PLYMOUTH divers Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow produced their best performance of the season to claim silver in the women’s 10m synchro final at the World Series event in Windsor. The pair had won bronze medals at the previous two legs in London and Kazan, but in Canada they improved their score significantly, finishing with … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Albion’s Canadian international lock Brett Beukeboom has joined the Cornish Pirates on a two-year deal. He is the 12th member of Albion’s 2014/15 squad that were relegated from the Championship to announce his departure from Brickfields. Beukeboom will join up with fellow Canadian and ex-Plymouth forward Aaron Carpenter at Mennaye Field. The 24-year-old spent … Continue reading
A DROPPED second dive proved costly for Plymouth Diving’s Robyn Birch at the Canada Cup FINA Grand Prix in Gatineau. The University of St Mark and St John student just missed out on qualifying for the semi-finals of the women’s platform competition. Birch, representing Great Britain, finished 15th in the preliminary round of the competition … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving’s Matthew Dixon came so close to reaching the platform final at his first senior FINA Grand Prix event. The 14-year-old qualified eighth from 21 world divers in the preliminary round in the men’s individual competition at the Canada Cup in Gatineau. He then came fourth in his semi-final, missing out on a spot … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S teenage diving star Matthew Dixon has flown out to Canada to compete in his first senior FINA Grand Prix event. Dixon (pictured left), who will celebrate his 15th birthday on April 19, will compete at the Gatineau leg of the nine-event series. He is joined in Canada by his Plymouth Diving team-mate Robyn Birch. … Continue reading