VIDEO: Plymouth Diving’s Rhea Gayle ready for World University Games debut
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VIDEO: Plymouth Diving’s Rhea Gayle ready for World University Games debut

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

Matthew Dixon just misses out on a medal at European Games
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Matthew Dixon just misses out on a medal at European Games

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’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

City diver Shanice Lobb eases into European Games final in Baku
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City diver Shanice Lobb eases into European Games final in Baku

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

Plymouth diving star Tonia Couch boosted by World Series success
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Plymouth diving star Tonia Couch boosted by World Series success

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