Luton Kingfishers impress at diving competition

Boosted by the fantastic new diving pool and dry-dive facilities at Inspire, Luton Kingfishers performed well at novice competition The White Rose Invitational 2012 held at the John Charles Centre for Sport, Aquatics Centre, Leeds last month.
By The Newsroom
Published 25th Nov 2012, 09:38 BST

For some this was their first-ever competition as 14 Kingfishers competed and dived exceptionally well against some of the best clubs in the country.

Oliver Simpson, nine, won the preliminary heat, smashing his personal best in Boys Group E (eight to nine-year-olds) and, although he unfortunately dropped a dive in the final, still came third.

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Team-mate James Pollard, at his first ever diving competition, came seventh in the same group and Callum Green 10th.

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Sarah Fleetwood, Asher Omar, Ahmed Omar, Tamiya Grant, Ciera Duggan, Grace Connolly, Frankie Gummer, Daisy Sutherland-Young, Katie Cripps, and Lauren Jebb also represented the club, with exceptional performances from Katie Cripps and Jebb placing them 10th and 11th in their Group E girls event.

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