POOLE-based Wessex Diving Club captain Kathryn Lawrence scored a golden hat-trick at the Dorset County Championships and Age Group Competitions in her home pool.

The 16-year-old skipper won the senior and junior springboard titles and the 16-18yrs age group title at the Dolphin Pool.

Team-mates Nick Winfield and Will Philpott shared the honours in the male competitions.

Winfield won the senior springboard and the 16-18yrs event.

Philpott became champion in the junior springboard and also won the 8-11yrs gold and as well as coming second to Philpott in the senior springboard.

Portland-based Chris Esmond Dive Club’s Rowan Fraser thwarted a Wessex DC monopoly of the medals with gold in the girls’ 12-15yrs event.

The championships attracted a disappointing entry.

Beth Stannard, county secretary and Wessex DC coach, said this was something she aimed to discuss with the clubs over the next few months.

“Despite the low numbers, the quality of diving was still high and did not detract from the fact that the divers performing are the only ones capable of doing so at this level in the county,” she added.

The Dorset Inter-skills Championships attracted a bigger entry of novice divers from the Wessex and Chris Esmond clubs, many of whom were enjoying their first taste of competition.

“The divers certainly rose to the challenge despite their inexperience,” said Stannard.

“In particular the 8-11yrs age group saw some excellent performances.”

In this age group Wessex DC newcomer Bethany Primmer performed what Stannard described as “some beautiful dives showing grace and style”.

Primmer’s performance won her the Chris Esmond Memorial Trophy for the meet’s outstanding novice. The trophy is presented in memory of Chris Esmond, former coach at Tornadoes of Portland, who have also renamed their club in his memory following his death from cancer two years ago.

Results, Dorset County Championships Female – Snr springboard: 1 Kathryn Lawrence (W) 132.50.

Jnr springboard: 1 Kathryn Lawrence (W) 103.35.

16-18yrs: 1 Kathryn Lawrence (W) 101.00.

12-15yrs: 1 Rowan Fraser (CE) 80.65.

8-11yrs: 1 Eloisa Harris (W).

Male – Snr springboard: 1 Nick Winfield (W) 130.40, 2 Will Philpott (W) 112.10.

Jnr springboard: 1 Will Philpott (W) 99.30.

16-18yrs: 1 Nick Winfield (W) 93.05.

8-11yrs: 1 Will Philpott (W) 87.50.

Dorset County Inter-skills Competition Girls – 16-18yrs: 1 Alexandra Banfield (W) 77.10.

8-11yrs: 1 Bethany Primmer (W) 94.55, 2 Sophie Faulkner (W) 75.20, 3 Charlotte Harris (W) 72.40, 4 Charlotte Myers (CE) 60.25, 5 Lily Cole (CE) 60.20.