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
PLYMOUTH Diving’s Matthew Dixon eased to victory in the boys’ B platform event on the final day of the British Elite Junior Championship. The Commonwealth Games star, competing in front of his home crowd at the Plymouth Life Centre, finished more than 100 points ahead of his nearest challenger in his age group. Dixon scored … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving won two medals on the second day of the British Elite Junior Championships at the Life Centre. Shanice Lobb claimed silver in the girls’ A platform event behind European junior champion Lois Toulson, who had won the British senior title in February at the same venue. City of Leeds’ Toulson scored 429.60 points, … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH diving stars Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow were forced to settle for sixth place in the second FINA/NVC World Series event in Dubai. The Great Britain pair improved on their score from Beijing the previous week but finished one place lower than in China. In a tight and high-standard final in Dubai, just 19 … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH divers Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow return to World Series action on Thursday when they take part in the women’s platform synchro event in Dubai. The pair finished fifth in the opening leg of the series last Friday in Beijing behind China’s Ruolin Chen and Huixia Liu, Malaysia’s Yee Mun Leong and Jun Hoong … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH divers Tonia Couch, Sarah Barrow and Tom Daley fly out to China today for the opening FINA/NVC World Series event. Joining them on the plane to Beijing for the first international meet of the year is city coach Andy Banks. The competition, which takes place in the 2008 Olympic Pool, gets underway on Friday … Continue reading