Divers in driving seat for Grand Prix

The second leg of the competition runs from Thursday to Sunday in Calgary, with a squad including five Gold Coast medallists.

The squad is:

Robyn Birch – 10m individual

Alicia Blagg – 3m individual and 3m synchro

Eden Cheng – 10m individual and 10m synchro

Matthew Dixon – 10m individual and 10m synchro

James Heatly – 3m individual and 3m synchro

Jack Haslam – 3m individual

Ross Haslam – 3m individual

Matty Lee – 10m individual

Scarlett Mew Jensen – 3m individual and 3m synchro

Lois Toulson – 10m individual and 10m synchro

Noah Williams – 10m individual and 10m synchro

Freddie Woodward – 3m individual and 3m synchro

James Heatly, fresh from becoming the first Scottish diver since 1958 to win a Commonwealth medal since his grandfather Peter, is excited about the competition.

He said: “I’m really looking forward to competing in Calgary.

“2018 has already been fantastic for me, taking the British Championships title, followed by a Commonwealth medal.

“It will be great to compete against more World Class athletes and to dive with Freddie again!”

Sheffield-based Ross Haslam, who came fourth in Rostock earlier in the year, added: “The Commonwealths didn’t quite turn out the way I had hoped but were a great learning experience and I know it will help be become a better diver.

“I’m really excited to be heading to Calgary, Hopefully it will be as successful as my first Grand Prix of the year in Germany.”

 The fixtures for this year’s Grand Prix are:

23^rd to 25^th February - Rostock, Germany

10^th to 13^th May – Calgary, Canada

6^th to 8^th July - Bolzano, Italy

13^th to 15^th July – Madrid, Spain

9^th to 11^th November – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

15^th to 18^th November – Australia

23^rd to 25^th November - Singapore