European Games bronze medal for Plymouth Leander’s Laura Stephens
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European Games bronze medal for Plymouth Leander’s Laura Stephens

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

Laura Stephens and Joe Hulme make European Games progress
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Laura Stephens and Joe Hulme make European Games progress

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

Lawrence looks ahead to World Championships after European Games exit
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Lawrence looks ahead to World Championships after European Games exit

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’s Shanice Lobb narrowly misses out on European Games medal
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Plymouth’s Shanice Lobb narrowly misses out on European Games medal

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

Devonport Royal’s Beth Ward helps Great Britain to first win in Baku
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Devonport Royal’s Beth Ward helps Great Britain to first win in Baku

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