Andrea makes it gold No. 2
British diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix continued her fine recent form as she secured a second European Championship gold with victory in the women’s synchronised 10 metre platform alongside Lois Toulson.
The 17-year-old, who is the daughter of TV personality Fred Sirieix, had won the individual 10m title in Rome to add to her Commonwealth Games success of two golds and a silver.
Spendolini-Sirieix maintained her consistency alongside Toulson, which is a new pairing, to deliver a total of 303.60 points, their final dive score of 72.96 proving crucial.
The British duo finished ahead of Ukraine (298.86), with Germany (289.86) taking bronze.
“I’m so happy to finish the season with Lois by my side. It was a great last dive and I’m ready for summer,” SpendoliniSirieix said.
Toulson added: “We’ve been quite lucky that this was our first time together.
“We’ve literally done those dives once before the competition and for it to go that well it proves to us that we are pretty good.”
For 17-year-old
Spendolini-Sirieix, it marks a third medal of the Championships, having won the individual 10m title earlier in the week as well as mixed team bronze.
On Tuesday, Toulson, 22, took European gold in the mixed synchronised 10m platform event with British team-mate Kyle Kothari.
Elsewhere yesterday, Jordan Houlden claimed a silver medal in the men’s three-metre springboard final.
Lorenzo Marsaglia took gold for the hosts while fellow Italian Giovanni Tocci won bronze. Britain’s Jack Laugher placed fifth.