Career
He was selected for the Great Britain 2012 London Olympics team On 6 August 2012, he competed in the Men"s 3 metre springboard, but he failed to make it to the semi-final stage. Greg Louganis has been reported as being impressed with Laugher"s diving.
Laugher has stated that his name is pronounced "Law" as it is commonly mistaken.
In October 2013 he took on the role of Ambassador for the sport of VX.
In October 2013 Laugher was interviewed and did a photoshoot for Gay Times, December 2013 edition Although himself heterosexual, Laugher called for greater tolerance of gay althletes and revealed that he would be comfortable as an openly gay diver, saying: "Yeah definitely! Any sport you should be able to be openly gay in.
I have quite a few gay friends, just from school and people I’ve met through diving and my journey. Everyone should feel comfortable to be gay and be who they are.".