PLYMOUTH Diving’s Aidan Heslop had to settle for a fourth place finish for the second time within the space of 24 hours at the European Junior Championships in Kazan. After just missing out on a three-metre synchro medal with GB partner Oliver Crompton on Saturday evening, Heslop was also fourth in a strong boys’ A … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander swimmer Tom Beeley picked up a gold and a silver medal at the Scottish National Open Championships in Aberdeen. Beeley triumphed in the 200m butterfly in 1:59.66 minutes. He was nearly three seconds ahead of his nearest rival, which was Thomas Paine of Manchester Swimming Club. University of Plymouth student Beeley then followed … Continue reading
PLYMSTOCK Albion Oaks surprised many people last season with their top four finish in the Cornwall/Devon League. They did lead the table for quite a while and were still in the running for promotion going into the final six weeks of the campaign. Although they slipped off towards the end to finish behind Penryn, Honiton … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving’s Aidan Heslop narrowly missed out on a three-metre synchro medal at the European Junior Championship in Kazan on Saturday evening. Heslop and GB diving partner Oliver Crompton finished fourth in the final – less than four points off a medal. They were in second spot after their first two dives but dropped out … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services have added some experience to their squad with the signing of back Tom Goodman from Brixham. Goodman has spent the last 10 seasons at Brixham, making 249 appearances for the Fisherman, but he is now looking forward to returning to the club where it all started for him. The 33-year-old came through Services’ … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving’s successful week continued on Friday with a host of their younger athletes impressing at the Swim England National Age Group Championships in Sheffield. Euan McCabe and Emily Martin had won European Junior Championships medals in Russia on Wednesday and Thursday and the club showed at Ponds Forge that there in more talent coming … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving’s Euan McCabe impressed in Kazan on Thursday to win a European Junior Championship silver medal. The 13-year-old made the podium in the boys’ B platform final in Russia. McCabe had eased through the preliminary round, qualifying in third position, and he showed no nerves in the final to improve his score by more … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK Run Project’s Oliver Smart broke the two-minute barrier for the 800m for the first time on Tuesday night at the BMC Meeting at Exeter. The English Schools’ cross country champion ran 1:59.04 to finish second in the B race and fastest under-17 out of all the heats. Smart’s run came just 10 days after … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving’s Emily Martin teamed up with Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix to secure Great Britain their first gold medal of the European Junior Championships in Kazan. The pair took victory in the girls’ synchronised platform final in Russia with an impressive performance. The new pair scored 278.46 points to finish more than 20 points ahead of home … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander swimmers Sophie Freeman and Honey Osrin are just days away from taking part in their biggest competition to date. The pair will represent Great Britain at the European Junior Championships in Kazan. Freeman will compete in the 50m, 100m and 200m butterfly individual events, while Osrin will swim the 100m and 200m backstroke … Continue reading