PLYMOUTH Diving’s Rhea Gayle will begin her quest for glory at the World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea, on Friday morning. The University of St Mark and St John student will compete in her favourite event, the one-metre springboard, first. Gayle is four-time British champion in that discipline. The prelims will take place in … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH diver Matthew Dixon narrowly missed out on a medal at the inaugural European Games in Baku. The 15-year-old, competing against older divers, came fourth in the platform event with 493.85 points. The competition was won by Dixon’s Great Britain team-mate Matty Lee, who scored 588.25. Russian Nikita Shleikher came second with 556.55, and France’s … 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
PLYMOUTH Diving’s Shanice Lobb eased into the women’s platform final at the European Games in Baku. The 17-year-old finished fifth in the preliminary round with a score of 377.40 points from her eight dives. Lobb started the competition brilliantly and was averaging more than 7.0 for her opening four dives. However, she could not quite … 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
PLYMOUTH diver Tonia Couch says she will go into this summer’s World Championships in Kazan full of confidence after her success at the FINA/NVA World Series. Couch enjoyed four individual podium finishes and was crowned the overall winner of the six-meet series. She said: “If you’d said I would win four bronze medals and win … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH divers Matthew Dixon and Robyn Birch will be hoping for European success this week. The duo are part of the Great Britain team competing at the European Championships in Rostock. The event opens on Tuesday, with Birch competing for the first time on Thursday and Dixon having to wait until Saturday for his 10m … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH diving star Tonia Couch became NVC/FINA World Series champion by claiming a bronze medal at the final leg in Merida, Mexico. It was Couch’s fourth individual medal from six finals. Couch, showing all her experience on the outdoor boards in windy conditions, had been on course for silver in Mexico with all her divers … Continue reading
TONIA COUCH and Sarah Barrow had a ‘bad day’ at the office in the platform sycnhro event at the last World Series competition of the season in Mexico. The duo, who had won a silver and two bronze medals in the previous three events, finished sixth in Friday’s final in Merida. Couch and Barrow could … Continue reading