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Swimmer misses graduation to win bronze medal
A student who swapped her graduation for the World Aquatics Championships went away with a bronze medal. Izzy Thorpe, 24, won bronze in the free mixed duet category at the international competition in Singapore with her swimming partner Ranjuo Tomblin on 25 July. On the same day, the graduation ceremony for her sports rehabilitation degree from University of the West of England (UWE) took place almost 7,000 miles away at the Bristol Beacon. Ms Thorpe thanked her lecturers for their "great support" while she studied alongside her training, which she said was "basically like a full-time job". "They were always very understanding and helped me where they could," she said. "Luckily UWE was very supportive." "I've learnt a lot studying at UWE not only with my degree but in other aspects of life as well," she added. "One of the main things for me is I've learnt how important a good balance is, to make sure I'm achieving the most I can while also ensuring my happiness and wellbeing is a priority." More news stories for Bristol Watch the latest Points West Listen to the latest news for Bristol This was the sixth senior World Championships that Ms Thorpe has attended and the first time she competed in the free mixed duet. It follows her win at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where she secured Team GB's first-ever Olympic medal in the sport alongside her competing partner Kate Shortman, winning a silver medal. Ms Thorpe said: "I'm honoured to have been selected to represent my country on the world stage again and particularly in the same year as completing my degree." The swimmer's course cohort are some of the almost 6,000 students who accepted their UWE Bristol degrees during a fortnight of ceremonies from 21-31 July. Ms Thorpe now has her sights set on competing at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. She added: "It's reassuring knowing that if anything impacts my swimming career, I now have my degree as well." Follow BBC Bristol on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. More on this story GB's Thorpe & Tomblin win world synchronised bronze Related internet links University of West England
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43 minutes ago
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Swimmer misses graduation to win bronze at World Championships
A student who swapped her graduation for the World Aquatics Championships went away with a bronze Thorpe, 24, won bronze in the free mixed duet category at the international competition in Singapore with her swimming partner Ranjuo Tomblin on 25 the same day, the graduation ceremony for her sports rehabilitation degree from University of the West of England (UWE) took place almost 7,000 miles away at the Bristol Thorpe thanked her lecturers for their "great support" while she studied alongside her training, which she said was "basically like a full-time job". "They were always very understanding and helped me where they could," she said. "Luckily UWE was very supportive." "I've learnt a lot studying at UWE not only with my degree but in other aspects of life as well," she added."One of the main things for me is I've learnt how important a good balance is, to make sure I'm achieving the most I can while also ensuring my happiness and wellbeing is a priority." This was the sixth senior World Championships that Ms Thorpe has attended and the first time she competed in the free mixed follows her win at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where she secured Team GB's first-ever Olympic medal in the sport alongside her competing partner Kate Shortman, winning a silver Thorpe said: "I'm honoured to have been selected to represent my country on the world stage again and particularly in the same year as completing my degree." The swimmer's course cohort are some of the almost 6,000 students who accepted their UWE Bristol degrees during a fortnight of ceremonies from 21-31 Thorpe now has her sights set on competing at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. She added: "It's reassuring knowing that if anything impacts my swimming career, I now have my degree as well."
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05-06-2025
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Tomblin wins European gold in four-medal haul
Ranjuo Tomblin became men's solo technical champion as he won four medals and Great Britain secured six medals in total at the European Artistic Swimming Championships in won the men's solo free title at last year's competition - becoming the first British male to win a European artistic swimming title - Tomblin took gold in the solo technical with a score of 234.4225 gave the 19-year-old a 1.7966-point advantage over silver medallist Filippo Pelati, with bronze going to Spain's Dennis Gonzalez picked up bronze in this year's solo free event, and won a further two medals in the mixed part in their first championship together, Tomblin and Olympic silver medallist Izzy Thorpe won silver in the mixed duet technical also partnered with Holly Hughes to win bronze in the mixed duet free. Having previously been part of the multi-discipline European Aquatics Championships, the competition was a stand-alone event for the first time this year.
