Christopher Mears and Nicholas Robinson Baker did not do enough to claim a medal.
In what could be a sign of things to come, China's dominant divers stole the show on the first day of a World Cup event at the new Olympic Aquatics Centre.
World champions Qin Kai and Luo Yutong won the men's synchronised 3-metres springboard ahead of Russia's Ilya Zakharov and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Nickson Lomas and Huang Qiang of Malaysia took bronze.
Chris Mears and Nick Robinson-Baker represented Britain but could only claim 10th place.
"Unfortunately today it didn't quite pay off for us but there are five months until the Olympics and we can perfect that skill. We are happy to be tenth in the world at this point," Robinson-Baker said. "There were some jittery nerves but our main goal was to come in here and have a good time and enjoy the experience. The crowd were fantastic and I just can't wait for London 2012."
The event is as much about the diving as the Aquatics Centre and the venue came in for widespread praise.
"It's a beautiful venue," Australia's men's 10m platform Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham told Reuters. "We had a few technical difficulties but they fixed them all straight away, like that. Which has been quite amazing actually so the organising committee are doing a fantastic job. I'm going to enjoy diving here in July."
Monique Gladding and Stacie Powell secured Team GB two slots in diving's 10m platform competition atLondon 2012.
Gladding and Powell progressed to the semi-final in sixth and 14th respectively - well inside the top-18 target.
"For both of us the job was to get through to the semi-final and now we can go back and focus ready for the semi-final," Gladding said. "It was about getting through this round. Finishing sixth is fantastic but we can both move forward to the semis now."
World champions Qin Kai and Luo Yutong won the men's synchronised 3-metres springboard ahead of Russia's Ilya Zakharov and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Nickson Lomas and Huang Qiang of Malaysia took bronze.
Chris Mears and Nick Robinson-Baker represented Britain but could only claim 10th place.
"Unfortunately today it didn't quite pay off for us but there are five months until the Olympics and we can perfect that skill. We are happy to be tenth in the world at this point," Robinson-Baker said. "There were some jittery nerves but our main goal was to come in here and have a good time and enjoy the experience. The crowd were fantastic and I just can't wait for London 2012."
The event is as much about the diving as the Aquatics Centre and the venue came in for widespread praise.
"It's a beautiful venue," Australia's men's 10m platform Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham told Reuters. "We had a few technical difficulties but they fixed them all straight away, like that. Which has been quite amazing actually so the organising committee are doing a fantastic job. I'm going to enjoy diving here in July."
Monique Gladding and Stacie Powell secured Team GB two slots in diving's 10m platform competition atLondon 2012.
Gladding and Powell progressed to the semi-final in sixth and 14th respectively - well inside the top-18 target.
"For both of us the job was to get through to the semi-final and now we can go back and focus ready for the semi-final," Gladding said. "It was about getting through this round. Finishing sixth is fantastic but we can both move forward to the semis now."
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