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The Olympic Aquatics Centre hosted its first competitive diving as the FINA World Cup got underway on Monday in Stratford, east London. 

And it was a memorable start for British duo Nick Robinson-Baker and Chris Mears who did just enough to seal their place in the
final of the springboard synchro. 

The pair, who have already qualified for the London Games, were never in any real danger of missing out despite finishing 10th to reach the 12-team final.

After a shaky start in front of a large crowd, the pair put their nerves to one side to get through with a score of 381.88.

That was well below the total that helped them to seventh at last July's World Championships and, after also slightly missing their new four-and-a-half somersault final dive, there is reason to expect they will be better tonight.

'Absolutely, there is room for improvement,' Robinson-Baker said. 'We were using our big front four-and-a-half somersault with a tuck in the end.

'It was actually the first time we have ever competed with it so there was a little bit of pressure at the end.

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