Maddie takes silver
A Stevenage schoolgirl took silver in her first national diving championships. Maddie Maranian (shown right), who attends Heathcote School, is 12-years-old and only started diving six months ago. She belongs to the Beaumont Diving Academy at Hatfield. Mad
A Stevenage schoolgirl took silver in her first national diving championships.
Maddie Maranian (shown right), who attends Heathcote School, is 12-years-old and only started diving six months ago.
She belongs to the Beaumont Diving Academy at Hatfield.
Maddie had qualified for the national championships by taking double gold in the regionals at Crystal Palace.
The competition in Southampton ran from Thursday to Sunday.
Maddie competed on Friday in the 1m springboard and was second overall to take the silver medal in her first national event.
Most Read
- 1 Range Rover stopped towing ‘insecure trailer’ on A1(M) in Stevenage
- 2 'Jobs will be lost' if Stevenage TK Maxx fails to relocate
- 3 Police called to concern for welfare after 'youths' seen on Stevenage roof
- 4 Crackdown on anti-social behaviour in Letchworth and Baldock
- 5 Iceland offers over 60s discount on shopping bill every week
- 6 Plans to demolish riding stables to make way for housing
- 7 Man wanted in connection with police officer assault could be in Hitchin
- 8 End of an era? Future of Crucial Crew scheme relies on new co-ordinators
- 9 Lloyds Bank in Letchworth to shut as closures announced across the UK
- 10 Can you answer these 10 GCSE questions designed for 16-year-olds?
She had a difficult dive for her last one which could have gone either way but she managed to pull off a good effort.
Maddie was also ninth in the 3m springboard after a lapse in concentration on her fourth dive which scored low marks.
