After going into the pool head-first, Mr Uren fractured his spine in three places.

BBC: Ex-RAF man Robert Uren wins compensation battle

Ms Uren said the hospital's response was "not really good enough" and "all very vague".

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Robert Uren, of Camborne, was 21 when the accident happened at a Fun Day event in Buckinghamshire in 2005.

BBC: Ex-RAF man Robert Uren wins compensation battle

Mr Uren, who joined the RAF at 18, took part in the contest for services personnel at RAF High Wycombe.

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Former Senior Aircraftsman Mr Uren's damages claim had been through two High Court hearings and another at the Court of Appeal.

BBC: Ex-RAF man Robert Uren wins compensation battle

The amount of damages to be paid to Mr Uren will now have to be assessed by the High Court if not agreed.

BBC: Ex-RAF man Robert Uren wins compensation battle

Robert Uren, from Camborne, was 21 when he dived into an inflatable pool filled with 18in (46cm) of water at the event in Buckinghamshire in July 2005.

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But Lady Justice Smith, one of the three judges who allowed Mr Uren's appeal, said a head-first entry into the pool carried a foreseeable risk of serious injury and should have been forbidden.

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Mr Uren was taking part in a relay race in which services personnel had to run up to the inflatable pool, get in over the side and grab a piece of plastic fruit floating in or under a shallow depth of water.

BBC: Ex-RAF man Robert Uren wins compensation battle