National medals for Esprit pairing (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

National medals for Esprit pairing

2:41pm Thursday 9th July 2009 in

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Bradford Esprit duo Elliott Holdsworth and William Hallam finished on the podium in the Amateur Swimming Association’s National Age Group Diving Championships.

They finished third in the Boys’ Eight to 13 Years one-metre synchro event in Leeds after totalling 138.51 points.

Holdsworth was also fourth in the Boys’ Group C Platform event with 134.30 points, clubmate Hallam coming fourth in the Boys’ Groups E2/D Platform with 122.90.

Esprit’s leading females were Aisha Omri and Beth Horsman, who were fifth in the Girls’ Eight to 13 Years one-metre synchro with 153.66.

Holdsworth was sixth in both the Boys’ Group C one-metre with 153.85 and the Boys’ Group D three-metre event (128.30) and seventh in the Boys’ Group C three-metre (141.35).

City of Leeds won seven titles – Luke Kennedy the Boys’ Group E three-metres and Boys’ Group E one-metre, James Denny the Boys’ Group A one-metre and three-metres, Georgina Reynolds the Girls’ Group A one-metre, Megan Alikhanizadeh the Girls’ Group B one-metre, and Reynolds and Megan Alikhanizadeh the Girls’ 14-18 years three-metre Synchro.

Meanwhile, Keighley’s Jenny Cowen finished fifth in the Girls’ A Platform event at the European Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

She scored 372.45 points in the final, having qualified second with 385.40.