Edinburgh diver Danny Mabbott will be part of the 17-strong British Diving team heading to next month’s World Junior Championships in Montreal, Canada (27th November – 4th December). Mabbott, who made his senior international debut for Scotland at Birmingham 2022, was also on the GB team which competed at the European Junior Diving Championships in… Continue reading Mabbott part of World Junior team heading to Canada
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Reid and Heatly included in team for World Championships
Grace Reid and James Heatly will be appearing at their third World Championships
Leeming looks ahead to British National Diving Cup
With the International aquatics calendar getting increasingly busy, training and competitive opportunities will be key to athletes and coaches during 2022. The first main opportunity for our divers comes this weekend, with the British National Diving Cup taking place at the Plymouth Life Centre from the 11th-13th February. The event will showcase the best of… Continue reading Leeming looks ahead to British National Diving Cup
Rome Round-up: Grace and James add to medal tally
As Swimming entered its fifth day of competition in Rome, the week-long Diving competition was only just beginning. And, exactly one week on from their Gold-medal triumph in Birmingham in the Mixed 3m Synchro event, James Heatly and Grace Reid took a Bronze on day one of competition. This time it was in the Team… Continue reading Rome Round-up: Grace and James add to medal tally
Golden finale for Scottish divers
It may have taken to the final day of competition, but James Heatly and Grace Reid ensured that Team Scotland Aquatics leave Birmingham with the highest medal tally from any Commonwealth Games, beating the 12 won in Melbourne back in 2006. Aquatics’ thirteenth medal of the Games came in the mixed 3m synchronised springboard event.… Continue reading Golden finale for Scottish divers
Divers look to finish Birmingham Games on a high
Scottish athletes continued to battle hard on the diving board at Sandwell Aquatics Centre on the penultimate day of competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. With one more morning of competition remaining the team are looking to finish on a high. Grace Reid and Clara Kerr were in action in the final of the… Continue reading Divers look to finish Birmingham Games on a high
2022 Commonwealth Games Day 4. 10m platform and 3m springboard prelims
Three Scottish athletes in action at the pool this morning on the penultimate day of the diving competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. On a morning that saw most athletes in the event fall short of their best, Angus Menmuir (Edinburgh Diving Club) held his nerve, finishing his 10m platform programme strongly for a… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 4. 10m platform and 3m springboard prelims
Heatly just misses out on 3m springboard medal
James Heatly fought tooth and nail to get himself into a position to challenge for a medal in the final of the 3m springboard on the third day of diving at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Heatly and Edinburgh Diving Club training partner, Ross Beattie, made modest starts to their programmes with Heatly then improving round… Continue reading Heatly just misses out on 3m springboard medal
2022 Commonwealth Games Diving Day 3 3m springboard prelims
James Heatly and Ross Beattie (Edinburgh Diving Club) both secured their place in the 3m springboard final on day three of the diving competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Heatly qualified fourth overall for the final with a total points tally of 423.40. Saving his best dive for the final round, Heatly executed his… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Diving Day 3 3m springboard prelims
Reid misses out on medal by narrowest of margins
Day two of the diving competition of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, and Team Scotland divers just fell short of the podium with a third fourth place finish. Clara Kerr (Edinburgh Diving Club) and Grace Reid (Dive London) were involved in the final of the 1m springboard with both girls pushing forward with the scores they… Continue reading Reid misses out on medal by narrowest of margins