It's like a roller coaster.
It goes up, but then it can go down again.
And then you have to push yourself up again
and I think I'm quite good at that.
(HEROES OF THE FUTURE)
(LENA HENTSCHEL 15 YEARS OLD DIVING GERMANY)
(BERLIN, GERMANY)
My name is Lena Hentschel. I'm 15 years old. I'm a diver.
My biggest dream is Tokyo 2020.
(EUROPA SPORT PARK BERLIN, GERMANY)
Diving is a mix of different sports,
and that's what I really like.
(COMPETITIVE DIVING WAS FIRST PRACTICED AS A SPORT
(IN THE 18TH CENTURY)
(DIVING WAS INCLUDED IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN 1904)
Since very early, Lena went with Grit to baby swimming.
Then at three she got her seahorse certificate,
which was incredible, and we had to do something.
(LENA STARTED WHEN SHE WAS 5 YEARS OLD)
The first thing I remember is my first competition,
because I immediately got my first gold medal.
She has good conditions for diving.
She is small, fast and strong. She's motion talented.
During land training we do pit,
trampoline, acrobatics.
My strength is my speed, definitely.
(COMPETITIVE DIVING IS INFLUENCED BY GYMNASTICS)
For me, the best jump group is the one of reverse dives.
You stand forward and jump back to the board.
(SHE DOES 500 DIVES EVERY WEEK)
During the preparation, you relax your shoulders.
You must maintain the tension and keep straight.
She has charisma, she can convey her personality
and she is a jumper who can achieve
very, very high ratings.
There is an Italian diver. Her name is Tania Cagnotto.
I admire her beautiful jumps.
She has a parade dive:
the two and a half reverse dive.
I've done it, too.
For six months, I had problems with my shoulder.
I was in pain and it sometimes slipped out of place.
And it just got worse.
I still jumped from the tower and the pain was even worse.
For a time, Lena had problems showing her best
and most beautiful jumps during competition.
I sat there crying because I was in pain,
but I wanted to compete,
I wanted to start there.
And then I got another gold medal.
I was so happy for her I even cried tears of joy.
Without my family
I couldn't have come so far.
They've always supported me.
We love her,
whether she wins or not,
she's our Lena.
Lena is normal and natural. I'm happy if it stays that way.
My major goal is to be at the 2020 Olympics.
If things carry on like this, it could really happen.
(LENA WON GOLD IN THE 1M AND 3M SPRINGBOARD
(IN THE 2016 EUROPEAN JUNIOR DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
(IN RIJEKA, CROATIA)
(SHE HAS WON 21 COMPETITIONS
(IN THE GERMAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 2012)