Sheffield National Masters Championship - 12th/13th July 2003
A strong turnout of the club's divers at the National Masters competition in Sheffield resulted in many medals being won. The competition also saw a very welcome guest appearance from an old friend.
Saturday started strongly with medals in the womens 1m competition. Anne Murray won a gold medal in the B Group 30-49 category with a score of 193.35. Jean Minett and Kay Minnis added to this with gold (128.05) and silver (114.40) respectively in the novice 30-49 category.
Cambridge returnee Sydney Tibbetts, diving jointly for Cambridge and her now home club of Blue Dolphin New Jersey, won another gold in the womens 1m 30-39 championship category with a score of 323.70.
The mens 3m competition added another two medals to the tally. The novice 16-29 category was won by Huw Griffiths with a score of 106.60, with Richard Bowers in second place with a score of 99.05. Andy Carnall scored a fourth place in this event with a score of 87.05.
In the womens highboard competition (30-49), Sydney came home 2nd in the B group category with a score of 145.60. Anne won 3rd place with a score of 130.25. In the novice category, Jean added a second gold medal to her tally with a score of 107.90.
Sunday's events brought more medals. The mens highboard competition was won by Samir Rerizani in the 16-24 championship category with a score of 273.30.
The womens 3m followed with a second place for Sydney in the 30-39 championship category (333.55 points); a first place for Anne in the 30-49 B group category (192.25 points); and a first place for Jean in the 30-49 novice category (152.75 points).
The last event of the competition (the mens 1m) brought three more medals. In the championship 16-24 category, Samir won the silver medal with a score of 392.65. In the novice 16-29 category, Richard won the silver medal with a score of 100.95 and Andy the bronze with a score of 96.50. Huw finished this close scoring event in fourth place with a score of 95.90.
Thanks
All the divers involved would like express their gratitude to Patsi Harradine for travelling to Sheffield with us and coaching us through the event. Huw, Andy and Richard are the first divers to come through her adult diving lessons to take part in an external competition. We hope we are the first of many.
Friends
Though not a member of the Cambridge Club, Emily Manktelow is a popular colleague at Parkside. She too was at Sheffield, diving for her home club of Royal Tonbridge Wells Monson. Emily won gold in all her events: the womens 1m 16-24 championship (334.35), the womens highboard 16-24 championship (278.75) and the womens 3m 16-24 championship (377.65).
Emily will be returning to Cambridge in January, when she intends to become more involved with the Cambridge club. We wish her a happy summer and look forward to her increased presence next year.
The Dive Team
(clockwise from top left): Anne Murray,
Richard Bowers, Jean Minett, Andy Carnall,
Samir Rerizani, Huw Griffiths, Sydney Tibbetts,
Kay Minnis.
Summary
Full details of this event can be found on the Great Britain Diving Federation website.
| Diver | Category | Position | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Womens 1m Competition | |||
| Sydney Tibbetts | 30-49 Championship | 1st | 323.70 |
| Anne Murray | 30-49 B Group | 1st | 193.35 |
| Jean Minett | 30-49 Novice | 1st | 128.05 |
| Kay Minnis | 30-49 Novice | 2nd | 114.40 |
| Mens 3m Competition | |||
| Huw Griffiths | 16-29 Novice | 1st | 106.60 |
| Richard Bowers | 16-29 Novice | 2nd | 99.05 |
| Andy Carnall | 16-29 Novice | 4th | 87.05 |
| Womens Highboard Competition | |||
| Sydney Tibbetts | 30-49 B Group | 2nd | 145.60 |
| Anne Murray | 30-49 B Group | 3rd | 130.25 |
| Jean Minett | 30-49 Novice | 1st | 107.90 |
| Mens Highboard Competition | |||
| Samir Rerizani | 16-24 Championship | 1st | 273.30 |
| Womens 3m Competition | |||
| Sydney Tibbetts | 30-39 Championship | 2nd | 333.55 |
| Anne Murray | 30-49 B Group | 1st | 192.25 |
| Jean Minett | 30-49 Novice | 1st | 152.75 |
| Mens 1m Competition | |||
| Samir Rerizani | 16-24 Championship | 2nd | 392.65 |
| Richard Bowers | 16-29 Novice | 2nd | 100.95 |
| Andy Carnall | 16-29 Novice | 3rd | 96.50 |
| Huw Griffiths | 16-29 Novice | 4th | 95.90 |
Posted 15/07/2003