OLYMPIC silver medallist Peter Waterfield was beaten to a gold medal at the British Championships by a rival half his age - and the Southampton-based star is only 26 himself!

Heading into the final of the Platform event, both divers had already collected a succession of 10s and 9.5s from the judges during the preliminary and semi-final rounds.

But it was the determination of Plymouth's 13-year-old sensation Thomas Daley, who gained momentum following a shaky start, that eventually told.

Waterfield took the silver medal and Gareth Jones (Southampton) took the bronze.

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