Hertfordshire diver Hayley Sage, now training in Sheffield, was part of the successful Great Britain squad who have earned a place in every Olympic Diving event in Beijing this summer.

Hayley competed with Tandi Gerrard (City of Leeds) in the Women’s 3m Synchro event.

The women required a top eight finish from a final field of 12 and a highest ever score off their two required dives got them off to a confident start.

They performed their optional dives strongly without missing anything to finish the competition in sixth place with a score of 308.79, which brought with it a qualifying place for Great Britain.

They themselves are not automatically selected for the Olympics, but will have to compete at the trials in early summer for the right to be the Great Britain entry in the event.