PLYMOUTH’S Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte set the fastest 50m breaststroke time of the year on her way to victory at the Stockholm Open on Thursday. Meilutyte, world record holder at the event, clocked 30.13 seconds to beat impressive Swedish junior Sophie Hannsson, who went under 31 seconds for the first time, touching in 30.98. Plymouth’s … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving enjoyed a successful second day at the British Elite Junior Championships at the Life Centre. The city club backed up Owen Weymouth and Alex Kostov’s synchro silver medal on Wednesday night, with more podium places on Thursday evening. Leading the way was Commonwealth Games star Victoria Vincent. The teenager won the girls’ B … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will be looking for revenge when they face Hornets for the second time within a week in National Three South West. Last Saturday, the Bridgers went down 21-12 at the Weston-super-Mare-based side after conceding two converted tries in the final seven minutes. But this weekend it is the turn of the Hornets to travel … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander teenagers Kregor Zirk and Felicity Passon both set national senior records on the first day of the Stockholm Open Meet. Estonian 16-year-old Zirk, a pupil at Plymouth College, finished an impressive sixth in the men’s 50m butterfly event with a time of 24.21 seconds. That was four hundredths of second inside the Estonian … Continue reading
THE track and field season gets underway on Sunday when City of Plymouth Athletics Club host their annual Spring Warm-up Meet at Brickfields. The event is open to all ages, sexes and abilities from under-eights (panthers) to seniors. Wheelchair and ambulant athletes are also welcome. There is a full programme for all ages groups, with … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion prop Dan Pullinger believes he has improved this season, despite having spent a large part of the campaign on the replacements’ bench due to the form of Christian Judge and Ollie Dawe. Pullinger, still only 21, has made six starts, but has been on the bench 14 times. However, he believes the competition … Continue reading
PLMOUTH Diving will be well represented when the British Elite Junior Championships gets underway at the Life Centre on Wednesday. Last year’s individual medallists Matthew Dixon, Shanice Lobb and Cody Powell-Tuckett will all be competing again at the 2016 championships. They are joined by fit-again Victoria Vincent, who won two gold medals earlier this month … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion have recalled teenage back Tom Putt from a loan spell at Newton Abbot. The 18-year-old had joined the National Three South West side to regain some match fitness after nearly three months out injured. Putt was Albion’s top points scorer before suffering a troublesome foot problem in November. His kicking ratio is more … Continue reading
OLYMPIC champion Ruta Meilutyte heads a team of international Plymouth Leander swimmers who have flown out to Sweden to compete in the Stockholm Open. Leander’s British stars are resting ahead of the Olympic trials, which take place in Glasgow between April 12 and 17. Leander swimmers competing in Stockholm include Meilutyte, fellow Lithuanian Mindaugas Sadauskas, … Continue reading
TEENAGE prop Ollie Dawe is hoping to be back in Plymouth Albion’s squad for this weekend’s trip to Ampthill after missing their last match against Blackheath due to injury. That was only the second game Dawe has missed this season after joining Albion in the summer as an 18-year-old. His absence gave 21-year-old Dan Pullinger … Continue reading