Couch secures GB Olympic spot by reaching World Champ final in Kazan
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Couch secures GB Olympic spot by reaching World Champ final in Kazan

PLYMOUTH diver Tonia Couch secured Great Britain an Olympic women’s individual 10m platform spot by reaching the World Championship final in Kazan. World Series champion Couch scored 339.70 points in the semi-final to qualify for Thursday’s showpiece event in seventh place. Any divers who reached the final automatically claimed a quota place for their county … Continue reading

Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow make World Championship progress
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Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow make World Championship progress

PLYMOUTH divers Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow both progressed through to the 10m platform semi-finals at the World Championships in Kazan. FINA World Series champion Couch, competing at her sixth World Championships, was the more consistent of the two British divers in the preliminary round, scoring 328.70 points, to qualify ninth out of the 37 … Continue reading

Plymouth divers Couch and Barrow ease into world final
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Plymouth divers Couch and Barrow ease into world final

PLYMOUTH divers Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow eased into the final of the women’s 10m synchro event at the World Aquatic Championships in Kazan. The city pair, hoping to become Great Britain’s first female World Championship medal winners, qualified fourth from the preliminary competition with 302.52 points. They will go into this evening’s final knowing … Continue reading

Plymouth divers Couch and Barrow bid for historic medal in Kazan
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Plymouth divers Couch and Barrow bid for historic medal in Kazan

PLYMOUTH divers Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow will be hoping to create history on Monday at the World Aquatic Championships in Kazan, Russia. The pair will compete in the 10m platform synchro event where they will be looking to become Great Britain’s first female World Championship medal winners. Couch and Barrow have come close before … Continue reading

Plymouth divers named in Great Britain squad for Kazan World Championships
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Plymouth divers named in Great Britain squad for Kazan World Championships

PLYMOUTH divers Tonia Couch, Sarah Barrow and Tom Daley have, as expected, been named in Great Britain’s team for the forthcoming World Championships in Kazan, Russia. Great Britain have selected nine divers to try and qualify quota places at next year’s Olympic Games. In order to secure spots at Rio in the three-metre and platform competitions, … 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