Diving results

SE Cambridgeshire Senior and Junior Diving Championships 2026

Cambridge Parkside Pools was host to the Swim England Cambridgeshire County senior and junior diving championships. Divers compete on both 1m and 3m springboards and 5m platform to gain individual board honours and a trophy for the overall points score winner.

Starting on 1m it was clear that there would be close battles in most events. James Hughes was out on his own winning with 112.10 points. A battle between the girls saw Hallie Cave hold off a strong challenge from Karina Baxendale and fast improving Phoebe Carter-Burch. In the senior female event, the lead changed hand throughout the five-dive competition with Tobi Fayomi taking gold with a 3-point lead over Eva Tsang and 5 points over Yuzu Baxendale. There was some fine diving in the senior open event with Finn Macfarlane stamping his authority with high scoring complex dives to win with 258.55 but pressed hard by Rufus Bord and Charles Tibbatts for silver and bronze medals respectively.

Moving onto the 3m springboard it was the same 3 girls taking the medals but in a different order. Hallie scooped the gold again, but it was Phoebe’s turn to win silver just edging out Karina by 3 points. James Hughes continued his winning run with a gold in the boy’s event with a total score that secured him the boys points trophy. It was all change in the 3m senior female competition with Sophia Howard showing better form on this board and taking the title with 178.5 points from Tobi in silver and Yuzu in bronze position. The senior men repeated the finish order of the 1m board of Finn, Rufus and Charles but it was a much tighter finish – with all men demonstrating fine twisting and somersaulting skills.

Moving up to platform Hallie made it a hat-trick of gold medals making her the overall junior female winner. The fight was on for the senior female title with the 5m to be the decider. Tobi scored really well but Sophia rose to the challenge and with some amazing rip entries rewarded by the judges gave her gold medal and the overall senior female county title.

Finishing the evening the senior open event was another highlight with excellent diving and again featuring the same 3 divers for the medals. However, it was the turn of Charles to impress with his complex dives and precision entries to take gold, whilst achieving a new county platform record. Finn in silver and Rufus in bronze. Despite this win Finn had the highest overall score to take the senior open county title.

The County President, Ian Liversedge , was there to enjoy the evening and present medals and trophies.