“Before I dive, I take deep breaths and tell myself: ‘I’m confident. I can do this. I’ve done this before.’ I fill myself with positive energy. I started diving when I was 5. My family would go to Gezira Sporting Club, a big outdoor facility in Cairo where people play sports and socialize. When I first saw people jumping off the diving boards there, I told my mom, “I want to try this.” So I started diving two to three times a week. Growing up in Cairo, I didn’t see many girls who dived. Attitudes toward girls and women wearing swimsuits in public vary widely. In more conservative settings, people think it’s unacceptable to wear one. But my family is open-minded. We think: It’s a sport, I train every day, it’s healthy for my body. Every day after school, I took the bus to the club to train. During summer break, I trained all day, from early morning until evening. I loved it. In 2024, I competed for Egypt in the women’s 10-meter platform diving event at the Olympic Games in Paris. I ...