overall FINA World Series title, alongside his second European gold, before scooping bronze medals at the London Olympics and then again in Rio. Recently, he won gold medals in the individual and synchro events at the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup, and the upcoming Tokyo Olympics will be his fourth. A three-time BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year winner, Tom currently lives in London with his husband and son.