Diving champ follows in the footsteps of Commonwealth legend grandad Sir Peter Heatly

By Rory Reynolds

AN aspiring young Scots diver has been awarded the top gong his grandfather won – 52 years ago.

At just 12-years-old James Heatly has become the youngest ever Scottish Springboard Champion at the championships in Newtongrange, Midlothian.

And he’s already following in the footsteps of his grandfather – who dominated the sport for a decade, winning Commonwealth gold three times.

Sir Peter Heatly, who went on to become chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation, proudly looked on as his grandson beat off older rivals to make his mark.

The 85-year-old, who was knighted in 1990 for his services to sport, said: “He has a real passion for the sport and he seems to be thinking about it all the time.