At just 18 years old, Bertrand Rhodict Lises has created a splash in the realm of diving. Carrying the weight of expectations on his shoulders, his unexpected advancement to the final of the men’s 10-metre platform individual event at the World Aquatic Championships 2023 in Fukuoka not only made headlines but also distinguished him as the first Malaysian to clinch a spot in the forthcoming Paris Olympics.
Lises’s journey into the world of diving had a whimsical start. Initially coerced into swimming, a sport that failed to ignite his passion, fate intervened. Next to the swimming pool lay a
