PLYMOUTH Diving’s Robyn Birch continued her good season with a fifth-placed finish in the women’s platform event at the World University Games in South Korea. University of St Mark and St John student Birch eased through the preliminaries in Gwangju with 312.70 points. She struggled a little bit in the semi-final, scoring 269.20. However, she … Continue reading
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 Diving’s Robyn Birch and Great Britain team-mate Georgia Ward won silver in the platform synchro event at the European Championships in Rostock. The pair had qualified for the final in first position but in the evening session Russian divers Yulia Timoshinina and Ekaterina Petukhova edged them out for gold. The Russia duo scored 319.20 … 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
A DROPPED second dive proved costly for Plymouth Diving’s Robyn Birch at the Canada Cup FINA Grand Prix in Gatineau. The University of St Mark and St John student just missed out on qualifying for the semi-finals of the women’s platform competition. Birch, representing Great Britain, finished 15th in the preliminary round of the competition … 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