CITY of Plymouth Athletic Club’s Victoria Weir set a new personal best in the 1,500m at the Spring Warm-up Meet at Brickfields on Sunday. Running with the senior and junior men, the 18-year-old clocked 4:30.4, which was six seconds inside her previous best time. Her club team-mate Jake Hughes won the men’s race in 4:13.5, … Continue reading
TRAVIS BRAMLEY described his fifth place finish in the men’s junior elite race at the British Duathlon Championships in Windsor as ‘a good season opener’. The 17-year-old Ivybridge Community College pupil was making his debut at under-20 level, having dominated the youth age group last year. Bramley won the British Triathlon Championships, the London Triathlon, … Continue reading
GRAHAM DAWE did not want to blame the club’s off-the-field problems for his side’s shock 52-13 defeat at Ampthill. Albion had not lost since the start of January and had won 13 of their previous 14 matches. But they were a shadow of their usual selves at Dillingham Park. They weren’t helped by a number … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE made up for their defeat at the Hornets last weekend by beating them 38-24 at Cross-in-Hand on Saturday. The South Hams side came out fired up and stormed into a 21-0 lead, but they then lost their way and at one point Hornets got to within two points of Ivybridge at 26-24. However, just … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Ruta Meilutyte claimed a second gold medal at the Stockholm Open with victory in the 100m breaststroke. The Olympic champion had also triumphed in the 50m breaststroke in a world leading time on Thursday evening. On Saturday in the two-length race, the world record holder clocked 1:06.57 to win by more than a … Continue reading
AMPTHILL 52 PLYMOUTH ALBION 13 PLYMOUTH Albion will not be in a hurry to visit Ampthill again after an afternoon to forget in Bedfordshire. The city side, whose whole future is up in the air after they gave notice of their intention to go into administration, suffered their biggest defeat of the season at Dillingham … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving’s Aidan Heslop complete a hat-trick of British Junior Elite Championship titles on Saturday by claiming victory in the boys’ B one-metre final. Heslop had already won the platform and three-metre crowns. In the one-metre final, he scored 383.65 points to finish ahead of Sheffield’s Raffael Benitez, who scored 368.20 points, and Alfie Brown … Continue reading
NATIONAL youth triathlon champion Travis Bramley will make his debut at junior level on Sunday at the season-opening British Duathlon Championships in Windsor. Bramley was dominant at youth level last season, winning the British Triathlon Championships, the London Triathlon, the British Aquathlon Championships, the English Aquathlon Championships, the British Triathlon Festival and the British Super … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving enjoyed a tremendous third day at the British Junior Elite Championships at the Life Centre. The city club claimed two golds, two silvers and a bronze medal on Friday evening. Aidan Heslop continued his good form by adding the boys’ B three-metre title to the platform crown he had won the day before. … Continue reading
TEENAGER Tom Putt is hoping he can finish his Plymouth Albion debut season on a high. The 18-year-old returns to Albion’s squad for Saturday’s match at Ampthill after a four-month absence. Putt made an impressive start to his first senior season. He featured in nine of Albion’s first 10 matches and was their top points … Continue reading