Southampton diving ace Emily Martin credited her inseparable bond with synchro partner Robyn Birch as the reason behind their international success. Martin, 22, and Birch, 29, won bronze in the women's 10m platform synchro event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last summer, clinching third behind English teammates Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Eden Cheng. Ad And being best mates away from the diving pool has been fundamental in ensuring a podium position for Martin, who made her debut as part of British Diving in 2017 and went on to achieve a fifth-place finish in the women's individual 10m platform at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest.