(Beijing, 19 Feb.) - Comments from Laura Wilkinson (USA) and Emilie Heymans (CAN) after the women's 10m platforrn preliminaries at the National Aquatics Center.

Laura Wikinson (USA)

On her performance:

"I thought it went OK and I had a lot of fun. I love this sport and still have the passion to compete. I am excited to be here.'

On her two highest-scoring dives:

"They were both pretty hard but I actually messed up on my easiest dive.'

On her past injuries:

"I was actually surprised that they didn't affect me today. My body is still in one piece."

On her future plans:

"That's a hard question, but I think I would have to say becoming a mom."

Emilie Heymans (CAN)

On her perforrnance:

"It was good for the preliminaries."

On her low-scoring second dive:

"I started off a little slow, which led to me landing short and my twists being slowed down."

On the competition:

"I was trying to focus on my own dives, so I didn't really pay attention to anybody else"

On her advantages:

"One advantage I have is my height, which may lead to some of my dives looking better to the Judges."