PLYMOUTH Leander coach Robin Armayan and divers Aidan Heslop and Tom Daley were among the winners at the British Swimming Awards for 2021-22. Armayan claimed the outstanding para-swimming coach award after helping Reece Dunn claim five Paralympic medals, including three golds, in Tokyo last year. He has also helped fellow para-swimmer Cameron Vearncombe became a … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH aquatic supporters will be keeping a close eye on this weekend’s British Swimming Awards. Plymouth Leander coach Robin Armayan, swimmers Reece Dunn and Ben Proud and divers Aidan Heslop, Owen Weymouth and Tom Daley are all in the running for awards, which are taking into account both the seasons 2021 and 2022. Heslop and … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Royal’s Charlie Smith and Christopher Rollinson and Caradon’s Helen Kula-Przezwanski were among the medallists at the Swim England Masters’ National Championships (25m) in Sheffield. Smith starred in the women’s 45-49 age group and returned from Ponds Forge with two titles and two runners-up places. She won gold medals in the 100m and 200m backstroke. … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Euan McCabe has been named in a 17-strong British Diving team for next month’s World Junior Championships in Montreal, Canada. McCabe is one of four divers in the party who won gold medals at this summer’s European Junior Championships. The squad also includes European and Commonwealth senior champion Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Desharne Bent-Ashmeil and … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Aidan Heslop claimed runners-up spot in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, finishing just behind his idol Gary Hunt. The duo, along with Romania’s Catalin Preda, all went into the final stop in Sydney, Australia, knowing they could all still win the world crown. But, in a thrilling showdown to the season, Hunt … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Royal are celebrating after claiming honours at the Swim England South West Regional Awards. Devonport picked up two awards, with James Lake named coach of the year and Abi Daly jointly claiming the Spirit of Aquatics Award. The awards should have been presented at glittering ceremony at the Holiday Inn in Taunton, but they … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S Samantha Lake backed up her recent World Aquathlon Championships gold medal by winning a European title in Spain. Lake was one of a number of Tavistock athletes who competed at the European Triathlon Multisport Championships in Bilbao. She won the women’s 40-44 age group aquathlon title and was also second female overall. There was … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Aidan Heslop continue his sensational form with another podium finish in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Polignano a Mare, Italy, at the weekend. Heslop took second place in the penultimate leg of the series behind multi-world champion Gary Hunt in a thrilling contest that went down the wire. Hunt eventually took … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Aidan Heslop claimed his second Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series victory of the season by winning in Sisikon, Switzerland, at the weekend. The 20-year-old, who is enjoying a fairy-tale first campaign as a permanent diver on the tour, held his nerve with the final dive of the day to make it two wins … Continue reading
CONNOR Keeler, Hannah Worth, Dean Crow and Charlotte Kerr were the main winners at the 2022 Plymouth Triathlon on Sunday. The event at Mount Batten saw two competitions – an Olympic standard triathlon, which is a 1,500m swim, a 40k bike ride and a 10k run, and a sprint event, which involves a 750m swim, … Continue reading