Diving Australia Welcomes Commonwealth Games Australia Funding Boost
Commonwealth Games Australia this week announced a $13 million funding package to support athletes and teams ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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ACAS Program goes live!
Diving Australia is pleased to announce a new athlete funding program which will be administered by our Athlete Committee.
The program, to be known as ACAS (Athlete Committee Athlete Support), will provide grants to exisiting or retired high performance athletes to assist them in their endeavours away from the pool.
Job Opportunity
Diving Australia is currently recruiting for the newly created role of Manager, Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement / Child Safe Sport.
Diving Australia Announces new Partnership with leading Australian apparel company ISC
Diving Australia is pleased to announce that it has entered into a 2 year arrangement with leading Australian apparel company ISC.
Youth Olympic Games Recap
The 3rd edition of the Youth Olympic Games has concluded in Buenos Aries after a fortnight of friendly competition between the world’s best junior athletes.
Sit Down With - Rhiannan Iffland
Throughout her relatively short but wildly successful career, Rhiannan Iffland has become synonymous with the ever-expanding sport of high diving. The World Champion took some time to talk about her foundations in the sport, the challenges that high divers face, and the future of her event.
Sit Down With - Brodie Scapens
Brodie Scapens is a quickly rising Australian star on the ten-meter platform. The Adelaide native took some time to talk about finding his roots jumping off jetties, overcoming frustrations and diving at the FINA World Cup.
Sit Down With - Georgia Sheehan
Georgia Sheehan has quickly gone from junior prodigy to confidently cementing her spot as one of Australia’s premier women’s springboard divers. The Queensland native took some time to talk about her roots in the sport, the 2018 season and training alongside a World Champ.
Sit Down With - Maddi Keeney
Maddi Keeney continues to push the envelope in springboard diving and as such is without-a-doubt one of the sports most watched athletes. The World Champion and Olympic Medalist took some time to talk about getting over mental barriers, expectations heading into a major competition and working outside the pool.
Vyninka Arlow to join the Brisbane coaching team
Diving Australia has today announced that Vyninka Arlow will be the new Brisbane based Elite Pathway Program Coach. Vyninka is well known to Australian Diving both as a coach, and also as an athlete.
As an athlete, Vyninka enjoyed a decorated career including competing at two Olympics (1992 and 1996) and winning a Commonwealth Games Gold Medal in the platform event in 1998.
Sit Down With - Emily Boyd
Emily Boyd has been a quiet achiever for Australian Diving throughout her athletic career having landed herself on several high profile Australian Teams including at the Commonwealth Games and World Championships. The Queenslander took time to talk about getting into diving, training with different coaches and becoming a coach herself.
Sit Down With - Brittany O'Brien
Brittany O’Brien continues to rack up accolade after accolade with each passing month. The Olympian took time to talk about competing with a long-time synchro partner, a last-minute call up to Rio 2016, and training alongside the next generation of champion divers.
Sit Down With - Dom Bedggood
Dom Bedggood has gone from strength to strength since making the switch from gymnastics to diving at the age of sixteen. Since that time, Bedggood has landed himself two Commonwealth Games gold medals, appeared at the 2015 and 2017 FINA World Championships and has become a finalist at an Olympic Games. Bedggood took some time to talks about transitioning from gymnastics, training alongside Diving Australia legends and competing a new event.
Sit Down With - Matt Carter
A rising star of international diving, Matt Carter, has had a standout season that included a Commonwealth Games medal, a World Cup appearance and a pair of World Junior Championships medals. The South Australian took time to talk about his final World Juniors, a new approach to competing and his transition with a new coach.
FINA World Junior Diving Championships – Recap
The Australian Junior Team has wrapped up their 2018 FINA World Junior Diving Championships campaign brining home a mixed bag of results including three medals.
FINA World Junior Diving Championships - Preview
The Australian Junior Team has arrived in the Ukrainian city of Kiev ahead of the 2018 FINA World Junior Diving Championships. Links in preview!
Sit Down With - Alysha Koloi
The youngest member of the Australian National Squad Alysha Koloi, is fresh off triple national titles from the recent Diving Australia Junior National Championships and days away from flying out to her inaugural Junior World Championships. Koloi sat down to talk results from Junior Nationals, her experiences as part of National Teams and what it’s like training with World and Commonwealth Games Champions.
Sit Down With - AnnaRose Keating
Victorian Platform Specialist AnnaRose Keating has had a whirlwind year that included a podium finish at the Calgary FINA Diving Grand Prix and a strong showing at the Commonwealth Games alongside synchro partner Brittany O’Brien. Now in the final stages of preparations before the World Junior Championships later this month, Keating sat down to talk about diving during school lunches, competing in front of a home crowd and the challenges that divers face working with a new synchro partner.