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Sarah Barrow
Born 1988
Diving since April 2001
» Currently funded on National Development Programme
» Member of the 2006 Commonwealth Games Team
» First GB Junior International Cap - 2003
» First GB Senior International Cap - 2005
» Member 2008 World Cup Team
Sarah is one of Plymouth’s three Senior International Platform specialists.
Yet another to come from a gymnastics background, Sarah initially found it difficult to get used to turning tricks to her head rather than her feet!
She certainly got there though. In 2003, she qualified for her first Junior International and in 2004, became the UK’s first female diver to perform the complicated back armstand double somersaults with 1½ twists from the 10m board. It was a dive that led her to victory in the Senior Womens Platform title at both the English and British Championships in June 2004 and February 2005.
Renowned for her toughness, Sarah has endured a couple of nasty “wipe outs” from the 10m and 7m boards, that would have made lesser mortals throw in the towel, but that’s what sets her apart from many others and why she is so suited to platform diving.
Her pet hate is anything to do with springboard diving and she even chooses to do some of her feet first progressions for her complicated 10m dives from 7m, rather than 3m!
What are you working on?
Preparing for Olympic trials - working on synchro
Perfect male?
Cross between Will Young and Will Smith!
What are you studying?
Taking a gap year before going to Leeds to study Physiotherapy
Diving ambition?
To make an Olympics before I retire
Performances
PB Individual Platform, 314.35
PB Synchronised Platform, 314.70 (British record)
15 National medals since 2003
12 GB International Junior & Senior Caps
2008
4th, European Championships, Womens Synchro Platform, 305.76
5th, World Cup, Womens Synchro Platform, 313.02
2nd, Madrid FINA Diving Grand Prix, Womens Synchro Platform, 314.70 (British Record)
1st, British Championships, Womens Synchro Platform, 314.10
4th, British Championships, Womens Platform, 314.35
2007
2nd, GB vs Germany International, Womens Synchro Platform, 303.96
3rd, Camo International, Womens Synchro Platform, 310.20
3rd, British Championships, Womens Synchro Platform, 281.40
6th, British Championships, Womens Platform, 280.95
2006
6th, Junior World Championships, Girls 16-18 Platform, 390.30
10th, Commonwealth Games, Womens Platform, 484.10
5th, Commonwealth Games, Womens Synchro Platform, 275.91
5th, European Champions Cup, Womens Platform, 280.90
6th, European Championships, Womens Synchro Platform, 276.48
6th, Junior European Champs, Girls 16-18 Platform, 364.30
18th, USA Grand Prix, Womens Platform, 250.20
20th, CAN Grand Prix, Womens Platform, 246.15
1st, British Championships, Womens Platform, 300.70
2nd, British Championships, Womens Synchro Platform, 274.74
5th, ASA National Championships, Womens Platform, 267.45
2nd, ASA National Championships, Womens Synchro Platform, 267.72
2nd, National Elite Juniors, Girls 16-18 Platform, 402.15
2005
7th, European Champions Cup, Womens Platform, 242.91
4th, European Champions Cup, Womens Synchro Platform, 269.22
1st, British Championships, Womens Platform, 294.36
5th, ASA National Championships, Womens Platform, 414.45