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Hains Shortlisted for RAC WA Sport Star Awards 2018

Published Thu 24 Jan 2019

WA diver Nikita Hains has been shortlisted for a major award – the Hyundai Junior Sports Star crown at the RAC WA Sports Star Awards at Optus Stadium on February 7.

Hains is one of six young Western Australians in contention for the award, won in recent years by the likes of soccer sensation Samantha Kerr, Olympic gymnasts Allana Slater and Lauren Mitchell, world-class golfer Minjee Lee and Olympic silver medallist Tamsin Cook.

Hains built on her successes in 2017 with more impressive performances last year, consolidating the opinion that she continues to make claims as one of Australia’s best emerging platform divers.

At the 2018 Junior World Championships in Ukraine, Hains finished fifth in both the 10m individual and synchro finals, while a fourth place at a senior meet in Rostock, Germany added further evidence of her progress in the sport.