Grace Reid and James Heatly in GB European Championship squad

Edinburgh Diving Club's Grace Reid and James Heatly have been named in the Great Britain team for the European Diving Championships next week in Ukraine.
Grace Reid. Picture: Jane BarlowGrace Reid. Picture: Jane Barlow
Grace Reid. Picture: Jane Barlow

Reid, 21, was the first British female springboard diver to make an Olympic final for more than 25 years in Rio last year and she will compete in both the 3m and 3m synchro events in Kiev, the latter with Katherine Torrance.

Heatly, 20, heads into the competition on a high after winning three medals at the British Championships.

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Along with Reid, Freddie Woodward and Lois Toulson are the other Olympians in the squad.

And Edinburgh Diving Club coach Nick Robinson-Baker will also be out there with the team.

Team leader and British Diving performance manager Kim White said: “The British Championships in Edinburgh provided a great warm-up for the divers and we hope to feature on the continental podium several times throughout the meet.”

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