Commonwealth Games Day 4
The Australian Diving Team had a fantastic 4th and final day at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.Â
With the Men's 10m and Women's 3m events to finish the program, Australia had 6 athletes competing.Â
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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.Â
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.
Rick Schavone appointed Adelaide National Coach
Diving Australia is pleased to announce that it has appointed Dr Rick Schavone as the Adelaide National Coach.
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.
WORLD CHAMPION KEENEY HEADS 2018 DIVING QUALIFIERS FIELD
World Champion, Olympic and Commonwealth Games medallist Maddison Keeney heads a strong line-up for this week’s diving selection trials for next year’s Games on the Gold Coast.
Australia’s most experienced diver, Melissa Wu, has been forced to withdraw from the Gold Coast trials because of a back injury, but is still a chance to be nominated by Diving Australia for selection for her fourth Commonwealth Games.
SILVER FOR BEDGGOOD ON FINAL DAY OF GOLD COAST GRAND PRIX
Australia’s Domonic Bedggood has won a silver medal in the men’s platform final on the final day of competition at the FINA Diving Grand Prix on the Gold Coast.
But Australia’s two women’s springboard synchro teams both missed chances for a medal when they each recorded a no-dive during their final.
WORLD AND COMMONWEALTH CHAMPIONS TRIUMPH ON THE GOLD COAST
A current world champion and a Commonwealth Games gold medallist have been among the victors on the first day of finals in cold and windy conditions at the FINA Diving Grand Prix on the Gold Coast on Saturday.
Australia, China, Malaysia and Great Britain shared the gold medals, with the experienced Melissa Wu teaming up with Adelaide’s Taneka Kovchenko to beat a small field in the women’s platform synchro.
FINA Grand Prix, Gold Coast: Day Two
Local hope Domonic Bedggood and Australian teammate Matthew Barnard are both through to this weekend’s final of the men’s platform event after strong performances in trying conditions at the FINA Diving Grand Prix on the Gold Coast on Friday.
FINA Grand Prix, Gold Coast: Day One
Australia’s AnnaRose Keating and Brittany O’Brien have both topped their semi-finals in the women’s platform event at the Gold Coast Diving Grand Prix to put them in good positions for medals this weekend.
Marriage Equality
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2017 FINA Diving Grand Prix - Volunteers required!
Diving Australia is pleased to be hosting the 2017 FINA Diving Grand Prix Event to be held on the Gold Coast, Australia.