G Star
2020-03-19 - 2020-03-22 | Leeds
TIMINGS TBC

London Regional Skills
2020-04-01 | London
DATES AND TIMINGS TBC

Junior Elite
2020-04-06 - 2020-04-09 | Devon
Venue and timings TBC

SW Regional Skills
2020-05-01 | Life Centre, Plymouth

Scottish National Age Groups
2020-05-01 - 2020-05-03 | Edinburgh

National Age Groups
2020-06-04 - 2020-06-07 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield

Drake Trophy
2020-07-01 | Life Centre, Plymouth
DATES AND TIMES TBC

Rome
2020-07-14 - 2020-07-20 | Devon
This is a chance for selected divers to compete internationally. Divers will be required to reach a qualifying score in up and coming competitions. Divers and coaches will travel to Italy on the 14th of July and return on the 20th. The competitions will be on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

National Skills
2020-07-18 - 2020-07-19 | Corby East Midlands International Pool, Corby
18th -19th July 2020, Corby Steel diving club AND TIMINGS TBC

European Junion Diving Championship
2021-06-22 - 2021-06-27 | Rijeka, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
Junior European Diving Championships and FINA Diving World Cup 2021
The lack of pool taining available in Plymouth did not faze Euan McCabe when he competed last week in the Junior European Diving Championships held in Croatia.
His coach; Sally Freeman was unable to join him on the trip but this did not prevent him from winning the bronze medal in the Group B, 10m event.
McCabe teamed up with Ben Cutmore from Dive London for the 10m synchro. This was the first outing for the pair and resulted in an impressive performance to win the silver medal.
Plymouth Diving continues to face challenges, with the Life Centre diving pool still out of action until the end of August this year. Currently the best the club can offer divers is a wet session in Poole once a week. 9

Red Bull Cliff Diving
2021-09-12 | Downpatrick Head, Ballycastle
In September Plymouth diver Aidan Heslop competed in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series as a Wildcard. With a finish position of 7th in Ireland he then travelled to Italy to finish 4th in Puglia and only 0.3 points off a podium finish. His final stop at Polignano a Mare placed him in 5th. The youngest male diver on the circuit, Aidan has already accomplished huge success and is destined for further victories.

Southampton Invitational
2021-10-23 - 2021-10-25 | Devon
Plymouth Diving returned to full time training at the beginning of September following a difficult period where the diving pool at the Life Centre was shut for over 17 months. With less than 7 weeks full time training behind them a 13 strong team of divers were back in action last weekend at the Southampton Invitational.
Group D boys were represented by Oscar Westbury and Will Heath. Oscar had a challenging preliminary round on the 1m board but was unperturbed, going on to comfortably win the bronze medal. Will proudly joined Oscar on the podium with his silver medal. Not content with one medal Will also won a bronze on the 3m board.
Ollie Heath in group C had a rewarding weekend. After winning the preliminary round on platform he was not willing to give the top spot up and secured the gold in style. In a closely fought 3m event Ollie won the silver medal.
Scarlett Colbourne in group C dived consistently and with confidence on the 1m and 3m board. She narrowly missed out on the 3m final in 7th position. Scarlett finished 4th out of 29 to make the 1m final.
Katie Martin was the highest scoring group B Plymouth girl on 3m. Team mates Maia Pearson and Ellie Pearce battled through a group of 29 divers with determination to make the 1m final which paid dividends, Maia won the bronze medal and Ellie the silver.
Lucy Gutierrez-Freeman was the only diver in group A from the club. She finished 4th on 1m and won the silver medal in a thrilling platform final.
Other team members included Alex Whittaker, Eva Lang, Lexi Davies and Phoebe White. They all set themselves new personal best targets after moving up a group from their last competition. Ben Hall and Alex both executed new dives with twist for the first time.
Tommy Davis coached all of the divers after stepping in at the last minute when another coach had to withdraw. At only 19 this was a massive undertaking for Tommy which he did with great enthusiasm. He played a vital role which contributed to the team’s achievements.

Junior Elites
2021-10-27 - 2021-10-30 | Plymouth Life Centre
The British Elite Junior Diving Championships hosted by the Plymouth Life Centre, concluded on Saturday with a hoard of medals for Plymouth Diving. Showcasing the best talent on offer in the UK, this is a tough competition for the select few. For most it also represented the first competition in 19 months.
Amelie Underwood in group C 12/13 years won the silver medal on the 1m board with Scarlett Colbourne comfortably getting the bronze. The 3m board saw Amelie win a second silver and only 0.45 points off the gold. With a lower tariff in the preliminary round Scarlett improved on her fifth position to finish in fourth.
The only Plymouth diver to compete on all 3 boards was Ollie Heath who incredibly managed to medal on every board after some amazing dives. He won silver on platform, bronze on 3m followed by a further bronze on 1m. Team mate Theo Stevens also had a great competition and only just missing a podium spot on both the 3m and 1m by a frustrating 0.45 points.
Summer Radcliffe and Katie Martin represented group B 14-16 girls. Katie misjudged her footing on the 1m board and showed true grit and determination to carry on after a horrible fall. In a field of 17 divers Summer qualified easily in third position. With all finalists fighting for medals and despite diving well, Summer finished in sixth. On the 3m board Katie fared better in tenth position with a personal best score. Summer was on track to qualify for the final until her last dive where an error on takeoff caused a drop in scores and so she missed the final this time.
Euan McCabe in group B and partner Robbie Lee from Southampton teamed up to win the silver medal in the platform synchro. The individual platform gold was never in doubt for Euan. For the second consecutive time at these championships the title was his with a personal best score of 445 points.
Aidan Heslop also won gold on platform in group A 17-19 years, with a stupendous score of 560.2 points. He outclassed his competitors with three dives each scoring over 80 points. Aidan and Ruby Thorne from Dive London dived as a mixed synchro pair for the first time as part of a plan for Team Wales. The pair hope to qualify for the Commonwealth Games in this new event.
Euan has already secured a place at next months FINA World Junior Diving Championships as a result of silver and bronze medals at the Junior European Championships in June. Aidan also achieved the qualifying score and awaits confirmation of selection to the prestigious event in Ukraine.
All of the Elite Divers are coached by Sally Freeman. Without her ability to spot talent and nurturing skills then the divers would not reach their full potential and produce results to be proud of.

British Senior Championship
2022-02-11 - 2022-02-13 | Devon
British National Diving Cup 2022
Plymouth Life Centre hosted the British National Diving Cup over the weekend. With
World Championships, Commonwealth Games and European Championships scheduled
to take place before the end of August, the best senior divers from across the country
were in action vying for a podium finish. Three Plymouth divers who are coached by Sally
Freeman were selected to represent Plymouth Diving – two of whom are juniors.
Aidan Heslop kick started the medal tally, winning bronze in the 10m mixed synchro
event with partner Ruby Thorne from Dive London Aquatics Club.
Summer Radcliffe had a superb round of dives in the 1m preliminary to finish in fifth
position overall. Going into the final Summer held her nerve and continued diving well.
As a junior Summer won the bronze medal. She also competed in the 3m event and
despite not making the final it was a valuable learning experience with the opportunity to
dive against Olympians.
On platform Euan McCabe was in action. Comfortably competing against the senior
divers he gave them a run for their money and finished in second position after the
preliminary round. As the highest scoring junior in the final, Euan won a well-deserved
gold medal crowning him a champion.

Armada Cup
2022-02-19 - 2022-02-22 | Plymouth Life Centre, Plymouth
Armada Cup 2022 Review
A twenty-eight strong team of Plymouth divers have just finished competing in the Armada Cup held
at the Plymouth Life Centre. In its 22 nd year it was a chance for the diving community to come
together and celebrate the beginning of a full calendar of competitions since the pandemic hit.
Thirteen other diving clubs from around the country battled through storm Eunice to make the start
of the four day event on Saturday. The competition was split into two sections – Junior Elite and Age
Group with South West Regional medals also up for grabs for the Age Group divers.
Harry Westbury our youngest Age Group D diver finished in fourth place on the 1m board, which
earned him a gold South West medal.
Girls group C Age Group was tough with the largest number of competitors. The nine South West
medals were shared between Lexi Davies, Eva Lang and Yvie Tucker. Lexi was the most decorated
with an additional bronze medal for her outstanding 1m performance and silver for 3m.
Group C Age Group boys were represented by Oscar Westbury, Will Heath and Alex Whittaker.
Between them they did a sterling job winning twelve individual medals. Alex picked up three South
West medals. Will finished in third on the 3m board to win bronze. On the 1m board Oscar secured
the silver medal. Together Will and Oscar made the platform final. It was going incredibly well for
both boys until Will’s foot slipped on his last dive ending his chance of a medal. Oscar safely reached
the silver podium position. Will and Oscar joined forces for the 1m synchro event where they took
the top spot winning gold. Team mate Noah Underwood sustained an injury prior to the Armada Cup
and was sadly unable to participate.
The Age Group B girls scooped a total of nine South West medals between them. Erin Healey two
silver and one gold, Harlie Stringer two bronze and one gold, Mathilde Tassart a silver and gold. Rose
McCabe was back in action after suffering a serious elbow fracture last year and is gradually returning
to previous form. She won a bronze South West medal on 3m.
The girls in Age Group A all medalled. Moving from skills to her first age group competition Ella
Cornish made a valiant effort on platform to win the South West gold medal. Lucy Gutierrez-Freeman
won the bronze South West medal on 1m. Ellie Pearce and Maia Pearson both made the 1m and 3m
final which resulted in two silver South West medals for Maia. Narrowly missing out on a 1m medal
Ellie won the bronze on 3m plus two South West golds.
In the Age Group A section Ben Hall competed for the first time on platform winning the South West
gold medal. After qualifying in fourth for the 1m final Ben Kearton raised his game. Performing a
confident round of dives he was not going to settle for anything less than glorious gold.
Elite group B diver Scarlett Colbourne just missed out on the 3m final where Amelie Underwood
successfully took the bronze which she later repeated on 1m. Scarlett paired up with Katie Martin to
win the silver 3m synchro medal.
Group B Elite boys Ollie Heath and Theo Stevens won the silver 3m synchro medal. Both boys are part
of the Swim England Talent Z camp. Ollie had further success on the 1m board qualifying for the final
in fourth position. He also made the platform final and just missed out on a medal finishing fourth.
Archie Waines from the same group dived for the first time in the elite section. He dived consistently
across all three boards. On platform he initially led the pack with two technically impressive dives.
Continuing her recent accomplishment at the British National Diving Cup elite group A diver Summer
Radcliffe added a gold and silver medal to her collection. Katie Martin having already won a silver in
synchro collected a bronze on the 1m board.
In group A, elite diver Euan McCabe was untouchable and won 2 gold medals with ease. Fifty clear
points ahead of his nearest rival on the 1m board and a whopping score of 530 points on the 3m
board.
With no competition experience Ava Cowper, Martha Ticehurst and Laura Burrows performed well to
set themselves personal best scores to build upon in the future. They all coped admirably with the
enormity of the occasion.
The Armada Cup in association with Cisco Homes made it possible for Plymouth Diving to host an
event of this size. Their generous sponsorship was invaluable for which we are grateful for.
Plymouth Diving would also like to thank Devonport Royal Dockyard Sport & Social Club who
contributed towards the medals, Everyone Active for the use of the Life Centre facilities and Plymouth
City Council for their continued support. The divers and parents would also like to show their
appreciation to the dedicated coaching staff and volunteers. The club is looking forward to a bright
future with help from Cisco Homes and an exciting sponsorship deal with Pilkington Estates.

G Star & Mini White Rose
2022-03-25 08:00 - 2022-03-27 17:00 UTC | John Charles Centre for Sport, Leeds
Mini White Rose & G-Star 2022 Review
With the ongoing support of Pilkington Estates a team of twenty-five Plymouth divers travelled to
Leeds over the weekend to compete in the Mini White Rose for Skills divers and G-Star for Age Group
divers.
It was the first opportunity for the Skills divers to showcase their talent in over two years and for the
vast majority their first ever competition. Group D girls had the largest group of divers to battle
against. Alice Jones and Eva Tsianavas dived well amongst the twenty-eight strong pack and gained
valuable experience. Isla Applin had an incredible round of dives finishing with the spectacular silver
medal. Isaac Ide proved unbeatable for the boys in group D topping the podium with a glorious gold.
Group C girls all finished in the top half. Poppy Jones in eighth position, Abigail Bishop sixth and Ava
Cowper fourth and only just missed out on the bronze medal by less than two points. Group C boys
could not have dived better leaving no room for any other club on the podium. With an outstanding
performance by all three boys Kaiwen Dun won the bronze medal, Lincoln Stephens the silver and
Louis McCue the gold. In group B Kiri Pethick finished in a respectable ninth position and Laura
Burrows was fourth.
All of the Age Group divers had it tough with other teams putting up a fight it left no room for error to
even qualify for a final. Harry Westbury in group D picked up two finalist medals. He finished in
fourth place on the 1m board and fifth on 3m. Between them the group C boys managed to win a
finalist medal across all three boards. Noah Underwood in fifth on 1m, Will Heath was sixth on 3m
and fourth on platform with Oscar Westbury joining him in fifth. Eva Lang and Lexi Davies took on all
three boards in the group C girls section. The most successful board for Lexi was 3m where she
qualified for the final to win the sixth position medal. Erin Healey and Mathilde Tassart represented
the club in group B along with Ella Cornish, Ellie Pearce, Maia Pearson, Ben Hall and Ben Kearton in
group A.
The coaches for the three day event were Tommy Davis, Ebony Colbourne and Lucy Gutierrez-
Freeman. It was the first time away coaching for newly qualified Ebony and Lucy and they handled
the experience admirably with guidance from Tommy.

Junior Elites
2022-04-13 - 2022-04-16 | Southend-on-sea
British Elite Junior Diving Championships 2022
Sporting the new kit kindly provided by Pilkington Estates, a small team of Plymouth
divers and their coach Sally Freeman headed off last week to Southend for the British Elite
Junior Diving Championships. Hosted by the Southend Swimming and Diving Centre, the
competition ended on Saturday after a gruelling four day event. Showcasing the best
talent on offer in the UK, this is a tough competition for the select few and a real sense of
achievement for those divers chosen to represent Plymouth Diving.
In group A, Euan McCabe qualified for the final on the 3m board in first position. After a
close fought final with the top four boys each scoring over the magical 500 points Euan
finished with the bronze medal. In the platform final there were only two contenders
battling for gold. Euan and Robbie Lee from Southampton Diving Academy outclassed all
of the other finalists in what was a thrilling event, full of top class dives. It concluded with
Euan winning the silver and Robbie the gold.
Whilst there were no medals for the group B boys their results were a success. Theo
Stevens just missed out on the 1m final in seventh position beating his personal best score
to do so. Ollie Heath was thirteenth and Archie Waines in fifteenth. Ollie also performed
well on 3m beating his personal best score to finish tenth; Theo was fifteenth and Archie
seventeenth. Ollie frustratingly missed the platform final by 5.2 points to finish seventh.
Not to be outdone Archie also beat his personal best score on platform to finish eleventh.
This was Archie’s first British Elite Championships which provided a wealth of experience
to build upon.
In the group A 1m event Katie Martin finished in thirteenth place. A large group of thirty
divers took part on the 3m board which resulted in Katie finishing in a respectable tenth
position. With an improved score of 56.85 points since her last competition it was a very
encouraging outcome.
Group B girl Amelie Underwood was lying in fourth place going into the 1m final. With
points to make up Amelie was undeterred and with a fighting spirit claimed the gold. In
true champion style Amelie also won the 3m gold medal rounding off two great events
which could not have gone better. Scarlett Colbourne finished in eighth on 3m and ninth
on platform. Katie and Scarlett teamed up for the 3m synchro event along with Theo and
Ollie with both teams improving on their previous score to finish in sixth.
Overall the six day trip resulted in personal achievements for all of the divers which they
can be proud of.

Southwest Regional Skills
2022-05-21 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Life Centre, Plymouth
Southwest Regional Skills
This weekend provided the first major opportunity for the Plymouth Skills divers to test
themselves against other divers from across the South and showcase their talent. The
Southwest Regional Skills competition supported by Pilkington Estates, was held at the Life
Centre and saw 50 divers competing and aiming to qualify for the National Skills Finals,
which will take place in Leeds on 9 th and 10 th of July.
Group D girls set the tone for the Plymouth divers scooping all three podium positions with
Alice Jones having an incredible round of dives finishing with the gold medal. She was
closely followed by Isla Applin who took the silver medal and Teagan Mousley in the bronze
medal position with Eva Tsianavas in fourth. All four divers making the qualifying score for
Leeds.
Not to be out done, the D Group boys put in some superb dives with Daniel Jones finishing
fourth in his first competition and Isaac Ide taking a well-deserved gold medal after an
excellent round of dives which also saw him achieve the required score for the finals.
More success for Plymouth quickly followed, with the podium positions for both the C
Group girls and boys being dominated by Plymouth divers. A fiercely fought battle in the
girl’s competition ended with a superb gold medal for Abi Bishop, having produced some
outstanding dives. The silver being taking by Ava Cowper, the bronze by Poppy Jones and a
14 th place finish for Mia Tickle, in her first competition, rounding off a brilliant performance
from the girls.
With the pressure to perform mounting, the C Group boys were up to the challenge, with
Kaiwen Dun taking the bronze medal and Lincoln Stephens the silver. It was Louie McCue
who got the better of his club rivals, winning the gold with some very consistent diving.
The B Group competition saw both Plymouth divers put in some excellent dives against
some experienced divers. Kiri Pethick winning the silver medal despite narrowly missing the
finals qualification score, but with more competitions on the horizon she has plenty of
positives to build on. Laura Burrows was also in action in this closely contested group and
performed well and getting the bronze medal.
The divers were coached by Sally Freeman, Fito Gutierrez, Claire Roberts, Tommy Davis with
a batch of newly qualified coaches assisting. The weekend’s success again highlights that the
future of diving in Plymouth is looking good and with the ongoing support of Plymouth
Active Leisure and Pilkington Estates, Plymouth Diving is hoping for continued success at the
finals in July.

Southeast Regional Skills
2022-05-28 08:00 - 2022-05-29 17:00 UTC | Tunbridge Wells
Southeast Regional Skills
Following hot on the heels of last weeks’ phenomenal performance, the Plymouth Diving
Skills divers sponsored by Pilkington Estates, travelled to Royal Tunbridge Wells in pursuit of
more medals. The Southeast Regional Skills competition held at the Tunbridge Sports Centre
provided the opportunity for the young divers to improve on their qualifying scores or a
second chance to qualify for the National Skills Finals, which will take place in Leeds on 9 th
and 10 th of July.
Once again it was the Group D girls up first, with the competition fierce and all the divers
performing well, it was a tough start. However, Isla Applin produced some excellent dives
and walked away with a thoroughly deserved silver medal, having smashed her personal
best. Following that amazing performance was never going to be easy, but Eva Tsianavas
dived well throughout and once again achieved the qualifying score, finishing in sixth place.
In the boy’s competition Isaac Ide put in some superb dives against some talented young
divers and narrowly missed out on a podium place, finishing in fourth.
In the Group C girls, the Plymouth divers were aiming for a repeat of the previous weeks
podium lockout, but the other competitors had other ideas and produced some very good
diving to really push the Plymouth girls. Last weeks’ winner Abi Bishop, finished in 8 th with
some solid diving and Poppy Jones produced some superb dives to take fifth place, only five
points from a medal. However, it was Plymouth’s Ava Cowper whole stole the limelight,
producing a brilliant performance to claim a well-deserved gold medal and break the 300
points mark in the process.
Next up was the Group C boys, with Kaiwen Dun taking fifth following a consistent round of
dives. It was Lincoln Stephens who once again showed his class, with some excellent dives to
claim the bronze medal.
B Group girls had the most divers competing and saw Plymouth’s Kiri Pethick aiming to gain
valuable experience and build on her previous score. She produced some good dives to
place a very respectable 18 th against a strong field of divers.
The divers were coached by Tommy Davis. The success over the last few weeks has shown
that Plymouth Diving can look forward to the National Finals in July with much optimism
and with the support of Plymouth Active Leisure and Pilkington Estates, the sky’s the limit.

National Age Groups
2022-06-30 02:00 - 2022-07-03 18:00 (Europe/London) | Plymouth Life Centre, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
Return to Nationals for talented divers
This weekend saw Plymouth Life Centre host the largest national diving competition in England, with divers travelling throughout England as well as guest divers from Scotland, Wales, and Dubai.
Plymouth’s selected team of 15, who had all qualified through regional events were keen to show off their home pool and represent their club, demonstrating their hard work, with the support of Pilkington Estates. This was the first Swim England National Age groups for 11 of the divers showing a great future for forthcoming competitions.
First up on the Thursday was the synchro event. Plymouth’s Yvie Tucker and Eva Lang started the competition on a high, claiming the gold medal with beautifully executed dives showing their partnership well placed, with teammates Lexi Davies and Martha Ticehurst taking 6th place. Not to be outdone, Noah Underwood and partner Alex Whittaker took the gold medal in the boys event, securing Plymouth as group C/D champions in both the boys and girls category.
The four-day long competition saw further diving successes across all groups.
Erin Healey on the Girls group B 3m placed 22nd with some excellent diving in a large group of 28. Erin repeated her great diving on the platform event, with an amazing front two and a half somersault in pike position from the 10m board, which put her in 17th position, resulting in personal bests (PB’s) on both boards. Mathilde Tassart also joined this event with a great set of dives and placed her in 21st position.
Alex Whittaker went on to continue his success from the previous day with another gold medal following an excellent display of diving in the boys C group platform event. Not content with his two medals so far, he performed a great set of dives on the 3m board and added a silver to his collection. Will Heath, stepping up to his first year in group C in Age groups performed brilliantly with an amazing back one and a half somersaults in tuck placing him securely in 6th position on 3m, and again on platform.
The boys were joined by Noah Underwood and Oscar Westbury on the 3m and again all four divers competed on the 1m board whereby they firmly put their mark on the competition dominating the top half of the leader board, with Noah taking a brilliant bronze, Alex 4th Will 5th and Oscar 6th.
Girls C group divers had a strong team of four competing over the weekend. Yvie Tucker, Lexi Davies and Eva Lang, took to the boards again in a close competition on the 1m and performed a strong set of dives which placed Yvie in 6th, just 1.9 points behind the bronze, Lexi just behind in 7th and Eva in 10th with a PB and happy with her back one and a half somersault tucked being a highlight of her event.
The trio took to the 3m board the next day where Yvie performed a beautiful inward dive pike. Martha Ticehurst joined them on this board and showed a confident round of dives to the judges in her first Age Groups. Lexi topped the Plymouth Divers on this board in another strong 10th position. The final board for the girls was platform. Whilst there were no medals, they all yet again demonstrated outstanding dives.
Girls group A divers Maia Pearson and Ellie Pearce made for a nail-biting competition on the 1m board, with Maia winning a bronze medal and Ellie finishing in 4th place with only 2.3 points behind her teammate with a PB.
The duo continued their impressive skills on the 3m board the following day with another closely fought competition whereby Maia, following a high scoring inward two and a half somersaults in tuck secured herself her second bronze of the competition, and Ellie finished in 9th place.
Ellie had another day of competing ahead of her in the girls A platform event, with a solid series of dives putting her into 9th position. Teammate Ella Cornish displayed a strong start to her National Age Group debut and finished in 17th position.
In the Boys A 1m board Ben Kearton displayed some impressive diving, starting well scoring all 7s on his first dive – an exceptional front one and a half somersaults tucked, and remaining strong, just missing a podium position, and placing 4th with a PB.
Harry Westbury was the only Plymouth diver in the D event and began his great introduction to the national event on the 1m board with two excellent dives and consistent scoring rewarding him with a silver medal. He competed again on the 3m board and gained a bronze to add to his silver.
The Plymouth Divers finished 4th overall from 14 clubs, scooping 9 medals. Divers were coached by Tommy Davis, and Fito Guttierez who said “I just want to say that this weekend showed our strength as a club and the fight to not give up after the pandemic! We all had a tough time, at last the divers had a national event to make themselves proud. They showed grit and determination to perform in front of a packed balcony. We had plenty of divers in the podium and lots of top 6’s. I want to thank all the people behind the scenes for a great Nationals in our pool, the Life Centre – the best to hold big events in the UK and beyond…”
Plymouth Diving can look forward proudly to the next events to come.

National Skills Final
2022-07-09 08:00 - 2022-07-10 17:00 UTC | John Charles Centre for Sport, Leeds
Hot on the heels of the of last weekends’ success it was the turn of the Plymouth Diving Skills Divers to test their ability against the best in England at the National Skills Diving Finals in Leeds. The competition required all divers to attain a tough qualifying score to be eligible and Plymouth Diving sponsored by Pilkington Estates travelled with a strong squad of 11 divers.
Day One saw the Group D2 boys open the competition with 12 boys battling it out for the honours. The competition was fierce at the top with the lead changing with every dive but some superb diving from Isaac Ide allowed him to scoop a well-deserved bronze, his first national level medal.
Next up was the Group C1 girls, where hopes were high, with 3 divers due to compete. Unfortunately, Poppy Jones had to withdraw from the competition with injury but despite her disappointment she was happy to take up the role of chief cheerleader. Spurred on by some fantastic support Abigail Bishop and Ava Cowper produced some solid diving on all boards against some very talented divers. Abigail finished in 11th place overall, but it was Ava who produced an outstanding set of dives to take a brilliant silver medal for Plymouth.
Day Two presented Plymouth with several more chances to claim more medals and started with the Group D1 girls. Once again, the competition for the podium places was tough but the 3 young Plymouth divers more than held their own. Although a medal wasn’t to be, the trio walked away with their heads held up high and having gained some valuable experience. Teagan Mousley finishing 12th just behind her teammate Alice Jones in 11th and Isla Applin in 7th. Eva Tsianavas was the only diver competing in the D2 group and dived well throughout but the competition for the top places was intense and she finished 20th overall.
Group C1 boys had Kaiwen Dun and Lincoln Stephens diving and they both produced some very consistent diving to finish in 6th and 7th respectively, only separated by a single point. Having watched his teammates face some tough competition it was finally time for Louie McCue to try and secure a top 3 medal. Despite the excellent opposition he remained calm and composed and produced some outstanding dives to finish in 3rd and walk away with the bronze medal.
The divers enjoyed their first ever national competition and were coached by Fito Gutierrez, Lucy Freeman-Gutierrez and Ebony Colbourne. With Mark Jones gaining valuable experience as a level one judge at his first major competition.
The weekend’s success again highlights that the future of diving in Plymouth is looking good and with the ongoing support of Plymouth Active Leisure and Pilkington Estates, Plymouth Diving is hoping for continued success.

AGM
2022-10-02 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Plymouth Life Centre, Zoom call
The committee will.be holding the AGM at 7pm via zoom.
All members of the club are welcome.

Southampton Invitational
2022-10-22 08:00 - 2022-10-24 17:00 (Europe/London) | The Quays, Southampton
Plymouth Diving kick started the new season travelling to the Southampton Invitational, held 22nd-24th October. The team of 17 divers were full of positive attitude despite limited training following a ten-day pool closure, which pitted elite and age group divers in the West Quay Pool.

Coach Fito Guttierez said that this competition was a chance for the divers to try new dives and set the bar for improvements in 2023 towards gaining scores for qualifying for National Age Groups and Junior Elites at the Plymouth Armada Cup in February.

Harry Westbury was the only Plymouth diver representing the D group boys on both 1m and 3m boards, where he placed 6th on 1m, and won the first medal of the competition, a bronze on the 3m.

Lexi Davies, Eva Lang and Martha Ticehurst represented the C group girls, all diving brilliantly in a large group of 30, where Lexi proved consistent diving on both springboard events rewarding her a place in the final on 1m continuing to win a bronze medal.

Oscar Westbury, Noah Underwood, Alex Whittaker and Will Heath competed in the C group boys event, a tight contest, all displaying their skills with Alex Whittaker making two finals on the 3m and platform events and taking the silver medal in the platform final. Will Heath also joined Alex in the platform final, just missing out on a podium finish in fourth place but gaining a new PB.

Whilst there were no medals in the large B group girls event, there were plenty of new PB’s won. Erin Healey, Rose McCabe and Mathide Tassart all dived brilliantly for Plymouth, and all managed new PB’s, Erin 35 points on 1m, Tilly also a PB on 1m. Rose achieved PB’s on all her boards with a huge 30 point PB on 1m. Great successes to all three girls.

The A group girls saw finals reached for Maia Pearson on 3m and Ellie Pearce on 1m, who both pulled out the dives in the finals and took home a silver medal each on their respective boards. Maddie Elliot joined this group, new to age group diving and diving up from B group, and just missing the finals in 8th position.

Elite divers this year meant that the divers had to place in the top two in the preliminaries of the elite diver category to continue into the final. Whilst Scarlett Colbourne placed 4th on the 1m, she just missed out on a final spot. Ollie Heath placing 6th in preliminaries and Archie Waines who dived up a year in A came 7th, meant that they were also unable to join the finals but demonstrated excellent diving on their boards.

Divers were supported by Pilkington Estates, and coached by Fito Guttierez, Tommy Davies and Harry Mason.

Peter Waterfield Invitational Novice Diving Competition
2022-11-12 | Southampton
Peter Waterfield Invitational Novice Diving Competition
This weekend saw the Plymouth Diving Skills Divers sponsored by Pilkington Estates get their season off to a start and testing their ability at the Peter Waterfield Invitational Novice Diving Competition at the Quays in Southampton. The small team of 5 divers were excited to compete against divers from across the South and follow up last seasons success.
First to dive was the D girls with a strong field of 28 divers trying to claim a top 3. The competition was fierce at the top with the lead changing with every dive but some superb diving from Eva Tsianavas allowed her to end the competition in a well-deserved 6th place. Hot on her heels was Teagan Mousley who produced a solid set of dives to finish 8th overall and building on the experience of last season.
Next up was the Group C girls, where hopes were high, with 2 Plymouth divers due to compete. Spurred on by some fantastic support Abigail Bishop and Mia Tickle produced some excellent diving on all boards against some very talented divers. Abigail finished in 12th place overall and less that a point from finishing in the top 10. Mia in only her second competition gained some valuable experience early in the season and finished 27th overall.
The last Plymouth diver to compete was Kaiwen Dun who was competing in the Group C boys’ competition against a smaller field of 6 divers. Kaiwen was keen to start the season as he finished the last with more medals. Some excellent dives kept him in contention throughout with the lead changing hands several times as the divers rotated around the boards. As the competition ended, he was delighted to end in the silver medal position.
The divers enjoyed their first skills competition of the year and were coached by Harry Mason and Josh Freeman.
The weekend’s success was a great start to the season and with the ongoing support of Plymouth Active Leisure and Pilkington Estates, Plymouth Diving is hoping for continued success this season.

FINA World Junior Diving Championships
2022-11-27 08:00 - 2022-12-02 17:00 (Europe/London) | Devon
Taking time off from his apprenticeship at Neil Hogarth Building Contractor,
Plymouth diver Euan McCabe and Southampton diver Robbie Lee have just
finished competing for GBR at the 24 th FINA World Junior Diving Championships
held in Montreal, Canada. With over 250 divers from 40 nations this is a high
profile event with the best of the best vying for a podium finish. Pairing up for
the platform synchro their synchronisation was on point throughout. Lying in
fifth place after the third round, their fourth dive an inward three and a half
somersault brought them back into medal contention. Finishing off with a
superb back two and a half somersault with one and a half twists resulted in a
deserved silver medal for this established pairing.
The final day of the event was the individual group A platform. With only
twelve places available for the final, the preliminary round of 31 divers was
tough. Euan did extremely well to achieve a place. He was the only diver to
perform a challenging back three and a half somersault in the pike position and
finished in eleventh place in the final.
As Euan returns home, Amelie Underwood prepares to fly out to Montreal to
compete at the International CAMO Invitational where she will represent
England. This will be Amelie’s first competition at this level and her family
along with Plymouth Diving are proud of her progression and success in being
selected.
Both Euan and Amelie are coached by Sally Freeman at the Plymouth Life
Centre. Aidan Heslop another diver formerly coached by Sally has now taken
up residence in Montreal where they have the facilities for him to concentrate
on his High Diving career after huge success on the Red Bull circuit. Last month
Aidan won the British Swimming Outstanding High Diver Award for 2021-2022.

Christmas Gathering
2022-12-03 19:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Stoke Dameral Church, Plymouth, PL1 5QL
Plymouth Diving would like to invite you, your family and friends to a night full of fun, laughter and dance moves like no other! Can’t dance, unable to follow instructions without making mistakes – then this evening will be perfect. A ceilidh is a very sociable event but if you really don’t want to strut your stuff then come along to soak up the atmosphere. Intended for all, regardless of age. It would be lovely to meet new and old faces so please save the date. Bring your own alcohol and nibbles. More details to follow nearer the time.

ESSA Schools
2022-12-11 | London
On Sunday the 11th of December, English Schools Swimming Association held their 67 th National Diving Championships
at the renowned London Aquatic Centre home to many Olympic divers. The South West entered a
team of 22 Divers aged between 10 and 17 representing eighteen different schools in the region.
Medals were secured in all age groups and the South West should be proud of the talent being
developed in the region. Primary competitors, Isla Applin (Montpelier Primary) secured a silver
medal with Teagan Mousley (Oreston Community) a worthy 5 th . Harry Westbury (Stoke Damerel
Primary) missed out on a bronze by just one point and Isaac Ide (Morley Meadow) came an
honourable 6 th .
Last month Isla and Isaac competed in the Swim England Talent Games. Selection
alone for this competition is an honour and is an indication of their potential to do well in a
challenging sport in the future.
The Juniors gained points with Will Heath (Plymouth College) and Oscar Westbury (Devonport High)
coming 5 th and 6 th respectively. In the girls Ava Cowper (South Dartmoor Community College)
finished with an impressive hard fought bronze just 8 points from a gold. Intermediate, Ollie Heath
(Plymouth College) dived impressively for his silver. The intermediate girls faced fierce competition.
Scarlett Colbourne (Stoke Damerel) achieved points which were on par to a 5 th place finish in the
boys section. For the seniors, Katie Martin (Tor Bridge High) and Archie Waines (Lipson Community
College) both achieved bronze medals.
The day ended with mixed synchro. It transpired that the South West were a force to be reckoned
with. A new event for Will Heath and Ava Cowper who were just edged out of gold to finish with a
silver and brother Ollie Heath with Maia Pearson (Devonport High) also concluded the competition
with a silver medal.
Other divers who contributed towards the South West winning the Team Trophy included; Alice
Jones, Sophie Hamlin (Bournemouth Girls), Poppy Jones, Louie McCue, Noah Underwood, Alex
Whittaker, Ben Hall, Erin Healey, Lexi Davies and Ellie Pearce. To win overall out of the eight regions
was a triumph for this talented squad of divers, the South West and Plymouth Diving. A tremendous
achievement made possible by the schools that supported the divers along with the hard work of
coaches and volunteers, all of whom the Club would like to thank. Coaches on the day were Fito
Gutierrez, Harry Mason and Josh Freeman supported by Team Managers Bridget Heath and Emma
Waines.

CAMO
2022-12-16 08:00 - 2022-12-19 17:00 (Europe/London) | Devon
Amelie Underwood a former gymnast was spotted on a scouting trip by
Plymouth Diving coach Sally Freeman where she attended Montpellier Primary
School. An invitation to join the Talent Squad followed which was accepted
and Amelie made steady progress. She took part in her first skills competition
in 2018 at the age of ten where she finished in the top six.
Between 2018 and 2020 there were numerous top six finishes and several
podium placings for Amelie at age group level competitions.
In 2020 Sally recognised that Amelie had the credentials to become part of the
National Elite Squad and compete at a higher level of events. This was a big
undertaking for Amelie; it meant joining an established group of divers who
were much older and with greater experience than her. Amelie took the move
in her stride and fitted in well due to her maturity, hardworking attitude and
level headed approach.
At the British Elite Diving Championships in October 2021 Amelie was
successful and won a silver medal for her 1m and 3m performance. By April
2022 at the same competition Amelie was stronger and more polished,
bringing home the gold medal for the 1m and 3m. Acknowledged for her
continued development Amelie was selected to represent England at the
CAMO Invitational in Montreal, Canada.
The 3m board at CAMO was the most lucrative for Amelie. After the
preliminary round she was in sixth position but gave the final her absolute all
to win the silver medal. Juliette John from Crystal Palace Diving Club joined
Amelie on the podium in third place.
On the 1m board Amelie finished fourth in the preliminary round and
upgraded this positon to win a bronze medal in the final. Juliette finished in
first place. Corin Burrows-Mackley from Dive London Aquatics Club finished in
fifth position on both the 1m and 3m boards making the English trio a force to
be reckoned with.
Parents Paul and Zoe along with Brother Noah are incredibly proud of Amelie’s
achievements to date. As part of the Swim England Y Camp Development
Programme the next chapter for Amelie is set to be promising with many more
successes to come. Sally continues to nurture Amelie’s diving and credit has to
be given to Sally for detecting her potential at an early age.

Legacy Open
2022-12-19 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Dive London, London
A team of six Plymouth divers headed to London to compete in the inaugural London Legacy Open in the run up to Christmas, headed by coach Sally Freeman.
The new competition, based at the London Olympic Aquatic Centre, was held in memory of David Jenkins, a Dive London, British Diving and Tokyo 2020 Team GB diving coach who sadly passed away in October 2021
The three-day event was a huge success for Ollie Heath, who dived on all three boards and secured two gold medals on 1m and 3m, with excellent diving on all 9 dives. He continued to hold his nerve in the final with a brilliant display and a huge 67.20 scored on his reverse two and half somersault in tuck. Whilst making it through to the finals in first position in prelims on platform, he just missed a podium position by shy of two points but achieved his third PB of the weekend.
Also diving in the B category was Theo Stevens, who claimed 4th place on the 1m with consistent solid diving and a grabbed a PB on platform.
Joining his brother, Will Heath made a last-minute entry on the 3m board in boys C event and achieved both a PB and a silver medal.
Also diving at the competition were Archie Waines, who dived on the 3m board in the boys A event, whist not feeling 100% but managing to secure some great dives. Maia Pearson, in the girls A event, made it through to the finals on 3m in 4th place, and finished her 1m with a solid dive; and Summer Radcliffe who dived in the Women’s open on 1m and 3m finishing well in a very tough group.

National Cup
2023-02-02 08:00 - 2023-02-05 17:00 (Europe/London) | Devon
British National Cup,
Royal Commonwealyh pool,
Edinburgh
