Leon Taylor hails ‘coming of age’ moment for Team GB’s female divers
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former Olympic silver medallist Leon Taylor hailed a “coming of age” moment for Team GB’s female divers following their success at the World Championships. Team GB earned their first ever World Championship diving medal in a women’s event on Sunday when Lois Toulson and Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix took silver in the 10 metres synchro in Fukuoka. Their historic success in Japan was replicated just 24 hours later when Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen earned silver in the three metres synchro and Taylor believes it is a “breakthrough moment” for Team GB’s female divers. “The celebration that we had in Birmingham at the Commonwealth Games across men’s and women’s success was magnificent and now it’s being replicated on the world stage.” Taylor secured silver alongside Waterfield at Athens 2004 in the Men’s 10 metre synchronised platform after narrowly missing out on a podium place at Sydney 2000 and the 45-year-old admitted it was “incredible” to fulfill his ambition.
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