CHELMSFORD diver Rebecca Gallantree won a brilliant gold for Great Britain at the World Aquatics Championships in Kazan partnering Tom Daley.

Daley delivered a stunning fourth dive in their six-stage combination in the team event, with four of the six judges scoring it a perfect 10.

The British pair totalled 434.65 points, putting them ahead of Ukraine, who took second place, and bronze medallists China.

It was the first time a mixed team event had been staged at the World Championship, and victory stunned Gallantree and Daley.

“I can’t quite believe it. It’s a little bit surreal at the moment,” said Gallantree.

“To be honest, I’m gutted I didn’t do a front like that in the synchro but obviously there’s lots of positives to take out of it and I’m really looking forward to my individual now.”

Daley added: “We really don’t know what happened there. We went into the competition as a bit of a warm-up for our individual events.

“But to come away with a result like that is amazing. I had my highest score ever on the armstand, Becky did one of her best front dives in competition she’s ever done.”

Daley had been focusing on his speciality 10m platform individual event, with Gallantree competing in the 3m springboard.

Thirty-year-old Gallantree also took 10th place alongside Alicia Blagg in the 3m synchro on Saturday. Their triumph followed the bronze won by Jack Laugher and Chris Mears in the 3m synchro on Tuesday, and gave Daley his second World Championship gold - six years on from landing his 10m platform title.

He took two dives from the 10-metre board, and one from the three-metre springboard, with Gallantree taking two from the lower board and one from the high platform.

Daley’s effort in the fourth round, an armstand back triple somersault, delivered a score of 101.5 points, unsurpassed in the competition, but there was considerable pressure on his shoulders heading to Britain’s last dive.

The Olympic bronze medallist showed his class when it mattered though, as he produced a near-immaculate back three-and-a-half somersaults, earning 99 points that made sure of the destiny of the title.