Olympic video-a-thon: One more look at Tom Daley & Co.

By Lisa Dillman

Aug. 4, 2012 12 AM PT

&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;LONDON -- Long before there was the fun breakout video hit created just in time the Olympic Games by the U.S. swimmers -- their “Call Me Maybe” spoof/homage -- there was an offering from British diver Tom Daley and friends.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Daley and his mates on the British diving team were near Adelaide, Australia, this past winter on a training trip and apparently had some time to unleash a bit of creative energy.&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The divers put on a video spoof of “Sexy And I Know It.” Daley, who has a rock-star-like status here, posted the video on his Twitter account and it has received more than 1.5 million views.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;(Meanwhile, the numbers for “Call Me Maybe” are 4.68 million ... and climbing)&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Daley won’t be diving again until the end of next week, so here is that look at the dancing diver.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;ALSO:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-what-to-watch-for-saturday-20120804,0,4905688.story”&amp;gt;London Olympics: What to watch for on Saturday&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-london-olympics-serena-williams-wins-gold-beats-maria-sharapova-60-61-20120804,0,6627333.story”&amp;gt;Serena Williams routs Maria Sharapova to win gold medal&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-oscar-pistorius-20120804,0,6473186.story”&amp;gt;Double amputee Oscar Pistorius advances to 400-meter semifinals&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;

Olympic video-a-thon: One more look at Tom Daley & Co.

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