Plymouth Diving

Pig Racing Night
2020-03-07 19:00 - 23:00 UTC | TBC

Armada Cup
2020-02-15 - 2020-02-18 | Life Centre, Plymouth

British Championships
2020-01-17 - 2020-01-19 | Devon
British Diving Championships 2020 Review
Plymouth Life Centre hosted the British Diving Championships over the weekend. This is a prestigious senior competition showcasing the best British talent with guest divers from around the world also competing. Eight Plymouth divers were selected to participate, which included four juniors.
Unfortunately for Emily Martin she was injured whilst training immediately prior to her first event and had to withdraw from the competition.
In the 1m event Summer Radcliffe drastically improved on her score from the previous year to finish in thirteenth position. In a huge group of 29 divers Summer finished in eleventh position on 3m after a consistent round of dives.
On platform Cody Powell-Tuckett finished in twelfth position in a tough and highly competitive group.
Curtis Yeun the 1m and 3m National Age Group Champion for 2019 struggled to find his form on 3m but had a successful set of dives on 1m to finish in eleventh position, ahead of some more experienced British divers. Euan McCabe also competed on 3m. After a shaky start in the preliminary round he pulled it back in style to finish in seventh position putting him into the final. Up against 7 other senior divers he was unable to improve on his position but won the junior bronze medal in recognition for being the third highest ranking junior diver.
The platform event for the men saw four Plymouth divers in action. Euan had to deliver most dives off 5m due to an injury that he is recovering from. None the less he still managed to finish in ninth position with a strong set of dives. Josh Freeman did not start well but improved during the competition conquering his armstand and finishing with an impressive reverse 2 ½ off 10 metres. Finishing in eleventh position was Connor West in his final diving competition. During his 10 year competitive diving career Connor has achieved great success with the help of his coach Fito Gutierrez. In 2016 and 2017 he was the gold medallist at National Age Groups on both the 3m and platform. Connor is now passing on his wealth of experience to others at the Life Centre where he now coaches. Finishing the preliminary round in second position Matthew Dixon was not to be outdone in the final. Supported by his coach Alex Rochas, family and local spectators, Matthew gave them something to cheer about. After the second dive Matthew led all the way and smashed the magical 500 point barrier to win gold – an incredible achievement that few divers attain. With places still up for grabs for the Tokyo Olympics, Plymouth Diving has high hopes for Matthew and Emily. Matthew will have the opportunity to qualify when he attends the World Cup in April.
Coaches also on hand for the weekend to offer advice were Sally Freeman and Claire Burton.

Flip and Fun
2019-12-21 | Life Centre, PLYMOUTH, Devon, PL5 3RZ
TIMINGS TBS
Invites will be sent out by coaches

Christmas Disco
2019-12-14 19:00 - 23:00 | Nuffield Leisure Centre, Derriford, Plymouth
Christmas disco for all diver

ESSA schools diving
2019-12-08 08:00 - 17:00 | London Aquatic centre, London
ESSA 2019 Review
The 70th anniversary of the English Schools Swimming Association saw a South West team of divers compete at the prestigious London Aquatics Centre last Sunday.
In a close fought contest Yvie Tucker from St. Matthew’s Primary Academy won the silver medal in the primary girls section. The primary boys all finished in the top 8; Evan Walker 5th, Alex Whittaker 7th and Oscar Westbury 8th.
Scarlett Colbourne was just out of reach of the bronze medal in the junior section by 0.2 points. Ben Kearton also missed out on a medal placing 4th and Archie Waines 7th for the boys.
Olive Ullyatt from Southampton was the only diver not from Plymouth Diving. She was the highest scoring girl in the intermediate section finishing 6th. The two top intermediate boys were ahead of the rest of the competitors with Euan McCabe from Hele’s School claiming the silver medal.
Three senior girls from Plymouth battled it out all finishing in the top 6. Evie McCabe fought back after her first dive to finish in 4th position leaving team mate Abby Fishleigh from Plymouth High to take the bronze with a lead of just 0.3 points. Maria Marasescu finished 6th. Two senior boys battled for first place and it all came down to the last dive. Curtis Yeun who attends Plymouth College was pipped to the post and finished with the third silver medal for the team.
Other divers taking part in the competition were Lexi Davies, Rose McCabe, Ellie Pearce, Amelie Underwood, Lucy Gutierrez-Freeman, Maia Pearson, Jack Kinsman-Moore and Ben Hall.
Coaches for the competition were Ashley Hendrick and Harry Mason.

Scottish National
2019-12-05 - 2019-12-08 | Edinburgh
Scottish Nationals and Open Diving Championships 2019 Review
A select team of divers from Plymouth have just returned from competing at the Scottish Nationals and Open Diving Championships held in Edinburgh, where they were up against some talented competitors.
Ollie Heath and Theo Stevens dived up into group C boys across all 3 boards. This was their first competition at this level and they dealt with the experience in an admirable manner. Ollie’s best performance was on platform and Theo the 3m board. Both boys have just been selected for the Swim England Z camp – an 18 month programme consisting of 7 intensive training camps.
Katie Martin dived for the group C girls and Summer Radcliffe for the group B girls; they qualified for both of their springboard finals. Katie was the winner on the 1m board and proudly took top position on the podium to claim the gold medal; she just missed out on a medal on the 3m board finishing in 4th. Summer performed a confident and elegant round of dives to win the bronze medal on the 1m board and finished 5th on 3m.
Zach Anderson dived up into group B for all 3 boards with his best result on the 3m board. He qualified for the final where he finished in 6th position amongst a tough competitive group most of whom were much older.
Fourteen year old Josh Freeman dived up into group A for all 3 boards. His best performance was on platform where he just missed out on the final after a failed armstand dive which left him in 7th position following a solid set of required dives. Connor West in the same platform event successfully made the final and finished 5th.
Frances Burdett competed on the 1m and platform for group A girls. She showed true determination and courage after falling flat on her back from 10m and finished the last 2 dives to gain the respect of all present. Cody Powell-Tuckett also dived off platform for group A qualifying in 1st position with a personal best score; in the final she finished 5th. Emily Martin qualified in 1st position for the Women’s platform but unfortunately had to withdraw from the final. Cody also competed in this event and finished 4th.
Matthew Dixon upped his game after qualifying for the Men’s 1m in 4th position to win the silver medal in the final. In the Men’s platform Matthew went on to win his second silver medal. Connor, despite picking up an injury also made the Men’s platform final and finished 5th.
Summer and Josh competed in the fun team event and finished 7th with a consistent set of dives and a very in tune synchro dive.
The divers were coached throughout the competition by Alex Rochas and Sally Freeman.

Fina Grand Prix Singapore 2019
2019-11-22 - 2019-11-24 | Devon
FINA Grand Prix Singapore 2019 Review
Aidan Heslop and Euan McCabe have just returned from Singapore where they represented GBR on the final leg of the 2019 FINA Grand Prix. Unfortunately, Aidan was unable to compete due to injury; he already has 2 FINA Grand Prix bronze medals to his credit from 2017 and 2018 when he competed on platform. Fourteen year old Euan was selected to debut in his first senior competition and took part in the 3m event finishing in 17th position. With expert guidance from his coach (Sally Freeman) he successfully trialled 2 new dives and had a difficult list of dives to perform.

Irish National
2019-11-21 - 2019-11-24 | Dublin, Ireland
Irish Open 2019 Review
Plymouth divers were out in force last weekend at the Irish Open held in Dublin with many coming back with medals. The four day event was a great success for the club with a mixture of skills and age group events.
Harry Westbury won the bronze medal in group E of the skills section with less than a point off silver. In group D Amelie Moor won the gold medal after setting the bar high with her first dive and finishing it off with an equally incredible dive. Lexi Davies was 5th out of 21 and delivered an impressive round of dives to achieve this result. Sophie Millmore and Tabby Morris were 16th and 17th; both gave consistent performances. In a large group of 23 divers, Ella-Poppy Cornish kept her composure to win the silver medal and Tilly Tassart finished 8th with an unwavering execution of dives.
In his first age group competition, Oscar Westbury dived well to win gold on all 3 boards for group E. Yvie Tucker in group D had a very fruitful competition to win the bronze medal on 3m and silver on 1m. Team mate Eva Lang was 4th on 1m; determined to medal she achieved silver on 3m. Maia Pearson narrowly missed out on a medal placing 4th in the group C 1m event and 7th place on the 3m. The platform proved to be the crowning glory for Maia where she flourished to win the gold. Polly Evans also diving in group C improved on her personal best scores for both the 1m and 3m board and continues to gain valuable experience improving at each competition. Jack Kinsman-Moore diving in group C was the second Plymouth diver to win gold on all 3 boards, also improving his personal best scores on all boards by a minimum of 20 points.
Calvin Krimmelbein was 9th on the 1m board in the senior group and concluded the competition by finishing in 8th place on the 3m board with a 28.8 point improvement on his previous personal best score.
Ryan Wills was the coach for all of the divers with Harry Mason acting as Team Manager.

Talent Games
2019-11-16 - 2019-11-17 | Devon
This is a chance for those that have passed the qualifiers to try out and hopefully get selected to go on Z camps run by Swim England.

Peter Waterfield
2019-11-09 | The Quays swimming and diving complex, Southampton
Peter Waterfield 2019 Review
A young team of 20 Plymouth divers travelled to Southampton at the weekend to represent Plymouth Diving at the Peter Waterfield skills competition.
Harry Westbury dived up an age category into the Group E section. Not intimidated by the challenge he walked away with the bronze medal. Freya White for the girls in this section dived well and broke her PB to finish in 13th position.
Group D boys had a particularly good event with all 4 boys in the top 10. Alex Whittaker 2nd, Noah Underwood 4th, George Prior narrowly missed out on a medal in 7th and Freddy Parnell was 9th.
The girls in group D gave outstanding performances to leave no room for any other team on the podium. Lexi Davies won gold, Erin Healey the silver and Amelie Moor completed the hat trick to win bronze. They were joined by Sophie Millmore who won the 5th medal position. Rose McCabe was 9th and Pheobie Pickering 13th out of a total of 29 divers. Tabitha Morris was 10th but considering this was her first competition it was a remarkable result. Also competing for the first time was Martha Ticehurst, Sienna Williams and Hanna Srokosz who all dived with great determination and composure.
Group C was large for both the boys and girls. Oscar Hart executed a consistent set of dives to finish 15th out of 27. The girls also delivered a great set of dives. Tilly Tassart set the standard with her first dive to bag the bronze medal. Ella-Poppy Cornish just missed out on a medal in 7th and Maddy Elliott was 11th out of 29.
Coaches for the event were Ryan Wills and former Olympian Tonia Couch.

Southampton Invitational
2019-10-26 - 2019-10-28 | The Quays swimming and diving complex, Southampton
Southampton Invitational 2019 Review
A team of 25 Plymouth divers started the diving season with flair last weekend, competing at the Southampton Invitational.
The only girl to represent the club in the group D platform event was Scarlett Colbourne and she did it in style to win gold. Not content with one gold; Scarlett won another in the 1m final! Amelie Underwood gave a consistent performance in the group D 3m preliminary round to finish 6th in the final.
The boys in group D on the 1m board saw Ollie Heath shine through to win gold, closely followed by Theo Stevens who won the silver. Harry Denham also made the final to finish in 6th. Evan Walker and Will Heath were just outside the finals on the 1m and 3m board placing 7th and 8th in their first Age Group competition – both gave impressive performances.
Group C proved to be particularly challenging for both the girls and boys. Competing against 36 divers Maia Pearson narrowly missed the final, placing 7th on the 3m board. This was also true for Ben Kearton on the same board and again, just missed out on the 1m board final placing 8th.
Katie Martin dived up an age category into the Group B section and reached the 1m final to finish in 5th position, she later dived in the 3m final and triumphed to win the bronze medal. Lucy Gutierrez-Freeman in the same age group came 5th in the platform final after a solid performance.
The trio of group A girls from Plymouth were very fruitful with at least one of them making every final. Maria Marasescu finished 6th in the platform final. The 1m board proved to be more successful for Maria and she won the bronze medal with teammate Abby Fishleigh finishing 6th. In the 3m final Abby upped her game to claim the silver medal and Evie McCabe won the bronze.
Also in group A; Calvin Krimmelbein improved on his personal best score to qualify for the 3m final, finishing in 5th position.
Ben Hall and Lexi Davies experienced their first competition at this level and held their composure to dive well. Eva Lang, Lily Walker, Yvie Tucker, Harlie Stringer, Polly Evans, Pheobe White, Ellie Pearce and Archie Waines also proudly represented the club, some of whom improved on their personal best scores.
Coaches for the weekend were Fito Gutierrez, Ashley Hendrick and Ryan Wills.

Team Y assessment and camp
2019-10-21 08:00 - 2019-10-26 17:00 | Plymouth Life Centre
Divers in the National Squad (Team Y) are selected from the National Assessment Camp and are between 12 and 15 years old.
To be considered for invitation to the National Assessment Camp, a diver must have first competed at the GB Junior Elites.
The Assessment Camp will typically run in September at the start of the season.
Selection to the squad will require a pass in a number of technical and physical areas:

Performance GB Junior Elites – Invited to join the camp
Physical Testing (Gymnastic Routine + Physical Tests).
Physio Assessment
Entry Test – consistency
Bouncing skills test 3m – consistency, awareness & control
Required dive test platform OR springboard (six dives) – group fundamentals
Squad staff observations

English Schools Trails
2019-10-12 | Devon
Here are the scores. Well done to all that have tried out.

Red Bull Cliff Diving
2019-09-13 - 2019-09-15 | Bilbao, Spain
Aidan Heslop – Red Bull 2019 Review
The first time Aidan Heslop experienced the thrill of cliff diving was in 2013 at the age of 11, when he was a spectator at the Red Bull event held in Wales. From this point forward there was no turning back and the ambition to take part himself set in.
By the age of 16 Aidan had made his Red Bull Cliff Diving debut in the 2018 grand finale in Polignano a Mare, Italy where he was the youngest diver to ever compete in the sport; diving off a 27 metre platform.
Earlier this month Aidan broke another record and became the youngest diver ever to stand on the podium at the Red Bull Cliff Diving grand finale in Bilbao, Spain. He secured the bronze medal – only 14.35 points behind gold medallist Gary Hunt; a fellow British diver and eighth time series winner who Aidan has taken great inspiration from. This was an amazing result and one that Aidan’s parents Tony and Helen along with brother Rhys are immensely proud of.
Will Sneyd, the director of Adrenalin Quarry has built a 16, 20 and 24 metre platform to Fina standards at his venue in Liskeard. This enables Aidan and other high divers to train locally under the guidance of Plymouth Diving coach Fito Gutierrez who was as a high diver himself for Mexico.
Alongside the cliff diving Aidan competes in springboard and platform competitions. His diving journey began at the age of 8. In 2011 he took part in his first ever diving competition for Plymouth Diving and since then he has gone from strength to strength. His biggest achievement was in 2018 when he represented Wales at The Commonwealth Games. He trains at the Plymouth Life Centre under the direction of his coach Sally Freeman, a former diving Olympian. This level of success would not be possible without Sally’s expertise and she also coaches Aidan for the cliff diving for which he recognises and is truly grateful for.

Annual General Meeting
2019-09-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Devon
Our AGM will be held on Wednesday the 4th of September at 7pm. Meeting room TBC. All are welcome

European Champions
2019-08-05 08:00 - 2019-08-11 17:00 | Kiev
Kiev, European Championships 2019 Review
Plymouth divers; Emily Martin and Matthew Dixon have just returned home after representing GBR at the European Championships held in Kiev.
Emily Martin and platform synchro partner; Phoebe Banks from Leeds triumphed in the platform synchro event to win the silver medal – only 5.84 points away from gold. Going into the last round the pair were in second position and retained this by competeing a back two-and-a-half somersaults with one-and-a-half twists for the first time. The fruitful pairing have already won a bronze and gold medal this year in the FINA Grand Prix circuit.
Matthew Dixon alongside Noah Williams from London, also medalled in the platform synchro event to claim the bronze. It was a very close competition and they finished only 4.74 points off gold. The pair achieved a personal best score so were incredibly happy with their dives and the result. Earlier this year they won gold together at the British Diving Championships held in Edinburgh.
In the mixed 3 metre synchro event Dixon finished in 6th position with Scarlett Mew-Jensen from London. After successfully coming through the preliminary round to qualifiy for the 10 metre individual board, Dixon finished in 8th position overall – the top British performer. Apart from his fourth dive Dixon scored a very respectable 70 plus points on each dive. One error amongst divers of this calibre was all it took to put him out of the medal positions.
Alex Rochas who coaches both Martin and Dixon at the Plymouth Life Centre said that both divers had given solid performances. Martin and Dixon contributed 2 of the 6 team medals and GBR finished in 3rd position overall.

World University Games Napoli 2019
2019-07-08 08:00 - 2019-07-12 17:00 | Napoli, Italy
World University Games Napoli 2019 Review
Kayleigh Sinclair and Shanice Lobb have just returned home to Plymouth after competing in the 30th World University Games which were held in Napoli. It was a financial struggle to get there but with the help of donations from a Crowd Funding Page they were able to have the opportunity to go and soak up the atmosphere of being at the games. Both divers said it was inspiring and a privilege to be part of team GBR, the spirit was incredible and they couldn’t have wished for a better experience.

For Kayleigh the games were her biggest competition to date. She went into it with an open mind and was determined to enjoy it. In the 3m springboard preliminary round Kayleigh finished in a very comfortable 9th position out of 25. The semi-final went even better; finishing 6th out of 18. Kayleigh was the only diver in the final to represent GBR and to finish in 8th place overall was an overwhelming feeling of joyous emotion, above and beyond her expectation.
Shanice successfully came through the platform preliminary round in 16th place out of 22. Unfortunately for Shanice the semi-final did not go to plan, she ended up in 15th place out of 18 after a disappointing 2nd dive. Earlier this year she won the bronze medal in the same event at the British National Diving Cup. Despite the result it did not tarnish the experience or atmosphere which was absolutely brilliant and she met some amazing people. The highlight of the trip for Shanice was walking out into a stadium full of thousands of supporters. She said: “The feeling I felt and the memory of that night will be something I will always treasure.”
Both Kayleigh and Shanice are grateful for all those around them that made it possible for them to reach this goal and continue to support them, including their coach at the Plymouth Life Centre – Alex Rochas, team mates, family and Plymouth Marjon University.
It was definitely an event that will forever be a great memory to both of them.

National Skills 2019
2019-07-06 08:30 - 2019-07-07 16:35 | Plymouth Life Centre, Plymouth
National Skills 2019 Review
The National Skills diving competition recently took place at the Plymouth Life Centre. It is the biggest skills competition. A total of 261 divers took part from 32 clubs. Plymouth divers were out in force representing the club in a supportive manner with a great team spirit.
In the youngest category (group E) William Heath won the silver medal – only 1.7 points behind the top spot. Oscar Westbury claimed the 4th medal position and Dylan Philpott just missed out on a medal in 7th.
Eva Lang won a medal for her 6th position out of 24 in the girls D1 group. In the same category Evan Walker for the boys won the silver medal – only 1.7 points away from gold. Alex Whittaker medalled in 6th position and Freddy Parnell finished in 9th.
The girls D2 group was huge with 35 competitors. Lily Walker finished in 12th, Amelie Moor 13th, Sophie Millmore 24th and Erin Healey was 29th – competing for the first time at this level. In the D2 boys group, Jake Harrison-Bennetton won the 6th medal place and George Prior finished a respectable 14th out of 23.
All of the group C1 girls dived consistently in a strong group of 33 competitors. Madeleine Elliott narrowly missed out on a medal position by 1.5 points to finish 7th. Harlie Stringer was 13th and Tilly Tassart 14th.
The only girl for the club in group C2 was Ella-Poppy Cornish who medalled in 4th position out of 23 and was only 1.7 points off bronze. In C2 boys; Alex Snell earned the 4th medal position, Ben Hall was competing for the first time at National Skills and did well to finish 12th in a tough group of 18.
Lexi Davies, Rose McCabe and Pheobie Pickering all qualified to compete in the competition but unfortunately had to withdraw due to injury or illness.
Plymouth Diving would like to sincerely thank the Plymouth Depot of the Co-op, who donated a cheque for £300 to the club from the Local Community Fund. It was presented by Mr and Mrs Hendrick to head coach; Alex Rochas. This money helped to subsidise the cost of kit required for the competition.
All of the young, up and coming divers are either coached by Tonia Couch, Fito Gutierrez, Ashley Hendrick or Ryan Wills.

National Age Groups 2019
2019-06-27 14:00 - 2019-06-30 17:00 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield, United Kingdom
National Age Group 2019 Review
A select team of 16 divers from Plymouth have just competed at The National Age Group Championships held in Sheffield. It is the largest national diving competition in England and all of the divers did an admirable job representing the club.
On the 1m board the girls in group D just missed out on medals with Amelie Underwood in 4th and Scarlett Colbourne in 5th. Amelie retained her 4th position on 3m but Scarlett upped her game to claim the silver and also won another silver medal for her platform performance. Yvie Tucker scored PB’s on both the 1m and 3m boards with a very respectable score on platform, which she competed for the first time.
In the boys group D 1m event Theo Stevens and Oliver Heath stood alongside each other on the podium. Oliver was ahead of Theo all the way until the final dive when Theo just eased ahead to claim the gold and Oliver the silver. On platform, Oliver added another silver medal to his collection. Harry Denham vastly increased his PB’s on the 3m board and platform.
The girls’ group C category was by far the largest. Competing against 37 divers Ellie Pearce finished 5th on the 1m board. Maia Pearson also delivered some outstanding dives to finish 5th on 3m. Phoebe White gave a consistent platform performance and increased her PB by over 20 points.
Boys group C was also a large group with some tough competition. All 3 boys; Ben Kearton, Archie Waines and Jack Kinsman-Moore improved on their PB’s and performed some solid dives.
The only diver to represent group B was Lucy Gutierrez-Freeman, she eventually finished in 7Th position on the 1m board after a tough fought contest where positions changed repeatedly.
Representing Plymouth; Maria Marasescu from Romania claimed the silver medal with teammate Evie McCabe narrowly missing out on the bronze by 2.5 points. Maria improved her medal position to gold in the group A platform event.
In the boys group A, Curtis Yuen from Macau (but representing Plymouth) stormed ahead of fellow competitors to win gold in both the boys group A 1m and 3m competition.
Coaches for the weekend were Fito Gutierrez, Ryan Wills and Ashley Hendrick.

European Junior Diving Championships 2019
2019-06-24 08:00 - 2019-06-30 17:00 | Kazan, Russian Federation
Kazan, Junior European Championships 2019
Three divers from Plymouth Diving have just represented GBR at the Junior European Championships held in Kazan, Russia. Emily Martin and platform synchro partner; Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix from Cyrstal Palace Diving Club took the crowning glory to win gold with over 20 points to spare. Martin also competed in her own individual platform event finishing 5th overall in group A.
Euan McCabe, on only his second outing for GBR added a silver to his gold which he won in Dresden earlier this year, in the group B platform competition. Two of his dives in the final scored over 70 points and he was the only diver to achieve this within his category.
Aidan Heslop narrowly missed out on a 3m synchro medal with his partner Oliver Crompton from City of Leeds Diving Club finishing 4th – less than 4 points from the bronze medal. Heslop then went on to qualify for the group A platform event with ease. After a good recovery from his first dive he went on to score an impressive 81 points on his 2nd dive bringing him back into contention. After his 5th dive Heslop was only 11.05 points off the bronze medal position leaving him in 4th postiition.
The Plymouth Divers were coached throughout the competition by Sally Freeman who normally trains Heslop and McCabe alongside Alex Rochas who trains Martin at The Plymouth Life Centre.

British Diving Championships 2019
2019-05-31 08:00 - 2019-06-02 17:00 | Devon
British Diving Championships 2019 Review
A team of 9 divers from Plymouth have just returned from competing at the British Diving Championships held in Edinburgh, where they were up against some formidable competitors. It is a tough competition and the biggest domestic diving event of the year.
Kayleigh Sinclair qualified for the women’s 1m and 3m final; finishing 6th overall on both boards. Shanice Lobb qualified for the women’s 10m event also finishing in 6th position. Cody Powell-Tuckett was short of less than 10 points to qualify for the final and finished in 12th on the 10m board.
In the women’s 3m synchro competition Sinclair and teammate Summer Radcliffe won the bronze medal. Euan McCabe and Robbie Lee (from Southampton) also claimed the bronze medal in the men’s section.
The women’s 10m synchro saw Emily Martin and Phoebe Banks (from Leeds) win the gold – continuing their successful pairing. They also won gold earlier this year on the Fina Grand Prix circuit in California. Not to be outdone, Matthew Dixon and Noah Williams (from London) also secured the gold for the men.
All of the men from Plymouth qualified for the 10m final. McCabe and Aidan Heslop unfortunately had to withdraw from the final. Alfie Brown just missed out on a podium spot in 4th. Dixon gained the bronze in an intense final, full of amazing dives.
The divers train at the Plymouth Life Centre and are either coached by Alex Rochas, Sally Freeman or Claire Burton.

Drake Trophy and Mini Skills 2019
2019-05-11 | Devon
Drake Trophy 2019 Review
The Drake Trophy recently took place at the Plymouth Life Centre. It consisted of a two part competition – Mini Skills and South West Regional Skills.
The Mini Skills section was full of Plymouth divers on the podium. Harry Westbury won the gold medal, Isla Applin the silver and Mila Griffiths the bronze in group F. In group E, Sophie Eaton earned the gold and Elsie Boylin the bronze. Noah Underwood secured the gold, Hanna Srokosz the silver and Sienna Williams the bronze in group D. This was the first competition for some of the young 25 Plymouth divers who took part in this event and a great experience for them.
The South West Regional Skills competition is a qualifier in order to compete at the National Skills competition, which will take place at the Plymouth Life Centre on 6th – 7th July. In group E, William Heath gained the gold medal, Oscar Westbury the silver and Dylan Philpott the bronze and all qualified with a score in excess of 240 points. Freya White took the gold medal for the girls.
Group D saw a total of 13 Plymouth divers qualify with a score of over 255 points and did not leave any podium positions free for any other clubs. Lily Walker won the gold, Lexi Davies the silver and Eva Lang the bronze for the girls. The boys saw Jake Harrison-Bennetton win gold, Evan Walker the silver and Alex Whittaker the bronze. The other divers to qualify were Rose McCabe, Erin Healey, Sophie Millmore, George Prior, Amelie Moor, Phoebie Pickering and Freddy Parnell.
Alex Snell grabbed the gold medal for the boys in group C. The girls had a close fought category with only 3.45 points between the 1st and 4th position. They engulfed the podium with Harlie Stringer bagging the gold, Tilly Tassart the silver, Ella-Poppy Cornish the bronze and Polly Evans in 4th position. Madeleine Elliott and Ben Hall also qualified to take part in July with a score of over 270 points.
All of the young, up and coming divers are either coached by Tonia Couch, Fito Gutierrez, Ashley Hendrick or Ryan Wills.

Dresden
2019-04-25 08:00 - 2019-04-28 17:00 | Devon
Dresden 2019 Review
Euan McCabe gave a truly outstanding performance at the Dresden Youth International Meet recently in Germany. Diving in the group B platform event, he topped the podium to win gold. This was the first time Euan had competed for GBR and it could not have been more impressive.
Although Euan finished in 3rd position in the preliminary round, he was in last position out of 12 going into the final; due to the way in which only the points from the first 4 dives are carried forward. The 13 year old Plymouth diver was unperturbed and with guidance from his experienced coach Sally Freeman he conquered any nerves to deliver a consistent and remarkable round of dives, which proved to be unbeatable. He was the only diver in his group to break the 400 point barrier finishing nearly 16 points ahead of the Russian runner up.
Euan first competed in 2012 and has been building towards diving for GBR ever since, after showing early potential. With the support of his parents (Anna and Darren) he trains in excess of 15 hours a week at the Plymouth Life Centre.

Junior Elites 2019
2019-04-11 08:00 - 2019-04-14 17:00 | Devon
Plymouth Divers Delight at Junior Elites
A team of 12 divers from Plymouth have just returned from competing at Junior Elites in Sheffield against the best young divers in the country. The four day event saw the club bring home a hoard of 9 medals.
Finishing 2nd in the preliminary round, Cody Powell-Tuckett piled on the pressure to take the top podium positon, winning gold in the platform event for group A girls.
Aidan Heslop and Tommy Davis for group A boys qualified for the 1m final; both just missed out on medals placing 4th and 6th respectively. Aidan had better luck in the 3m event winning bronze, and silver in a thrilling platform event. To complete the full set of medals Aidan also won gold in the 14 – 18 year old 3m synchro competition with his partner Oliver Crompton from Leeds. In the same event Euan McCabe won the bronze with partner Harrison Hartley from Sheffield. Connor West and Tommy Davis came 6th. All partnerships competed for the first time together.
After qualifying for the group B 1m final, Euan McCabe placed 6th. The 3m event saw Euan bag the bronze. In a very exciting final (with spectacular diving from all) Euan proved to be unbeatable and won the gold on platform.
Zach Anderson won silver in the group C 3m event. In the 9 – 13 year old 3m synchro event, Zach with his partner Todd Geggus from Southend were at the top of the podium claiming the gold.
Other divers who took part and represented Plymouth Diving were Frances Burdett, Summer Radcliffe, Katie Martin, Alfie Brown, Josh Freeman and Josh Gibbs. The divers in this team are coached by Sally Freeman, Claire Burton, Fito Gutierrez or Ashley Hendrick at Plymouth Life Centre.

Fina Grand Prix 2019
2019-04-04 08:00 - 2019-04-07 17:00 | Calgary , Canada
Fina Grand Prix 2019 Review
Plymouth Diving is proud to report that our very own Matthew Dixon and Emily Martin (a recent addition to the club) medalled at the Fina Diving Grand Prix in Calgary, Canada and Mission Viejo, U.S.A.; whilst representing GBR.
Matthew won a bronze medal in the 10m platform event, which saw a total of 28 divers compete in the preliminary round. Not to be outdone, Emily also scooped a bronze medal in the 10m synchro event alongside teammate Phoebe Banks from Leeds. Matthew then went on to win silver, competing with Scarlett Mew Jensen from London in their first 3m mixed synchro event.
From Calgary the pair moved on to Mission Viejo, U.S.A. Matthew improved on his bronze medal in Calgary to take the silver medal in the 10m platform event – only 8.45 points behind the top spot.
Emily and Phoebe also stepped up their podium position from bronze in Calgary to gold in California!
Both Matthew and Emily are coached by Alex Rochas at the Life Centre in Plymouth.

G Star 2019
2019-03-14 08:00 - 2019-03-17 17:00 | Devon
G-Star 2019 Review
A small team of 5 divers; Tommy Davis, Maria Marasescu, Zach Anderson, Oliver Heath and Theo Stevens represented Plymouth Diving at the G-Star competition held in Leeds last weekend.
Day 1 saw Oliver take the Silver and Theo the Bronze on the 1m springboard in the Under 11’s. Tommy came 6th in the Men’s 1m springboard category against a very tough group of competitors.
The following day saw Theo and Oliver make the finals for the platform event coming 4th and 5th. Zach took the Silver medal in the Under 13’s, 3 metre springboard.
On the final day Oliver was back in top form – winning Gold in the 3m springboard event and Theo taking the 6th position. Zach just missed out on the top spot by 1.5 points winning Silver on the 1m springboard.
Despite Maria not medalling she achieved personal best scores on the 1m and 3m springboard.
Thanks to Ashley Hendrick who coached the divers for the weekend, the team finished in 4th place out of 15 – an incredible achievement for only 5 of them!

Armada Cup 2019
2019-02-16 08:00 - 2019-02-19 17:00 | Devon
Armada Cup 2019 Review
A total of 43 Plymouth divers were out in force at the Plymouth Life Centre last weekend, competing in the prestigious 20th Armada Cup, sponsored by Need-A-Cab? Twelve other diving clubs from around the country attended, making a grand total of over 165 competitors.
Day 1 saw Scarlett Colbourne and Amelie Underwood win gold in the girls under 13, 1m synchro event. Katie Martin and Ellie Pearce won the silver medal. Zach Anderson and his partner Todd Geggus from Southend won gold for the boys.
In the girls 14-18, 3m synchro category Kayleigh Sinclair and Summer Radcliffe won gold and are proving to be a very successful pairing. Cody Powell-Tuckett and Frances Burdett took the bronze. Josh Gibbs and Curtis Yuen for the boys narrowly missed out on a medal, placing 4th in their first competition together.
The second day was packed full of events. Scarlett Colbourne won gold in the individual 5m event with synchro partner Amelie Underwood winning bronze in the girls E/D group. In the 3m event the girls swapped positions with Amelie winning gold and Scarlett winning bronze. The boys in the same group competed on 5m with Ollie Heath claiming the gold, whilst Theo Stevens won bronze and Harry Denham placing 4th.
Ellie Pearce and Maia Pearson just missed out on the final for the 1m girls C group in 7th and 8th position. Katie Martin placed 6th on the 1m board and 4th on the 3m board. Zach Anderson won bronze in the platform event in the boys C group.
In group B, Summer Radcliffe finished in 5th position on the 1m board competing against 36 other girls. Euan McCabe won bronze and Josh Freeman placed 5th in the 1m boys B group.
The women’s 3m event saw Kayleigh Sinclair win gold and Emily Martin win bronze. Matthew Dixon; Commonwealth medallist, recent National Cup platform runner up, Devon and Cornwall Young Sports Personality of the Year was on form. He claimed gold on the 3m board for the men with Connor West winning the silver medal and Curtis Yuen placing 6th. Josh Gibbs narrowly missed a place in the final by 0.05 points!
The High Dive workshop and competition was sponsored by Adrenalin Quarry. Gary Hunt the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series champion made a guest appearance. Aidan Helsop won the competition; he became the youngest diver to ever compete in a Red Bull Cliff Diving Series last year, at the tender age of 16. Team mates Euan McCabe, Connor West and Josh Freeman completed the top four positions for the boys. Not to be outdone, Plymouth girls Frances Burdett, Scarlett Colbourne and Lucy Gutierrez-Freeman made it a one, two, three for the club.
Day 3 was another busy one. Scarlett Colbourne picked up her fifth medal – this time silver on 1m in the girls E/D group with team mate Yvie Tucker in 4th position. Ollie Heath won his second gold on the 3m board with Theo Stevens also claiming his second bronze. Jake Harrison-Bennetton was 4th and Harry Denham 5th.
Katie Martin placed 5th on platform in a tough group of C girls. Zach Anderson triumphed in the 3m boys C group, winning gold after competing against 28 other divers.
In group B, Summer Radcliffe won the silver medal on the 3m board once again competing against a large group of 34 other girls. Euan McCabe won gold on platform for the boys with a very convincing victory. Josh Freeman won the bronze medal after a high scoring final dive.
Kayleigh Sinclair added to her medal collection winning a third gold in the women’s 1m with Cody Powell-Tuckett also winning her second bronze. The podium for the men’s 1m event was full of Plymouth divers with Matthew Dixon 1st, Aidan Heslop 2nd, Tommy Davis 3rd and Connor West in 6th position.
The Team Event saw Alfie Brown, Summer Radcliffe and Zach Anderson win gold. The other Plymouth team consisting of Cody Powell-Tuckett, Josh Freeman and Ollie Heath placed 4th.
On the final day group E/D boys were back in action on the 1m board with Theo Stevens winning gold, Ollie Heath winning bronze and Harry Denham in 4th and Jake Harrison-Bennetton in 5th.
Zach Anderson after battling through the preliminaries went on to win gold in the 1m boys C group. Ben Kearton, after a 4 month break from diving finished in 9th but less than 5 points from qualifying for the final.
In group B boys, Euan McCabe won his second gold in the 3m event with Josh Freeman placing 4th.
Following on from her success at the National Cup, Shanice Lobb won the women’s platform competition putting a frustrating 18 months of injuries behind her. Less than 5 points behind Shanice was Cody Powell-Tuckett winning the silver and Emily Martin was in 4th. Once again the podium was packed with Plymouth divers for the men’s platform event with Matthew Dixon, Alfie Brown, Aidan Heslop and Connor West taking the top 4 positions.
Other Plymouth divers competing were Eva Lang, Rose McCabe, Lily Walker, Polly Evans, Harlie Stringer, Phoebe White, Oscar Hart, Jack Kinsman-Moore, Aiden Lamerton, Alex Snell, Archie Waines, Abby Fishleigh, Evie McCabe, Maria Marasescu and Kate Saxby. Some of these divers were competing at this level for the first time, others breaking their personal best scores. Every team member’s performance contributed to Plymouth Diving winning the Armada Cup Best Club Trophy by a clear 423 points.
Plymouth Diving would like to thank Need-A-Cab, Everyone Active, Plymouth City Council and Ashfords for their support as without this it would not be possible to run this event and showcase the talent that the club has produced.
