Fowler and Haffety

Silver success in Rijeka

30 Jun 2016

The British diving team secured a further two silver medals on the third day of the European Junior Diving Championships in Croatia.

Sheffield-based synchro pair Millie Fowler and Millie Haffety won silver in the Girls A/B 3m Synchro.

The pair's penultimate dive, a Back 2 ½ Somersaults Tucked saw them score 59.64, their highest points total of any dive confirmed them a medal berth.

Fowler and Haffety were joined on the podium by Madeline Coquoz and Michelle Heimburg of Switzerland who closed the final with 251.61 points to take the gold medal and Norway’s Anne Vilde Tuxen and Helle Tuxen who claimed bronze with 249.45 points.

The second GB silver of the night was won by Owen Harrison, he claimed the second spot on the podium in the Boys B Platform event after a strong prelim session which also saw him ranked second.

Harrison's firth round dive, an Armstand Back Double Somersault 1½ Twists, ensured a top three finish after scoring eights and eight and a halves across the board.

A final score of 416.20 saw him joined on the podium by Russia’s Ruslan Ternovoi who won gold with 449.10 points and Emil Ibragimov who took bronze with 390.95 points.

Competition in Rijeka continues tomorrow, follow all the action and results here