PLYMOUTH’S Tonia Couch finished eighth in the World Championship 10m platform final in Kazan. The city diver, who won the World Series title earlier this year, was consistent all the way through the final, but could not quite hit the heights she showed earlier in the season. All her dives were between 60.20 points and … Continue reading
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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
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
Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow miss out on World Champs medal
PLYMOUTH divers Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow missed out on claiming an historic World Championship synchro medal. The pair, who bagged two bronzes and a silver at this year’s World Series, finished sixth with 308.40 points in a highly competition women’s 10m final in the Russian city of Kazan. Couch and Barrow, who were looking … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
Tonia Couch wins World Series title with bronze medal in Mexico
PLYMOUTH diving star Tonia Couch became NVC/FINA World Series champion by claiming a bronze medal at the final leg in Merida, Mexico. It was Couch’s fourth individual medal from six finals. Couch, showing all her experience on the outdoor boards in windy conditions, had been on course for silver in Mexico with all her divers … Continue reading
Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow have ‘bad day’ in Mexcio
TONIA COUCH and Sarah Barrow had a ‘bad day’ at the office in the platform sycnhro event at the last World Series competition of the season in Mexico. The duo, who had won a silver and two bronze medals in the previous three events, finished sixth in Friday’s final in Merida. Couch and Barrow could … Continue reading