Waterfield secures gold in Leeds
Southampton’s Peter Waterfield won the gold medal in the 10m Platform after securing three tens on one of the hardest dives in the world on the final day of competition at the British Gas National Diving Championships
The event saw World Champion Tom Daley and Olympic medallist Peter Waterfield going head to head for honours but it was Daley that got the edge in the prelim.
Waterfield missed his leg grip on his Front 4 ½ Somersaults tucked and Daley remained consistent to win the prelim.
In the final, Waterfield took the lead after the first round but he dropped his Inward 3 ½ Somersaults to give Daley the lead.
The Plymouth diver dropped his Front 4 ½ Somersaults tucked which allowed Waterfield to move into a thirty point lead.
Waterfield won his gold with a score of 525.35 and said: “This morning was kind of scary. I took off and just missed my leg. I was really lucky that I didn’t hurt myself. Going into the final I knew I’d be nervous but I calmed myself down and it was good. That was the most that I have scored on that dive.
“This is a stepping stone for the World Championships and it is good to get another strong performance under my belt. My main priority here was to dive well and get to the World Championships and I am hopefully there now.”
Daley won silver with a score of 465.90 and Southampton’s Max Brick won the bronze with a total of 465.00.
Rebecca Gallantree won the British title in the 3m Springboard with a performance that led to a season’s best score for her.
The City of Leeds diver opened her competition well and held a twenty point lead as the competition moved into the third round.
Gallantree finished with her Back 2 ½ Somersaults piked and scored 64.50 points. She won the gold with a total of 307.85.
Celebrating her third consecutive British 3m title she said: “I am really pleased with that performance and to win three in a row. I am hoping to go to Worlds and we will know the team soon. I am really happy with the performance and I didn’t really drop anything. It was also the first time this season that I have scored over 300 which gives me a lot of confidence.”
City of Leeds’ Alicia Blagg scored 285.00 to win the silver and Hannah Starling took bronze with 282.80.
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