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David Linehan Wins 2 Medals at 2010 FINA World Masters Diving Championships

There were some amazing results for Dublin Diving Club at the FINA World Masters Championships in Goteborg, Sweden last week! David Linehan took home two medals, a silver in the platform event and a bronze on 1 metre springboard. He just missed a medal on 3 metres by a few points as he misjudged and kicked out of his reverse 2 and a half somersaults a little too early. This is a dive he was pulling in very consistently in training, but this is the nature of diving and on the ... Read more

2010 World Masters Championships Blog - Part: 6

Hej everybody!!

Just at the end of our final day (Fredag) and we managed to finish on a high with Dave securing second place and a silver medal on the platform. Again his forward 2 and a half was his best dive of the event scoring highly from every judge. Dave would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody for their support and of course a special thank you to Ricardo for all his hard work in getting Dave ready for the competition. Muchas gracias mi ami... Read more

2010 World Masters Championships Blog - Part: 5

Hej!

Just coming to the end of a very successful day (Torsdag) in Gothenburg. Sergiy competed in the first event of the day. In a very competitive group, Sergiy did extremely well to earn a 4th place medal. He wowed the judges and the crowd, being the only diver of the championships to perform 305c (reverse 2 and a half somersaults tucked) from the 1m springboard.
Dave's competition was the last of the day. He remained calm throughout and his consistenc... Read more

2010 World Masters Championships Blog - Part: 4

Hej!

Competition-free day today (Onsdag) so we enjoyed a bit of a lie-in as training was not available until the other competitions finished. Maeve certainly took advantage of the lie-in opportunity, making up for the early morning the day before. Elephants in the corridor wouldn't have woken her!

We went training around 4 o'clock. Everyone was happy with how it went and we are feeling relaxed for tomorrow. Sergiy is competing on 1m Springboard a... Read more

2010 World Masters Championships Blog - Part: 3

Hej!

Wonderful news today (Tisdag!). Dave and Sergiy finished in 4th and 6th respectively on 3m springboard. These results are great considering the inevitable nerves of the 1st day of competition. The guys showcased their new dives on the world stage where their talent was there for all to see. The competition has certainly put Dublin Diving Club on the world map yet again!

Some spectacular diving was seen throughout the day, not least of which... Read more