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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

2022 Commonwealth Games Day 2 Diving 1m springboard prelims and synchronised 3m springboard final

It was agonisingly close, but James Heatly and Ross Beattie narrowly missed out on the bronze medal in the Men’s Synchronised 3m Springboard final. The Edinburgh Diving Club pair finished on 369.27 points, just 5.25 points behind Australians Samuel Fricker and Shixin Li who won bronze with 374.52 points. Anthony Harding and Jack Laugher of… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 2 Diving 1m springboard prelims and synchronised 3m springboard final

First diving medals awarded at Birmingham Commonwealth Games

The first medals of the diving competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games were won this evening in the men’s 1m springboard and women’s 10m platform finals. In the springboard final, Ross Beattie, James Heatly and Danny Mabbot were in action for Team Scotland. Heatly, who won bronze in the event on the Gold Coast,… Continue reading First diving medals awarded at Birmingham Commonwealth Games

2022 Commonwealth Games Day 1 diving prelims

The diving competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games got underway today with four Scots in action. James Heatly, Ross Beattie and Danny Mabbott (all Edinburgh Diving Club) finished the 1m springboard prelims in second, ninth and tenth place respectively, with all three delighted to finally get their competition underway. Heatly, who won the bronze… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 1 diving prelims

Divers set to make a splash at Sandwell

Team Scotland have waited patiently whilst their aquatic teammates competed in the swimming pool, but that wait is now over as diving action begins at Sandwell Aquatics Centre on Thursday. A record number of eight divers will compete over the next five days for Team Scotland, hoping to contribute to the overall aquatics medal tally,… Continue reading Divers set to make a splash at Sandwell

Final countdown to the start of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games

With athletes gathering outside the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham ahead of their parade at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, Scotland’s swimmers will be enjoying the spectacle from the village, ahead of the opening day of the swimming competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. University of Stirling’s Stephen Milne will be the first… Continue reading Final countdown to the start of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games