PLYMOUTH Leander’s Joe Hulme could not have been closer to qualifying for the semi-finals of the 100m backstroke event at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore. Hulme missed out by just one hundredth of a second in the first session of the championships this morning. He clocked a time of 56.14 seconds to be … Continue reading
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
PLYMOUTH Leander swimmers Joe Hulme and Laura Stephens will be bidding for medals at the European Games on Friday. After his disappointment of missing out on bronze by just two hundredths of a second in the 100m backstroke on Wednesday, Hulme was in determined mood in the 200m event. He eased through the heats in … Continue reading
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
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Joe Hulme missed out on a medal in the 100m backstroke event at the European Games in Baku by just two hundredths of a second. Hulme clocked 55.37 seconds to finish fourth in the final, which was won by his Great Britain team-mate Luke Greenbank in 54.76. Russia’s Filipp Shopin was second in … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander swimmer Joe Hulme will compete in the final of the men’s 100m backstroke event at the European Games in Baku. Hulme won his heat in the morning with a time of 55.74 seconds, which ranked him third going into the semi-finals. The Plymouth College pupil swan faster in the semis, clocking 55.36 seconds, … Continue reading