JACK Laugher is the Team GB Olympic diver making a splash in Paris, but his girlfriend Lois Toulson has already won an Olympic medal for the UK.
Just like her partner, Lois is an Olympic springboard diver. But who is the self-described adrenaline junkie?
Just like her boyfriend, she is from Yorkshire though Jack is from Harrogate and Lois is from Huddersfield.
Lois describes herself as an adrenaline junkie and is no stranger to springing into the pool from a handstand.
She made her major tournament debut at the Olympics, skipping past the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games to the biggest stage in sports.
Lois has won many titles and medals in her career as a springboard diver.
Her fearless attitude helps her perform the 10m jump into the pool, where her partner prefers the 3m jump.
She said that she prefers the 10m jump because she feels that springing into the air comes more naturally to her.
Lois competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in the women’s synchronised ten metre platform event and went on to win a bronze medal for the same event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
She has won a bronze medal, alongside Fred Sirieix’s daughter Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Outside of the Olympics, she has won a silver medal in mixed 10m platform synchro at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, alongside Tom Daley’s former diving partner Matty Lee.
Jack and Lois have joked that they don’t remember when they met, which can make marking anniversaries difficult.
Though, they have said that they are sure that their first date was in a restaurant.
Since they had gotten to know each other through diving training and competitions, there were no awkward meet-the-parents moments.
The diving duo quarantined at Jack’s family home, making them even closer.
Jack and Lois have reportedly been together for around 7 years.
Although sometimes competing against each other, the couple often share pictures of them celebrating each other’s achievements.
In 2024, Jack made waves when he announced that he had joined OnlyFans and where he began sharing pictures of himself.
The diving superstar sees the humour in his OnlyFans account, saying “Obviously, I’ve got something people want, and I’ll happily cash in on that – I don’t care.”
WHAT TO WATCH TODAY..
TODAY’S BRIT MEDAL HOPES
Jack Laugher, Olympic champ in Rio, teams up with Anthony Harding for the 3m synchro diving (10am).
It is the semi-finals and final (8.35pm) of the BMX racing with Beth Shriever and Kye Whyte both in contention.
Back-to-back world champion lightweight scullers Emily Craig and Imogen Grant can make amends for Tokyo heartache, missing a medal by 0.01 seconds, by winning gold (11.22am).
Bryony Page will look for a medal in the women’s trampolining, too (12.50pm).
BRITS TO WATCH
In athletics, Dina Asher-Smith has her 100m heat (10.50am), Josh Kerr has his in the 1,500m (10.10am) and then Keely Hodgkinson’s 800m opener is at 6.45pm.
Adam Burgess, Joe Clarke, Mallory Franklin and Kimblery Woods have their time trials for the new kayak cross event (2.30pm).
And it is the team jumping final of the equestrian at 1pm with Team GB in contention.
GLOBAL STARS TODAY
Leon Marchand is taking his home Olympics by storm and can add the 200m individual medley to his growing collection (7.49pm) – and is eyeing a world record, too.
Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda and Ethiopian Selemon Barega will battle it out for the men’s 10,000m gold – the only medal up for grabs on the opening night of the athletics (8.20pm).
FANCY SOMETHING DIFFERENT?
It is the final day of the windsurfing down in Marseille – the new class, iQFoil replaces the old RS:X and makes for brilliant viewing. Emma Wilson could bag a medal.
STATS MAD
154 – French judoxa Teddy Riner is going for a record-equally three individual gold medals in the 100+kg category (4.50pm). He won a staggering 154 contests in a row between September 2010 and February 2020.
Follow all the action as it unfolds with our Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE blog.
