PLYMOUTH Leander’s Laura Stephens was unable to add another medal on the final day of swimming at the European Games in Baku. The 16-year-old Plymouth College pupil had won a bronze in the 100m butterfly event on Friday. She was back in the pool on Saturday morning and progressed through the heats and semis to … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Laura Stephens won a bronze medal in the 100m butterfly event at the European Games in Baku. The Plymouth College pupil clocked 1:00.54 to finish joint third with Greece’s Ilektra Lebl. Russia’s Polina Egorova won the race in 59.36 seconds, with Great Britain’s Amelia Clynes second in 1:00.12. Stephens, 16, said: “I’m overwhelmed. … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander swimmers Joe Hulme and Laura Stephens have both reach European Games semi-finals today. Hulme, who agonisingly missed out on a bronze medal in the 100m backstroke by just two hundredths of a second, qualified fourth fastest for the 200m event with a time of 2:01.11. Meanwhile, Stephens (pictured) qualified fourth fastest in the … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Joe Hulme missed out on a medal in the 100m backstroke event at the European Games in Baku by just two hundredths of a second. Hulme clocked 55.37 seconds to finish fourth in the final, which was won by his Great Britain team-mate Luke Greenbank in 54.76. Russia’s Filipp Shopin was second in … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH fencer Corinna Lawrence has her eyes on the forthcoming World Championships after reaching the last 16 at the European Games in Baku. Olympian Lawrence won three of her six pool women’s individual epee matches before beating Romanian Amalia Tataran 15-10 in the last 32. However, her European Games run was ended in the next … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH diver Matthew Dixon will be hoping for glory at the European Games in Baku today. The 15-year-old, who competed at last year’s Commonwealth Games and the recent European Championships, will take part in the 10m platform event. “I would really like a medal, because it is a junior event,” he said. “It’s Group A … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH diver Shanice Lobb narrowly missed out on a medal at the inaugural European Games in Baku. The 17-year-old heartbreakingly finished fourth in the women’s 10m platform final, which was won by her Great Britain team-mate Lois Toulson. Lobb looked on course for a medal at the halfway point of the final. She sat second … Continue reading
DIVER Shanice Lobb will become the second Plymouth athlete to compete at the European Games on Thursday. The 17-year-old will take part in the women’s platform preliminary event in the morning, where she will dive last, with the final taking place in the afternoon. Lobb will be joined in the competition by Great Britain team-mate … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Royal’s Beth Ward helped Great Britain’s women’s water polo team to their first victory at the European Games in Baku. After defeats to favourites Greece, Germany and the Netherlands, Great Britain’s young side hit back on Tuesday to beat Israel 13-9. Defender Ward played a key role in the win, which came courtesy of … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH water polo player Beth Ward and her Great Britain team-mates endured a tough opening to the inaugural European Games in Baku. Great Britain were beaten 20-2 by favourites Greece in their opening match of the tournament. Devonport Royal’s Ward (pictured above in action in Baku) played her part in the Group A game, … Continue reading