TOM DALEY claimed his second gold medal of the FINA World Cup on Tuesday when he triumphed in the men’s individual 10m platform final. The former world champion scored 541.70 points, including a massive 104.40 points for his final dive, to hold off the challenge of Mexico’s Willars Valdez (MEX). That followed on from his … Continue reading
TOM DALEY believes there is still more to come from his 10m synchro partnership with Matty Lee – even though the pair won gold at the FINA World Cup in Japan on Saturday. Daley and Lee sent a warning to their Olympic rivals with a dominant display at the newly-built Tokyo Aquatics Centre. They scored … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Tom Daley and Matthew Dixon will be hoping to impress at the FINA Diving World Cup which gets underway in Tokyo this weekend. The event, which lasts for five days, with be the biggest competition for nearly two years for the British diving team. The competition, which is being held at the newly-built Tokyo … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Laura Stephens will get the chance to push her Olympic Games claims after being named in British Swimming’s squad for the LEN European Championships in May. Stephens was not included among the 24 swimmers selected for the Olympics this week, who joined four previously pre-selected athletes. She had just missed the qualifying time … Continue reading
BEN PROUD will head to his second Olympic Games after being named in Great Britain’s swimming squad for Tokyo. The former Plymouth College pupil, who has won world, European and Commonwealth titles, finished fourth in the men’s 50m freestyle final at the last Olympics in Rio. He will be hoping he can make the podium … Continue reading
BEN PROUD produced an impressive display at the British trials to almost certainly book his place at his second Olympic Games. The Plymouth Leander swimmer, who finished fourth at the Rio Olympics in 2016, stormed to victory in the 50m freestyle final on Saturday night in London in an impressive time of 21.42 seconds. That … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Laura Stephens is facing an anxious wait over her dreams of competing at this summer’s Olympic Games. Stephens, a World Championship finalist, could have virtually guaranteed her place on the plane to Tokyo had she clocked a consideration time and finished in the top two at the British selection trials in London this … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Laura Stephens showed she is in the form of her life by smashing her personal best to take second place in the 100m butterfly event at the British Swimming Selection Trials in London. Stephens, better known for her prowess over 200m, incredibly lowered her two-length best by nearly a second over her two … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Laura Stephens will be hoping to take a giant step towards achieving her ambition of becoming an Olympian this week. The 21-year-old is one of a number of swimmers from Leander and Mount Kelly who are competing at the British Swimming Selection Trials in London. The competition starts on Wednesday and runs through … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Reece Dunn added yet another national S14 record to his collection at the British Para-Swimming International Meet in Sheffield on Friday. The double individual world champion already held the 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle records, as well as the 50m backstroke, 100m butterfly and 200m individual medley national bests. But he added to … Continue reading