Young British divers make a splash at European Games


  • Diving
  • Monday, 22 Jun 2015

James Heatly and Ross Haslam of Britain, Ilia Molchanov and Nikita Nikolaevof Russia and Frithjof Seidel and Nico Herzog (L-R) of Germany present their medals after the synchronised 3m Springboard finals at the 1st European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, June 19 , 2015. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

BAKU (Reuters) - In 2008, a 14-year-old Tom Daley captured the imagination of the British public at the Beijing Olympics and if performances at the inaugural European Games are anything to go by, Team GB have a host of young divers poised to follow in his footsteps.

In an impressive display of diving at the Baku Aquatics Centre, Britain's juniors garnered four golds, one silver and one bronze from eight events, suggesting Daley's 2009 world title could soon be matched by any one of the current crop.

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