Plymouth's swimming sensation Ruta Meilutyte has become 100m breaststroke world champion in Barcelona to add to her Olympic gold medal, won in London last year.
The 16-year-old Lithuanian, who attends Plymouth College, won the World Aquatic Championships final in a time of 1:04.42 seconds, just outside the world record of 1:04.35 she set in her semi-final on Monday.
Plagued by injury over the past few months, Tom Daley battled through the pain of a recurring tricep problem to finish a creditable sixth in the men's 10m platform at the World Aquatic Championships in Bacrelona.
China's Qui Bo (581) won gold with Olympic champion David Boudia (517) second and Sascha Klein (508.55) third. Daley, the 2009 world champion scored 470.60 points.
Tom Daley has reached today's World Championship 10m platform final despite a reccurence of a tricep injury that left the Plymouth diver in some pain.
The 19-year-old finished in seventh place in the semi-final on Saturday (27 July) with 452.7 points despite the pain, which flared up in training on Thursday.
Daley's build-up to the World Championships in Barcelona has been...
Plymouth divers, Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow have both qualified for the 10m platform final at the World Championships in Barcelona.
Couch finished in an impressive second place in the semi-final, scoring 368.15 points - an individual personal best. Barrow qualified in sixth place with 316.05 points.
It is the first time two British women have qualified for the same final....
Plymouth's 2009 World Champion and Olympic bronze medallist diver Tom Daley will face a battle to be fit for the World Championships in Barcelona .
Daley flew out on Tuesday (16 July) but has been suffering from a glandular problem that has left his participation in the 10m platform event on 27 and 28 July in doubt.
Swollen glands have prevented the 19-year-old from preparing...
