RANDALL SHOWS POTENTIAL ON WORLD SYNCHRO STAGE
British synchronised swimmer Jenna Randall showed her obvious
talent in the World Championship pool in Melbourne when gave
an accomplished display in her first solo event at senior
level.
The Rushmoor teenager went into the competition following
an intensive 10-week programme delivered by new British National
Performance Director Biz Price and she looked impressive achieving
personal best scores from the judges in the 8.9s.
The Judges awarded Randall's Solo Free Routine a technical
score of 42.667 and an artistic impression total of 43.333
to give her an overall points score of 86.000. This placed
Randall in 16th less than 2.5points off a top 12 spot in the
final.
"The overall presentation showed a lot of improvement
from Jenna," said Price. "She's worked on her strength
and she was a lot higher out of the water and the strokes
were good.
"She really pushed through the first part of the routine
and looked like she tired towards the end but this is something
we're working on and she's already come a long way.
Price has been delighted with the improvements made by her
squad since she took over the reigns at British Syncho at
the turn of the year.
"It was a real strong effort and that's what we want
to see," she explained. "The technical aspects were
good but it was the effort that I was pleased with the most.
It was another good job by Jenna."
"Her score showed we're closing the gap on some of the
most established synchro nations. There wasn't a lot of room
between Jenna and some of the big names out there today and
that will close even further as we look to Beijing and the
2012 London Olympics."
For Jenna, on day two of her first senior international competition,
the teenager took everything at the Rod Laver Arena in her
stride and was pleased to have shown what she's capable of.
"I was really happy with this morning. I beat the Austrian
which was a personal goal as we tied with them in the duet
yesterday and they're a close rival at the moment," said
Randall.
"I've had that routine for about a year now and I've
performed it at a number of competitions but that was by far
the best. I was in early this morning getting my heart rate
up and my muscles warm, and it worked well for me which the
judges reflected.
"My aim was to do the best swim that I could and get
good marks. That's what I did so I'm happy. I was pleased
with the scores which included some 8.9s, in that regard it's
a personal best."
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