Wu Minxia launches China's sweep for all eight diving gold medals in London with her bid for a third straight synchronized three-meter springboard Olympic crown on Sunday.

The 26-year-old diva diver can leave the London Games as the most successful Olympian in the sport along with the retired Guo Jingjing if she wins both her springboard events and so adds to her current tally of four medals.

Wu, who will team with He Zi, won the last two synchronized gold medals with Guo in Athens and Beijing and is an overwhelming favorite to successfully lead off China's quest to unite every Olympic and world diving gold medal.

The Chinese are hosing down expectations after their diving "Dream Team" dominated the competition with the benefit of home pool advantage at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and last year's world championships in Shanghai.

China fell agonizingly short in Beijing where only a breathtaking final 10m platform plunge by Australia's Matthew Mitcham stopped the Chinese juggernaut from annexing all eight Olympic categories.

"We cannot overestimate ourselves based on the past achievements, nor neglect the strength and high difficulties of dives of our rivals," team manager Zhou Jihong said.

But the sheer weight of past success points to China's national anthem being a constant musical theme to the diving competition.

Since China returned to the summer games in 1984, their divers have claimed 27 out of 40 gold medals on offer.

World champion Qiu Bo is expected to further enhance his glowing reputation in London.

The 19-year-old Qiu, who won two gold medals at last year's world championships, will partner Lin Yue in the men's 10m synchronized platform and take on the challenges of Mitcham and Tom Daley and in the individual platform.

Qiu, the 2011 FINA male diver of the year, says his greatest headache is meeting his own exacting standards, rather than worrying about his rivals.

"The biggest challenge is from myself to beat myself. The aim is to win everything," Qiu said. "I enjoy the pressure. That is the pressure that moves me to get stronger and stronger."