Drew Cunningham leads the way for Plymouth diving club at top event
DREW CUNNINGHAM led the way as Plymouth Diving enjoyed their most successful outing at the National Age Group Championships.
Cunningham took gold in the boys' 14-15 years platform event at the event Southampton.
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The city youngster, who scored 226.60 points to claim the national title, was part of a 22-strong team that took on some of the top elite and up-and-coming competitors.
Cunningham them had a couple of thrilling battles with his new team-mate Danny Bates in the springboard events.
In the three metre event Cunningham just pipped Bates for silver with 245.25 to his team-mate's 239.60.
In the one metre competition it was neck-and-neck all the way, but Bates took the silver with 240.35, only three points off gold, and Cunningham claimed the bronze with 234.15
Aaron Walters took a silver and a bronze with 324.90 and 290.05 in the boys' 16-18 years springboard.
Inthe boys' 10-11 years events, Ollie Piper took three bronze medals, while Matthew King dived very well in his favourite event — the 16-18 years' platform — to claim third position with 200.25
Just out of the medal positions were Charlie Wood (fourth in the three metre, 310.30 and sixth in the one metre, 248.20) and Hannah Waters, who scored 166.90, just 3.60 points off the medals in fourth place.
Alice Avens, in her first major competition, secured fifth and sixth place finishes in the girls' 10-11 years platform and one metre competitions, scoring 119.55 and 125.25 points.
In the same platform, Jessica Lidstone came sixth and Maeve Dennehy took the same position in the girls' 14-15 years.
Other results: Connor Figg (16-18yrs);8th and 8th, Ryan Wills (14-15 yrs); 7th, 8th and 11th, Laurence Coath (14-15 yrs); 8th, 9th and 11th, Max Tipping (12-13 yrs); 9th, 9th and 11th, Alfie Wills (14-15 yrs); 9th, 10th and 13th, Laura Grubb (14-15yrs); 9th, 13th and 13th, Jessie Hawker (10-11 yrs); 18th, 20th and 24th, Lauren Norfolk (16-18 yrs); 6th and 10th, Abbie Brandon (14-15 yrs); 14th and 17th, Greg Kennedy (12-13 yrs); 10th, Matthew King 10th, Alice Avens 20th, Jessica Lidstone 13th and 21st, Hannah Waters 16th and 22nd.
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