The British National Diving Cup is once again the first flagship British Diving event on the 2023 domestic calendar – with Britain’s best divers set to be welcomed to Edinburgh in February, as national titles across 3m springboard and 10m platform contests are decided, in both individual and synchronised events.
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DAY FOUR
WOMEN'S 3m SPRINGBOARD FINAL
It was yet another close battle at the Royal Commonwealth Pool between two of Great Britain's top divers, as City of Sheffield Diving Club's Yasmin Harper went toe-to-toe with City of Leeds Diving Club's Katherine Torrance for the title.
It was Harper who controlled the pace of the event with a series of consistent dives; never adding below 60 points to her total every time she stepped on to the boards. Her Back 2 1/2 Somersaults Pike (205B) in the second round gave her 69.00 points and set the pace for the rest of the field, which ultimately proved to be too much for them.
Torrance put up a spirited fight, as a 72.00-scoring Reverse 2 1/2 Somersaults Pike (305B) gave her the highest single-dive score of the entire final in the penultimate round, which put her just six points behind Harper with one round to go.
It was the 22 year-old who held her nerve, though, as she went on to claim the gold medal with an Inward 2 1/2 Somersaults Pike (405B); scoring her 64.50 points on her way to a 318.45 total. Torrance also went over the 300 point mark as she took the silver with a score of 304.90, with Sweden's Elna Widerström taking the bronze medal thanks to a total of 296.50.
Dive London Aquatics Club's Scarlett Mew-Jensen (279.35) was also given a bronze medal as the third-highest British finisher.
For detailed results, click here.
RESULTS
1 Yasmin Harper City of Sheffield Diving Club 318.45
2 Katherine Torrance City of Leeds Diving Club 304.90
3 Elna Widerström (Guest) Sweden 296.50
4 Clare Cryan (Guest) City of Sheffield Diving Club 281.85
5 Scarlett Mew-Jensen Dive London Aquatics Club 279.35
6 Desharne Bent-Ashmeil Dive London Aquatics Club 269.60
7 Elizabeth Powley City of Leeds Diving Club 233.70
8 Tilly Brown Southampton Diving Academy 231.80
9 Evie Smith Dive London Aquatics Club 212.40
10 Callie Eaglestone City of Leeds Diving Club 203.90
MEN'S 10m PLATFORM PRELIMS
It's a Dive London Aquatics Club 1-2-3-4 ahead of this afternoon's final, Matthew Dixon got the better of his teammates to lad himself that elusive last place in the running order for what will be a tight showdown to finish the competition.
Dixon took advantage of a dip in form from Thursday's 10m Synchro champion Kyle Kothari on the penultimate dive to leap frog ahead of the 25 year-old with one round remaining. He then held his nerve with a Forward 4 1/2 Somersaults Tuck (109C) on the final round to see him top the standings on 412.50 points.
Kothari still managed to qualify in second thanks to some high-scoring dives on the first, third, and fourth rounds - including an impressive 83.20 score on his Inward 3 1/2 Somersaults Tuck (407C), which saw him top at the halfway stage, before finishing on 403.00 points.
Rounding out the top three qualifiers for the final was Noah Williams, with the diver making the most of his 81.00-scoring Back 2 1/2 Somersaults 2 1/2 Twists Pike (5255B) on the first round, before continuing a consistent showing to finish on 402.45 ahead of the showdown later today.
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FINALISTS
1 Matthew Dixon Dive London Aquatics Club 412.50
2 Kyle Kothari Dive London Aquatics Club 403.00
3 Noah Williams Dive London Aquatics Club 402.45
4 Ben Cutmore Dive London Aquatics Club 379.10
5 Romano Wang Crystal Palace Diving Club 341.75
6 Robbie Lee Southampton Diving Academy 331.50
8 Angus Menmuir Edinburgh Diving Club 309.40
11 Hamish Patel Dive London Aquatics Club 221.90
WOMEN'S 3m SPRINGBOARD PRELIMS
Dive London Aquatics Club's Desharne Bent-Ashmeil continued her impressive form from the 3 metre, as the 3m Synchro champion qualified for the final of the individual event in pole position for the gold medal shootout later today.
The 18 year-old rounded off her prelims effort with a 61.50-scoring Inward 2 1/2 Somersaults Pike (405B) to see her comfortably ahead of the British competition on a score of 286.85. Guests Elna Widerström (Sweden) and Clare Cryan (City of Sheffield) followed closely behind Bent-Ashmeil, with Southampton Diving Academy's Tilly Brown finishing as the next best British athlete, with an individual highest-scoring Back 2 1/2 Somersaults Tuck (205C) on the third round leaving her with a strong claim for the podium places in the final.
City of Leeds' Katherine Torrance rounded off the top three British divers, as her opening Forward 2 1/2 Somersaults 1 Twist Pike (5152B) scored her a massive 63.00 points and saw her never fall outside the top five on her way to qualification.
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FINALISTS
1 Desharne Bent-Ashmeil Dive London Aquatics Club 286.85
2 Elna Widerström (Guest) Sweden 279.75
3 Clare Cryan (Guest) City of Sheffield Diving Club 269.50
4 Tilly Brown Southampton Diving Academy 266.40
5 Katherine Torrance City of Leeds Diving Club 256.90
6 Yasmin Harper City of Sheffield Diving Club 255.45
7 Elizabeth Powley City of Leeds Diving Club 242.10
8 Evie Smith Dive London Aquatics Club 232.10
9 Scarlett Mew-Jensen Dive London Aquatics Club 221.90
10 Callie Eaglestone City of Leeds Diving Club 214.45
DAY THREE
MEN'S 3m SYNCHRO FINAL
The newly-reformed pairing of James Heatly (Edinburgh Diving Club) and Ross Haslam (City of Sheffield Diving Club) proved to be successful in the final of the Men's 3m Synchro, as they claimed the gold medal in style.
The pair continued to produce the goods throughout the competition, before closing it out with a Forward 4 ½ Somersaults Tuck (109C), which provided them with their highest score of the event (72.96), to see them finish on a massive 364.20.
Geggus and Kane also finished with their highest scoring dive, as their Forward 2 ½ Somersaults 1 Twist Pike (5152B) saw them end on 296.76 points and the silver medal, with Connor Lano (Southend Diving) and Lucas Clayton (Dive London) taking the bronze (272.88 points).
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RESULTS
1 James Heatly and Ross Haslam Edinburgh Diving Club and City of Sheffield Diving Club 364.20
2 Todd Geggus and Oscar Kane Southend Diving and Dive London Aquatics Club 296.76
3 Connor Lano and Lucas Clayton Southend Diving and Dive London Aquatics Club 272.88
4 Declan Rogan and Oscar Willcox City of Sheffield Diving Club 267.42
WOMEN'S 10m PLATFORM FINAL
Dive London's Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix took her second gold medal of the 2023 British National Diving Cup, as she came out on top of a fierce three-way battle for the top spot of the podium in the final of the Women's Platform.
The 18 year-old trailed her Dive London teammate Robyn Birth for all but the final round at the Royal Commonwealth Pool, before a Back 2 ½ Somersault 1 ½ Twist Pike (5253B) gave her a 10 point swing, which landed her the gold.
Birch's Forward 3 ½ Somersaults Pike (107B) on the penultimate round, despite a huge reception from the crowd, was not enough to see her hold on to the gold as she had to settle for silver, as City of Leeds Diving Club's Lois Toulson took the bronze.
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RESULTS
1 Andrea Spendolini Sirieix Dive London Aquatics Club 345.60
2 Robyn Birch Dive London Aquatics Club 339.80
3 Lois Toulson City of Leeds Diving Club 297.30
4 Tia McGarry City of Sheffield Diving Club 258.55
5 Hannah Newbrook Dive London Aquatics Club 241.20
6 Libby Duke Edinburgh Diving Club 223.85
7 Chloe Johnson City of Leeds Diving Club 219.30
8 Elizabeth Powley City of Leeds Diving Club 208.25
9 Ellen Gillespie Edinburgh Diving Club 199.65
10 Corin Burrows Mackley Dive London Aquatics Club 169.15
WOMEN'S 10m PLATFORM PRELIMS
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix built on her Women's 10m Synchro title from Thursday night, as she comfortably progressed through to the final in first place.
The Dive London Aquatics athlete made a steady start to proceedings; her Armstand Back 2 1/2 Somersaults 1 1/2 Twists Free earning her 72.00 points to see her into the halfway stage in third place, before her Back 2 1/2 Somersault 1 1/2 Twists Pike (5253B) on her final dive propelled her to the top of the standings - giving her 81.60 points and 345.60 points overall.
It was Spendolini-Sirieix's Dive London Aquatics teammate Robyn Birch who was at the top of the standings at the halfway stage, as her Inward 3 1/2 Somersaults Tuck (80.00) on the third round was her highest scoring dive of the event, before she ultimately qualified for this afternoon's final in second place on 339.90 points.
City of Leeds Diving Club's Lois Toulson, who won 10m Synchro gold with Spendolini-Sirieix on Thursday night, rounded off the top three qualifiers, with 67.20 points from her Armstand Back 2 Somersaults 1 1/2 Twists Free (6243D) on the third round contributing the most to her overall score of 297.30, which saw her comfortably through to compete for a medal in the final.
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FINALISTS
1 Andrea Spendolini Sirieix Dive London Aquatics Club 345.60
2 Robyn Birch Dive London Aquatics Club 339.80
3 Lois Toulson City of Leeds Diving Club 297.30
4 Tia McGarry City of Sheffield Diving Club 258.55
5 Hannah Newbrook Dive London Aquatics Club 241.20
6 Libby Duke Edinburgh Diving Club 223.85
7 Chloe Johnson City of Leeds Diving Club 219.30
8 Elizabeth Powley City of Leeds Diving Club 208.25
DAY TWO
WOMEN'S 3m SYNCHRO FINAL
It was an equally impressive final in the Women's 3m Synchro, as Desharne Bent-Ashmeil and Scarlett Mew-Jensen of Dive London Aquatics both managed to shrug off spirited challenges from a tough field to take the gold medal.
The pair's three optional dives all scored over 60 points, including a sensational Forward 3 1/2 Somersaults Pike (107B) to score them 65.10 points ahead of a finishing total of 282.90. They were closely followed by Katherine Torrance (City of Leeds) and Yasmin Harper (City of Sheffield) until the final dives, before a drop in form from the pair finish on 244.50 - just ahead of guests Elna Widerström and Emilia Nilsson Garip of Sweden (244.17), with Callie Eaglestone (City of Leeds) and Maya Kutty (Southampton Diving Academy) finishing on 220.20 and taking the Diving Cup bronze medal.
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RESULTS
1 Desharne Bent-Ashmeil and Scarlett Mew-Jensen Dive London Aquatics Club 282.90
2 Yasmin Harper and Katherine Torrance City of Sheffield Diving Club and City of Leeds Diving Club 244.50
3 Elna Widerström and Emilia Nilsson Garip (Guest) Sweden 244.17
4 Callie Eaglestone and Maya Kutty City of Leeds Diving Club and Southampton Diving Academy 220.20
5 Evie Smith and Tilly Brown Dive London Aquatics Club and Southampton Diving Academy 218.10
MEN'S 3m SPRINGBOARD FINAL
City of Leeds Diving Club's Jack Laugher took gold in what was a dominant performance in the final of the Men's 3m Springboard, with a series of consistent dives which set him apart from the rest of the competition as the event progressed.
Laugher made the difference with some impressive dives; his Forward 4 1/2 Somersault Tuck (109C) scoring him 91.20 on his way to a total of 517.55, which was over 50 points ahead of the next finisher.
City of Sheffield Diving Club's Ross Haslam made an impressive return from an injury layoff to take silver in what was a closely fought battle for the medals, as he finished with 467.35 points, ahead of Laugher's teammate Dan Goodfellow on 453.65.
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RESULTS
1 Jack Laugher City of Leeds Diving Club 517.55
2 Ross Haslam City of Sheffield Diving Club 467.35
3 Daniel Goodfellow City of Leeds Diving Club 453.65
4 Jordan Houlden City of Sheffield Diving Club 448.85
5 James Heatly Edinburgh Diving Club 412.60
6 Hugo Thomas Dive London Aquatics Club 360.95
7 Juho Junttila (Guest) Tiirat Diving Team 358.60
8 Jake Passmore (Guest) City of Leeds Diving Club 354.90
9 Todd Geggus Southend Diving 324.95
10 Leon Baker Southampton Diving Academy 260.20
MEN'S 3m SPRINGBOARD PRELIMS
It's a City of Leeds 1-2 ahead of the finals session later today, with Jack Laugher (441.20) and Dan Goodfellow (414.95) taking the first and second spots respectively following a high-quality 3m Springboard Prelims session on Day 2 at the Royal Commonwealth Pool.
The first half of the event was a tightly contested affair, with Southampton Diving Academy's Leon Baker producing an impressive 4 1/2 Somersaults Tuck (109C), to earn him 85.50 points and put him in first place at the halfway stage to then ultimately qualify in fourth (367.25), before Laugher and Goodfellow's consistency saw them power ahead as the event progressed.
Other notable performances from the session included City of Sheffield Diving Club's Ross Haslam, who qualified for this afternoon's final in third place with two impressive dives in rounds 5 and 6 to finish on 371.70 points.
Edinburgh Diving Club's James Heatly is the sole Scottish finalist in the event, as he qualified in fifth (357.40), with fellow European and Commonwealth medallist Jordan Houlden (City of Sheffield) finishing just behind in sixth (356.90).
FINALISTS
1 Jack Laugher City of Leeds Diving Club 441.20
2 Daniel Goodfellow City of Leeds Diving Club 414.95
3 Ross Haslam City of Sheffield Diving Club 371.70
4 Leon Baker Southampton Diving Academy 367.25
5 James Heatly Edinburgh Diving Club 357.40
6 Jordan Houlden City of Sheffield Diving Club 356.90
7 Jake Passmore (Guest) City of Leeds Diving Club 354.10
8 Juho Junttila (Guest) Tiirat Diving Team 326.75
9 Hugo Thomas Dive London Aquatics Club 320.00
10 Todd Geggus Southend Diving 313.90
Full results from the Prelims session can be found here.
DAY ONE
WOMEN'S & MEN'S 10m SYNCHRO
The first day of the British National Diving Cup 2023 saw some strong performances from the synchro pairings of Kyle Kothari & Ben Cutmore, and Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix & Lois Toulson. Both sets of athletes took gold in their 10m Synchro finals, the latter fighting off strong competition to take the win.
Spendolini-Sirieix (Dive London Aquatics) and Toulson (City of Leeds Diving Club) made their first synchro outing together since their momentous Women's 10m Synchro gold at the European Aquatics Championships in Rome last summer, and the recently-new pairing made an impression in the Scottish capital - scoring a strong 298.80, with their Back 2 1/2 Somersault 1 1/2 Twist Pike (5253B) scoring 73.92 on the final round of dives. That helped keep them clear of Dive London duo Robyn Birch and Emily Martin (270.30), as they took silver, with Edinburgh Diving Club's Libby Duke and Ellen Gillespie (201.87) taking bronze.
Dive London Aquatics' Kothari and Cutmore were the sole pairing in the Men's 10m Synchro final, but they were not at all fazed as soloists as they put together a strong back end of dives - culminating in a Back 2 1/2 Somersaults 2 1/2 Twist Pike (5253B), which scored 75.60 to give them a total of 402.99.
Check out the full results from the first night of finals in Edinburgh.
Schedule
Thursday 2nd February
Session 1 - Women's and Men's Platform Synchro Finals - 18.30
Friday 3rd February
Session 2 - Men's 3m Springboard Prelims - 10.00
Session 3 - Men's 3m Springboard and Women's 3m Synchro Finals - 15.45
Saturday 4th February
Session 4 - Women's 10m Platform Prelims - 10.00
Session 5 - Women's 10m Platform and Men's 3m Synchro Finals - 15.45
Sunday 5th February
Session 6 - Women's 3m Springboard and Men's 10m Platform Prelims - 10.00
Session 7 - Women's 3m Springboard and Men's 10m Platform Finals - 15.00
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