However, the wear and tear on Taylor's back over 16 years of diving will serve as a warning about the punishment Daley can expect in the future.
Aldridge, 26, has his own terrifying list of injuries sustained crashing into the water from more than twice the height of a double-decker bus.
London-born but now living in Southampton, where he combines training with working for sponsors B&Q in one of their stores, Aldridge said: "I've torn my retinas in both eyes and had to have corrective laser surgery. I've broken plenty of fingers and toes through hitting the board. I've broken my wrist, I've torn my triceps, had the odd sprained ankle and bad back.
"I'm sure if you speak to any experienced diver they'll tell you they've clipped the boards with their hands or their feet. But I try and take things to another level. That's probably why I've had more injuries than most.
"They haven't stopped me, if anything they've made me mentally stronger as a person.
"You have to be mentally strong to be able to stand up there knowing that a dive has made you go blind."
Aldridge recalled the horrifying moment when it all went wrong and he lost his sight. He added: "We somersault with our eyes open so we know where we are during the dive. I just got lost but stayed in my shape and carried on spinning until I hit the water."
Aldridge estimated that the combined effect of falling and spinning meant his face, with eyes open, splashed at over 80mph.
He said: "After the impact I was in shock. I was blinking but everything was pitch black. I remember thinking, 'Oh my God, I've really done it this time'. My face was just beaten up completely.
"My eyelids were swollen so bad that my eyelashes were actually facing inwards into my eyes."
It was agonising minutes before Aldridge finally regained his sight, but the incident didn't put him off climbing the high board again.
"I'm just passionate about my sport," he said. "I think it is what makes me what I am as an athlete."
