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Coach Catch Up - Ady Hinchliffe

Diving Australia took home two medals from the 2018 FINA Diving World Cup held in Wuhan, China earlier this month in the Men’s Platform Synchro and Women’s 3m Synchro. Diving Australia National Head Coach Ady Hinchliffe sat down to talk results from the competition and the next step on the journey to Tokyo 2020.

Opportunities at DA

DA is currently recruiting for 2 roles. 1. Manager, Finance (looking after the day to day financial recording and reporting of DA) 2. Coach, National Elie Pathway Program (Diving Coaching within our Brisbane Performance Pillar)

2018 Australian Elite Junior Championships

The 2018 Australian Elite Junior Championships were held in Hobart between 15-17 June and thanks to Diving Tasmania, the Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre and the wonderful volunteers that assisted, it was a great success!

Mr Wang to retire

Diving Australia has today announced that Wang Tong Xiang, universally known as Mr Wang, will be retiring later this year. A Life Member of Diving Australia, Mr Wang has been a critical part of Australian Diving since he first arrived in Australia in 1990 from his native country, China, where he had been a National Team Coach.

Diving Australia Annual Awards

The re-launched Diving Australia Annual Awards (#DAAA) took place following the conclusion of the Australian Open Championships.

Open Nationals Wrap Up

A successful Australian Open Diving Championships has now come to a close and we have crowned our National Champions for 2018.

#GC2018

Congrats Australian Diving Team! Thank you to all who assisted.  What an amazing Commonwealth Games! the Australian Diving Team were fantastic with great performances across the Board(s) - pun intended. 11 medals were won (3 more than Glasgow) including 3 Gold. Australia had not won more than 2 Gold's since 2006!

Commonwealth Games Day 4

The Australian Diving Team had a fantastic 4th and final day at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.  With the Men's 10m and Women's 3m events to finish the program, Australia had 6 athletes competing. 

Commonwealth Games Day 3

More medals than events! On a day that featured 3 medal events, the Australian Diving Team picked up 4 medals!

Commonwealth Games Day 2

Yes, Melissa Wu is a legend!!! With the higher individual boards starting on Day 2, Australia had the 6 divers looking to make an impact. First up was Men's 3m prelims with Kurtis Mathews, James Connor and Matt Carter. 

Commonwealth Games Day 1

Things kicked off with the Men's 1m Prelims and Australia qualified all three divers into the final with James and Matt in the middle of the finalists and Kurtis sneaking in to the final in 12th. Jack Laugher looked sharp and the man to beat for the final.

Taneka Kovchenko

In what can only be described as heartbreaking, Taneka Kovchenko has had to retire from diving, with immediate effect.

Wu Leads World Series Team

Commonwealth Games veteran Melissa Wu is leading a small Australian team to China and Japan over the next fortnight to compete in two diving World Series events in the lead-up to the Gold Coast Games. Wu, who at 25 will be competing at her fourth Commonwealth Games next month, will be contesting the individual platform events at both World Series, and will also team up with South Australia’s Taneka Kovchenko in the platform synchro, the event they will contest on the Gold Coast.

Michel Larouche to retire

Michel Larouche has advised Diving Australia that he will be retiring from diving coaching following the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

WORLD CHAMPION KEENEY FINISHES ON TOP IN 1-METRE SPRINGBOARD

World champion Maddison Keeney has held off a strong challenge from Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Esther Qin, to win the women’s 1-metre springboard at the Gold Coast 2018 trials on Saturday. Keeney, who broke through for the biggest win of her career to win the 1-metre world title in Budapest earlier this year, finished on 573.60, with Qin second on 560.95.

O'BRIEN SHOWS BEST FORM IN PLATFORM FINAL

Rio Olympian Brittany O’Brien has finished on top in the women’s platform final at the diving trials for next year’s Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. The NSW teenager was trailing Western Australia’s Teju Williamson after the preliminary round of competition, but lifted her performance in the final to finish with a total of 602.35, ahead of Williamson’s 575.50.

KEENEY AND SMITH GET JOB DONE ON OPENING DAY OF GAMES TRIALS

Olympic bronze medallists Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Smith have won the 3-metre synchro gold medal on the opening day of the 2018 Commonwealth Games qualification event on the Gold Coast. Keeney and Smith, who also won bronze in the same event at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, have put themselves into the box seat to be nominated for selection for next year’s Games.