British synchronised swimmer Jenna Randall gave an accomplished performance in the Solo Technical Routine at the Melbourne World Championships to give her first senior ranking within the sport.
Competing on her third day of the competition, The Rushmoor teenager left National Performance Director Biz Price very happy with the outcome from her first full international meet.
Judges marked Randall with an overall score of 86.333 with 43.000 points for execution and 43.333 points for overall impression to place her 17th out of 27.
“I’m really happy for Jenna but there’s so much more to come from her,” said Price. “She’s only been working towards her Olympic aspirations full time since January so to come this far so soon is pleasing.
“She was very focused on her corrections and scored very well although I think her draw went against her as the scores flowed freely later on in the event.
“Technically you have to be so accurate and rely on muscle memory from training and we’re seeing that now with the British girls and the judges are noticing it to.”
Randall was impressive throughout her eight elements overall but a slight error on her final element saw her drop a couple of places.
“I focused on my elements and tried to get them as good as I possibly could,” said Randall.
"The marks were pretty much where I’d hoped for and placed me 17th overall.
”It’s been a great competition for me so far and I still have the Duet Free on Wednesday with Olivia Allison so there’s still a lot to do.
“The experience I’ve gained from watching the world’s best in action as well the confidence gained from the positive feedback I’ve got from others and the judges has all been worth the hard work over the past 10 weeks.”
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The 12th FINA World Championships will take place from 17th March until 1st April 2007.
The British Sychro squad comprises:
Olivia Allison (Rushmoor)
Jenna Randall (Rushmoor)
Lauren Smith (Rushmoor)
Synchro takes place from 17th to 24th March
Diving takes place from 19th to 26th March.
Swimming takes place from 25th March to 1st April.
Open Water takes place from 18th to 25th March.
For further details contact Dave Richards, British Swimming Media Manager, on 01509 632237, 0778 992 6136 or email dave.richards@swimming.org
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