WATERFIELD ADDS SILVER ON FINAL NIGHT
Peter Waterfield added a silver to Team England's diving
medal tally on the final night of competition at the Melbourne
Sports and Aquatic Centre.
The defending champion couldn't quite edge home favourite
Matthew Helm from the top spot in the 10m Platform and finished
second with 1030.50 points. Helm finished with 1085.60 points
and Alexandre Despatie of Canada took bronze with 1016.93
points.
Following his withdrawal from the 10m Synchro after a shoulder
injury forced team mate Leon Taylor out of the pool, Waterfield
was delighted to medal in his main event.
"The only difference between us tonight was a couple
of entries that I missed, but that's the way it is sometimes,"
he said. "Matt was in terrific form and all credit must
go to him. I felt good today and I dived very well to take
silver. Matt was just that bit better on the day.
"It's been hard not competing in the synchro because
of Leon's injury, but that's a great way to finish."
Team England's Gareth Jones (Southampton) and Callum Johnstone
(City of Leeds) were also in action on the platform and finished
in seventh and tenth with 847.95 and 748.55 points respectively.
In the women's 3m Springboard, all three of Team England's
divers qualified for the final, but were out of the medals
finishing in eighth, tenth and eleventh.
City of Sheffield's Hayley Sage, who qualified for the finals
in tenth position, upped her game this evening to jump two
places and finish in eighth with 578.70 points.
"That was nerve wracking but I enjoyed it," she
said. "I think I dived well. My inward dive, which I
can struggle with, went well for me and set me up for the
night."
21-year-old Rebecca Gallantree progressed to the finals in
third position, but a decision to attempt more difficult dives
to challenge for a podium spot didn't pay off and the City
of Leeds diver dropped to eleventh with 538.25 points, behind
team mate Tandi Indergaard who finished tenth with 540.10
points.
"Coming into the final I decided to up the degree of
difficulty of my dives because I wanted to fight for a medal,"
explained Gallantree. "It was a gamble and tonight it
didn't pay off.
"It was a real experience competing against girls of
that calibre, the standard was amazing. It will stand me in
good stead for the future."
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