Alicia Blagg storms to gold in women's 1m springboard final

Blagg nabs 1m springboard gold

Alicia Blagg has stormed to victory in the women's 1m springboard final following an impressive display at the British Diving Championships in Plymouth.

Blagg was one of the main contenders for the gold medal and she didn't disappoint by taking the lead after her first dive by scoring 54.00 points.

The dives went from strength to strength as she was able to keep her lead throughout and finish off her campaign with 7.5s for her reverse 1.5 somersaults, and take an overall score of 273.15.

While Blagg managed to secure her personal best and a British record, Clare Cryan secured the silver medal with 238.80, while Grace Reid took bronze on 237.65.

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