Ben Cutmore takes inspiration from Commonwealth Games experience

By Tom Harle

Ben Cutmore admitted he needs to step up to match diving partner Kyle Kothari after the pair finished fourth in the 10m synchro.

The former Cambridge Dive Team star finished 21.22 points short of a medal position alongside Kothari in front of a frenzied home crowd at Sandwell Aquatics Centre.

With the pair now bound for the European Championships in Rome, they are clear on the challenge ahead.

“We’ve got to add some difficulty so next time we’ve got a bit of a buffer,” said Cutmore. “Kyle can already do them all so next season’s my time to build on my list.

“I can hopefully improve on my dives and make some bigger ones so I can increase the difficulty, so we won’t have to execute everything so perfectly and still miss out.”

Cutmore and Kothari have only been diving together since the spring and were plunged into a Commonwealth debut.

Gold on the night was won by their English team-mates Matty Lee and Noah Williams, with whom they train every day at London Aquatics Centre.

Cutmore said; “We get to see them in action every single day. They’re always spectacular to watch and they very, very rarely make any mistakes.

“It’s very inspirational. It’s something to aspire to be like and to try and grow to be like.”

Cutmore and Desharne Bent-Ashmeil finished in fourth in the mixed synchronised 3m springboard in fourth.

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