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Glasgow 2014: Sarah Barrow and Tonia Couch happy with diving silver Glasgow 2014: Sarah Barrow and Tonia Couch happy with diving silver
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England’s Sarah Barrow and Tonia Couch were satisfied with Commonwealth Games silver despite having led the women’s synchronised 10m platform heading into the last round. The Plymouth pair were in front after four of their five dives on day one of diving at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh. England’s Sarah Barrow and Tonia Couch were satisfied with Commonwealth Games silver despite having led the women’s synchronised 10m platform going into the last round. The Plymouth pair were in front after four of their five dives on day one of diving at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh.
But, in a competitive field missing only China from the 2013 World Championships podium in the event, they were overtaken on the final dive as Canada’s Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion won gold with a score of 310.65. Barrow and Couch finished with a score of 306.96 and Malaysia’s Pamg Pandelela Rinong and Sabri Nur Dhabitah, with 300.12, claimed bronze. In a competitive field missing only China from the 2013 world championships podium in the event, they were overtaken on the final dive as Canada’s Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion won gold with a score of 310.65. Barrow and Couch finished with a score of 306.96 and Malaysia’s Pamg Pandelela Rinong and Sabri Nur Dhabitah, with 300.12, claimed bronze.
Couch said: “We were competing against silver and bronze medallists from the Worlds [in 2013 in Barcelona]. We’re really pleased to come second. We thought we might come fifth. We’re really pleased with silver. Couch said: “We were competing against silver and bronze medallists from the worlds [in 2013 in Barcelona]. We’re really pleased to come second. We thought we might come fifth. We’re really pleased with silver.
“We haven’t been training the best this week. We went into competition and pulled it out the bag.”“We haven’t been training the best this week. We went into competition and pulled it out the bag.”
A technical issue related to the judges’ electronic scoring systems meant they held up cards with their scores, so the divers were unable to follow their progress on the scoreboard.A technical issue related to the judges’ electronic scoring systems meant they held up cards with their scores, so the divers were unable to follow their progress on the scoreboard.
Barrow and Couch brushed aside the delay, but felt their final dive, a back two-and-a-half somersault with one-and-a-half twists, was scored low at 69.12 by the judges as the Canadian pair took gold. Barrow and Couch brushed aside the delay, but felt their final dive, a back two-and-a-half somersault with one-and-a-half twists, was scored low at 69.12 by the judges.
“We had an inkling that we were leading,” Barrow said. “Normally we do our last dive pretty well, so a little bit disappointed with that. “We had an inkling that we were leading,” Barrow said. “Normally we do our last dive pretty well, so a little bit disappointed with that.”
“They [the judges] didn’t seem to be on our side. We’re pretty happy with silver. Our training wasn’t brilliant, so we’re pretty pleased with a medal.” Couch added: “The judges were a little bit low on our last dive.” Couch said: “They [the judges] didn’t seem to be on our side. We’re pretty happy with silver. Our training wasn’t brilliant, so we’re pretty pleased with a medal. The judges were a little bit low on our last dive.”