With the Rio Olympic Games just months away, Esther Qin is on target to make a splash.
The 24-year-old began her diving career in China - a country that boasts 33 Olympic gold diving medals, 30 more than Australia.
But Qin told SBS News she preferred training in the green and gold.
"In Australia you can go home everyday to see your family, to see your parents," she said.
"But in China you have to stay with the team and you may not see your parents for a whole year."
After emigrating in 2009, Qin remained in touch with her Chinese diving compatriots who are likely to be her main competition in Rio.
But she says she has the upper hand thanks to her training.
"We talk about how different it is in China and how different it is training in Australia and they are jealous of me," she said.
"But they are pretty good divers as well."
In 2014, Qin made her Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow, winning gold and bronze in the individual springboard diving events.
Chinese-born Australian diver Esther Qin in training. Source: SBS
"I didn't expect to win, and I was not even thinking I would make the top three, I just focused on myself and focused on the dive," Qin said.
But her coach, Mexican Olympic diver Chava Sobrino, has no such doubts in her ability.
With so many different influences on her technique, Sobrino said she was a beautifully polished diver to watch.
"She's got a mixture of Chinese, Australian and Mexican - I think she got the best out of three worlds," he said.
Australia qualified 10 quota spots for Rio at the Diving World Cup in February.
This week, the diving team holds their Olympic selection trials, at the end of which the athletes to go to Rio will be nominated by Diving Australia.
Sobrino said after four years of training, it was make or break time.
"If you don't make it, it's very devastating and that uncertainty makes a lot of stress and it gets to the point they can't sleep," he said.
Chinese-born Australian diver Esther Qin in training. Source: SBS
And the competition for a ticket to Rio is fierce.
Rising stars like Qin will be competing against Olympic veterans for a spot on the team, which has reached an Olympic podium at the last four Olympic games.
It's a tradition Qin hopes to continue.
"[It would be] my dream come true because [going to the ] Olympics is my dream," she said.
"It would be a honour to represent Australia at the Olympics. I would be very proud of myself."
