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2015 Open Championships & World Championship Trials - Day 4

MORE DIVING TITLES FOR TEENAGERS CONNOR AND KEENEY Teenagers Maddison Keeney and James Connor underlined their quality when they added further Australian titles to their names on the final day of the National Diving Championships in Brisbane.

2015 Open Championships & World Championship Trials - Day 1

KEENEY LEAVES IT LATE TO WIN SPRINGBOARD GOLD Perth teenager Maddison Keeney left it to her final dive to snatch gold in the women’s 1-metre springboard final at the Australian Open Diving Championships in Brisbane. The Commonwealth Games silver medalist overtook 3-metre specialist Esther Qin to finish with 291.15 points, with Qin on 286.95 and Queensland 15-year-old, Georgia Sheehan, third on 266.35.

2015 Open Championships & World Championship Trials

MITCHAM READY FOR ONE LAST OLYMPIC TILT Matthew Mitcham had made no secret before last year’s Commonwealth Games that he was ready to walk away from the sport that had made him an Australian household name. So convincing was he in his arguments, that almost everyone believed Edinburgh would be the last time we saw the Beijing gold medalist flinging himself off a diving platform.

Dresden International Youth Diving Competition update

CARTER CONTINUES LOVE AFFAIR WITH DRESDEN If South Australian diver, Matthew Carter, could work out a way of getting the Dresden Diving Pool into his luggage to bring back to Australia, we’re pretty sure he would!

NextGEN AUSComGames Squad

COMMONWEALTH DIVERS OF THE FUTURE GET CHANCE TO SHINE Seven of Australia’s most promising divers have headed to Germany this week to compete in one of the world’s most prestigious youth diving competitions. The trip to the Dresden International Youth Diving Competition has been partly funded by the generous support of the NextGEN AUSComGames Squad program, which aims to give promising Commonwealth Games athletes of the future valuable international experience.

FINA Grand Prix - Canada Update

SILVER KEEPS COMING FOR AUSTRALIANS IN NORTH AMERICA The Australian diving team has added another two silver medals to its booty from its tour of North America overnight, with the athletes once again bucking the odds to finish on the podium

FINA Grand Prix - Mexico Update

BEDGGOOD READY TO MOVE OUT OF SHADOWS Gold Coast diver Domonic Bedggood is hoping his bronze medal at the FINA Mexico Grand Prix will finally move him out of the shadow of Matthew Mitcham.

FINA Grand Prix - Mexico

EASTER SUNDAY SILVER FOR AUSTRALIAN DIVING PAIR They may have only trained together less than 10 days, but it was enough for Australian divers Samantha Mills and Esther Qin to win silver at the FINA Grand Prix event in Leon, Mexico.

World Series, Event 2 - Wrap Up

DUBAI BRINGS REWARDS FOR AUSTRALIAN TEAM There were no medals for the Australian diving team in Dubai at the weekend, but the goal of building on the achievements of Beijing one week earlier was easily achieved.

Diving World Series - Event 2, Dubai

AUSTRALIANS READY TO BACK UP SOLID FORM IN DUBAI Australia’s Diving World Series quartet is set to build on solid performances from last weekend when the second round begins in Dubai today.

Diving World Series - Event 1, Beijing

SYNCHRO MEDAL HIGHLIGHT ON WORLD SERIES OPENING WEEKEND A silver medal for Australia’s 3-metre synchro team and a 3-metre final for Maddison Keeney were the highlights for Australia on the opening weekend of the Diving World Series in Beijing, China.

New South Wales Open Wrap Up

DIVERS OF PENZA COME UP WITH GOODS IN SYDNEY Two young divers who represented Australia at last year’s World Junior Diving Championships in Russia have come away with winning doubles at the NSW Championships on the weekend.

State Opens Championships continue this weekend

DOMESTIC FOCUS SHIFTS TO NSW The domestic Australian diving focus shifts to Sydney this weekend, with the NSW Open and Aged Championsips. With several of Australia’s elite-level divers off on International duty, the door is open for some of the country’s younger divers to make their mark in the sport.

Quality diving quartet head overseas

Two-time Olympian Melissa Wu heads a strong Australian quartet on its way to Beijing for the opening round of the FINA Diving World Series this weekend. Joining Wu on Monday's flight to China will be fellow Olympian Anabelle Smith, Commonwealth Games silver medalist Maddison Keeney, and world junior champion, Lara Tarvit.

Victorian Open Wrap Up

KEHAGIAS SHOWS HE’S READY FOR NEXT STEP Hopper’s Crossing teenager Joshua Kehagias showed he is ready to step to the next level in his diving career with two solid results at the Victorian Open on the weekend. The Victorian 17-year old won both the...