SM
Barcelona vs. Valencia: 20 hrs 28 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data

Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, Lois Toulson make GB history with world silver

:Headline: Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, Lois Toulson make GB history with world silver:
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson win Great Britain's first-ever world medal in women's diving with a silver in the 10m synchro event in Japan.
Sports Mole

Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson wrote their name into the Great Britain record books with a history-making silver medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

The pair clinched a podium spot in the women's 10m synchronised diving event with a total of 311.76, thereby becoming the first-ever world medallists for GB in women's diving.

In doing so, Spendolini-Sirieix and Toulson also punched their tickets to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, continuing a streak of stellar results over the past 12 months.

The duo memorably took gold in the 10m synchro at the European Championships last year, during which Spendolini-Sirieix also won 10m individual gold after clinching the Commonwealth Games title in the same competition.

"It's incredible. I'm so proud of us. We have achieved so many goals - we got the Paris spot [for the 2024 Olympic Games], we got more than 300 points, we improved on the prelims and then adding to history is a beautiful moment," BBC Sport quotes the 18-year-old as saying.

Meanwhile, Toulson now has two world medals to her name after also placing second in the 2017 mixed synchro alongside Matty Lee, and the 23-year-old was overjoyed to end her six-year wait for another podium finish.

"I think I can speak for both of us [when I say] that we are over the moon," Toulson added. "Coming into this competition, we both knew that we could do it, but that sometimes makes it worse.

"I've been after a world medal for a while now, so to finally come away with one next to Andrea with a good performance, it makes all the hard work feel worth it."

Spendolini-Sirieix and Toulson held their second-placed ranking throughout each of their six routines, and they assured themselves of a silver with a strong final dive of a back two-and-a-half somersaults with one-and-a-half twists.

However, the Britons were no match for the Chinese duo of Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan, who comfortably stormed to the title with 369.84 on the board, finishing 58.08 clear of the runners-up.

The United States' Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell's overall score of 294.42 was good enough for a bronze medal, while Mexico just missed out on a spot in the top three with 291.18.

Spendolini-Sirieix and Toulson's silver adds to Jack Laugher and Anthony Harding's second-placed finish in the men's 3m synchro final on Saturday, and the former two are now gearing up for the individual 10m platform final on Tuesday.

body check tags ::

amp_article__518707 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2023-07-17 08:56:42:
html db last update - 2023-07-16 21:55:55 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html

Click here for more stories about Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix

Share this article now:
EM
Read Next:
Spendolini-Sirieix wins third medal as England dominate 10m mixed synchro
>


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Read more about Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix Lois Toulson Matty Lee Quan Hongchan Chen Yuxi Delaney Schnell Jessica Parratto Jack Laugher Anthony Harding Diving
Follow @SportsMole for the latest breaking news stories, and follow @sm_headlines to get every headline from Sports Mole
Recommended Next on SM
Spendolini-Sirieix wins third medal as England dominate 10m mixed synchro
Champions Man City continue title charge with win at Forest

Page options

Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal35255585285780
2Manchester CityMan City34247382325079
3Liverpool35229477364175
4Aston Villa35207873522167
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs33186967521560
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd34166125251154
7Newcastle UnitedNewcastle341651374551953
8West Ham UnitedWest Ham351310125665-949
9Chelsea33139116359448
10Bournemouth35139135260-848
11Wolverhampton WanderersWolves35137154855-746
12Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton341111125257-544
13Fulham35127165155-443
14Crystal Palace351010154557-1240
15Everton35128153748-1136
16Brentford3598185260-835
17Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest3579194262-2026
18Luton TownLuton3567224877-2925
19Burnley3559213870-3224
RSheffield UnitedSheff Utd3537253497-6316
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

Premier League Team of the Week - Havertz, Gallagher, Robertson

1

PL

This weekend's permutations: Who can be crowned champions, win promotion or suffer relegation?

2

TW

Sporting stage late fightback to salvage point against Porto

NEW

3

SS

Real Betis, Sevilla share the spoils in Seville derby

4

RB

Five potential free agents Man Utd should target this summer

5

FP

Champions Man City continue title charge with win at Forest

6

CM

Mikel Arteta hails "sensational" Arsenal star after derby victory

7

MA

"Nothing has changed" - Xavi insists "key" Barca star will stay at club

8

&H

"He was outstanding" - Postecoglou hails Tottenham star after derby defeat

9

&W

PSG crowned Ligue 1 champions as Monaco lose to Lyon

10

PC


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .