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 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’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
TOP quality diving returns to Plymouth this week when the Life Centre hosts the British Elite Junior Championships. The event, which starts on Wednesday and runs through to Saturday, follows on from the Life Centre’s successful hosting of the British Senior Championships in February. A number of the stars of February’s competition will be on … Continue reading