Galashan takes individual 10m title in Sheffield

EUROPEAN bronze medallist Helen Galashan took gold in the individual 10m on the second day of diving at the British Gas National Cup in Sheffield.

Her final dive secured 59.2 points to give her a total of 337.9 to top the podium ahead of Sarah Barrow in second and Brooke Graddon who finished third.

The 25-year-old, who specialises in the 10m synchro with her twin sister, went into the final ranked in fourth place and with little medal expectation.

"I am so shocked right now," said Galashan.

"I came into this competition with no expectations or aims and it is so good to have won that gold.

"That is my best ever score and my Inward was a great way to start the competition.

"I have never scored nines on that dive before."

"I do prefer the synchro because it is with my sister so anything I do with my individual is a bonus for me."

Olympian Rebecca Gallantree and her partner Alicia Blagg, just 13, won their second gold medals of the competition in the 3m synchro.

Gallantree collected gold yesterday in the 10m synchro and Blagg had enjoyed a surprise victory in the individual 1m.

The pair faced stiff competition from eventual silver medallists Hayley Sage and Jessica Williams but proved too strong with a final score of 272.40.

"That was quite a nerve wracking final for us," said Gallantree.

"We both dropped the front dive but we managed to pick up a couple of synchro marks.

"Then it was all down to our last dive and we were happy with how that went. This is a good starting point for our new partnership."

Meanwhile, Nick Robinson-Baker could not repeat his 1m individual gold medal success in the 3m where he was outclassed by 17-year-old Oliver Dingley.