PLYMOUTH Diving’s Matthew Dixon and Emily Martin have joined Olympic and world medallist Tom Daley on British Diving World-Class Programme for the 2019-20 season. Daley is one of eight British divers named on the podium programme, while Dixon and Martin are among 15 up-and-coming stars selected for the podium potential programme. British national performance director … Continue reading →

PLYMOUTH Leander, Mount Kelly and Caradon were all winners at round two of the National Arena Swimming League at the weekend. Reigning champions Leander backed up their opening Premier Division win in Wales with another victory, this time at Millfield against Keynsham, Torfaen Dolphin, City of Cardiff A, City of Bristol and Bristol Henleaze. Mount … Continue reading →

THE country’s best divers will once again return to Plymouth in 2020 after the city was chosen to host the British Championships. The Life Centre has become a regular base for Britain’s top diving events over the last six years. As well as the senior British Championships over the weekend of January 24-26, Plymouth will … Continue reading →

THERE was plenty of success for the region’s swimmers at the South West Winter Championships at Millfield School at the weekend. Plymouth Leander’s world para-swimming champion and world record holder Reece Dunn was among the big names competing. Dunn, who only finished his long-course season in mid-September, shared the men’s open 100m freestyle gold at … Continue reading →

DEVONPORT Royal’s under-15 boys’ water polo team narrowly missed out on becoming national champions at the weekend in Sunderland. Devonport reached their first Swim England National Age Group final where they agonisingly lost 8-7 to Sedgefield after missing a penalty in the dying seconds of the game. The final at the Sunderland Aquatics Centre was … Continue reading →

PLYMOUTH Leander’s Laura Stephens, Tom Beeley, Roman Scherer and Lana Broekhoven all returned to Devon with medals from the prestigious Manchester International, which took place at the weekend. Great Britain international Stephens won both the women’s 100m and 200m butterfly events in the North West. In the 200m event she enjoyed a tremendous battle with … Continue reading →

MOUNT Kelly, Plymouth Leander and Dartmoor Darts will all have swimmers gaining overseas experience early next year after earning selection for the South West team. The region will be taking 30 up-and-coming swimmers to the Lisbon International Meet in Portugal at the start of February. The squad is aimed at athletes who are just below … Continue reading →