Plymouth Diving

British Junior Elites Championships 2025
2025-04-10 08:00 - 2025-04-13 17:00 (Europe/London) | Plymouth Life Centre, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
This weekend, an eight-strong team of Plymouth Divers took part in the British Junior Elite Championships, which doubles up not only as the highest level of national competition for this cadre of divers, but also as the selection trial for the Junior European Championships this June in Greece.
Plymouth’s youngest female athlete at the competition, Isla Applin, qualified comfortably for the Group C girls 1m final, winning a prize for the highest scoring required dives. In the final, Isla finished 4th with an impressive score of 268.1, less than 4 points away from the bronze medal position. On 3m however, coming third in both her preliminary and final resulted in an individual bronze medal.
Harry Westbury was competing in his first ever British Junior Elites, but made an instant impact in the Boys Group C competition. His weekend began with a bronze medal on 3m, with just 2.15 points separating the British medallists. On 1m, Harry not only qualified in 1st position but put together a masterclass of a final performance, with 7s on every dive, earning him his first Junior Elite gold with a huge score of 300.55!
In the Group A Boys 1m, both Plymouth participants – Ollie Heath and Archie Waines – qualified comfortably in 2nd and 5th place for the final in a crowded prelim of 21 divers. Ollie came tantalisingly close to a bronze medal, finishing just one-tenth of a point behind Southend’s Todd Geggus, despite an accomplished performance in the final.
The same pair also competed in the 3m Group A Boys competition, joined by Noah Underwood. Ollie qualified in 7th, but climbed up to 6th in the final standings thanks to two 60+ point dives.
On the platform, Noah qualified in 8th for the final but saved his best for the last round of the final, a back 2 ½ somersaults with 1 ½ twists from 10 metres which wowed the judges for 8s and 8.5s, scoring a whopping 78.4 points and moving up into 6th place. It was also a personal best score on this dive list for Noah, who was competing in Group A for the first time this year.
Scarlett Colbourne, Lexi Davies and Amelie Underwood were Plymouth’s most senior female divers at this event and in the Group A Girls 1m, consisting of 27 divers (including 5 international guests), Lexi, competing in her first Junior Elites, finished in 18th while Scarlett narrowly missed out on the final in 10th place. Amelie qualified as the top British diver and followed this up with a solidly consistent final performance to win 1m gold.
The same divers also competed in the 3m event. After a gruelling 2hr 30 preliminary, it was Lexi who just missed out on qualification in 11th place but improved significantly on her 1m score and beating her PB by 46 points. Amelie and Scarlett qualified in 1st and 3rd place, setting up a thrilling 3m finale which became a battle for 1st place between Amelie and Scarlett. Amelie showed her experience to take home her 2nd gold medal of the weekend, while Scarlett took a well-deserved silver medal, after producing one of her best ever performances.
The weekend also saw some Plymouth pairings take to the boards in the 3m synchro competitions. Amelie Underwood teamed up with London’s Caitlin Coster and won 16-18 Girls silver in a tight event where fewer than 5 points separated the podium places. Scarlett Colbourne and Lexi Davies were not far behind the medal action in 4th with a consistent performance and another PB score. In the Boys 16-18 3m synchro, Archie Waines and Ollie Heath teamed up and emerged victorious in a close battle for the silver medal thanks to a cracking 60-point final dive.
Rounding off the synchro medals was Isla Applin who joined up with Southampton’s Ella Swete to finish third, earning Isla a second bronze medal of the weekend.
Congratulations to the Plymouth Junior Elite squad for all of their efforts and achievements over the weekend, and a massive thank you to Junior Elite coaches Sally Freeman and Fito Gutierrez for nurturing and developing these talented divers, as well as to the judges, officials and volunteers who made the event run smoothly.

Sandwell Showdown 2025
2025-04-18 - 2025-04-20 | Sandwell Aquatics, Brimingham
A twenty-two strong team of Plymouth divers sponsored by Pilkington Estates and Wollens Solicitors, spent three days of the Easter weekend competing in the Sandwell Showdown Regional Diving Competition held at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre. In its first year it was a chance for the twelve contending teams to showcase the talent each club has on offer. The event attracted teams from throughout the UK looking to win medals, hit personal bests and gain qualification for the National Age Group Finals in June.
Plymouth’s youngest divers were competing in the Group D events with Theo Wills and Bobby Cole diving all three boards for the boys. Both divers produced some amazing dives in only their second competition at this level. Theo achieved National scores on 3m and Platform and won a well-deserved bronze on Platform in a very close competition with teammate Bobby who achieved National scores on 1m, 3m and Platform scooping a silver medal on 1m and Platform plus a bronze on 3m.
In the girls Group D events Phoebe-Mae Evans, Lyra Johnson and Myia Lilley were all gaining valuable experience at this level and looking to test out their new dives. Phoebe-Mae and Lyra dived excellently on 1m and 3m with both divers achieving one qualification score. Myia had a successful event gaining qualification scores on 1m, 3m and Platform and winning a brilliant bronze on Platform with two superb final dives.
Libby Edelson, Emily Williams, Alice Jones and Teagan Mousley represented the girls Group C Age Group divers. Libby dived consistently in all events and gained qualifying scores on 1m and Platform winning a silver medal on Platform in an all-Plymouth podium with Alice and Teagan. Emily dived well in all events and gained valuable experience at this level. However, it was Teagan and Alice that battled each other on all 3 boards for the medals, with Teagan diving several new more challenging dives for the first time in competition. Both divers hit qualification scores on all 3 boards with Teagan wining gold on 1m and bronze on Platform. Alice had a weekend to remember winning gold on Platform, silver on 1m and bronze on 3m with some brilliant diving throughout.
The Group C Age Group boys included Seth Greentree and Daniel Robinson. Daniel was competing in his first full event at this level and dived well on all boards gaining loads of experience and picking up a lustrous bronze on 1m and Platform. Seth was pushed hard by several divers from other clubs but dived superbly on his way to gold on 1m and silver on 3m and Platform.
Poppy Jones was the only Age Group B girl from Plymouth. Producing a string of outstanding dives including the events highest scoring dive, a front two and half somersaults off 7m, saw Poppy win a glorious gold. Her performances on 1m and 3m were equally as impressive winning gold in both to make it a clean sweep at the event.
The Age Group B boys also did themselves proud. Charlie Clinick once again showing improvement on all three boards and gaining experience at this level against some excellent divers. However, it was his two teammates that traded positions on all three boards with some demanding dives. Oscar Westbury and Lincoln Stephens shared the podium on all three boards. Lincoln dived consistently well all weekend and ended the event with bonze on 1m, silver on 3m and gold on Platform with his final dive securing the gold. Oscar showed his class on all three boards with excellent dives finishing with silver on 1m and Platform with a gold on 3m after a sensational twisting dive which scored him over 50 points.
In a relatively small field of divers Louie McCue was the standout diver in the boys Age Group A events. He dived well all weekend and produced some high scoring dives on his way to winning silver on 1m and two well deserved golds on 3m and Platform.
The Age Group A girls events were the busiest category at the event with thirteen divers competing. Plymouth divers faired very well with Martha Ticehurst, Erin Healey and Evie Royal all producing solid dives to secure top 10 finishes. Eva Lang and Rose McCabe dived very well on all boards with both divers securing excellent bronze medals on 1m and 3m respectively. However, it was their teammate Maddie Elliott that produced some of the best diving of the event. With scores close to 50 points for her last two dives on Platform Maddie proved unbeatable. She was also ahead of the pack on 1m and 3m to win a full set of gold medals, equalling Poppy’s success.
With so many amazing performances with over 30 medals and well over 20 personal bests, the icing on the cake for Plymouth Diving was winning the overall team trophy for the best performing team at the event.
The divers and parents would also like to show their appreciation to the dedicated coaching staff and volunteers that made the weekend possible.

South East Regional Age Groups
2025-05-04 - 2025-05-05 | The Quays, Southampton
An impressive weekend Plymouth Diving at the Southeast Regional Age Group Competition in Southampton
Last weekend Plymouth Diving supported by Pilkington Estates and Wollens took a strong team of 14 divers to compete at the Southeast Regional Age Group event in Southampton. The event provides the opportunity for the Age Group divers to test themselves against divers from across the south and southeast. The competition was fierce with some fantastic performances from the Plymouth divers with the fantastic support of their coach Tommy Davis.
The A category for 16 to 18 year-olds saw Madeleine Elliott, Eva Lang, Evie Royal and Martha Ticehurst produce some outstanding dives on all three boards. Madeleine, Eva and Evie dived superbly and were all changing places throughout the competition across all boards as they battled each other for the medals. On 1m it was Evie who come out on top winning an excellent gold with a brilliant back one and half somersault dive just pushing Eva into the silver medal spot. On 3m again it was the three Plymouth girls who were the ones to beat, this time it was Madeleine who won gold with Evie in silver and Eva just missing the podium by a point in 4th. Martha dived well on 3m and finished the event in 11th overall. On Platform Eva produced her best diving of the event with some brilliant diving and won a gold to add to her collection with Madeleine securing the bronze for team Plymouth Diving.
The B category for 14 and 15 year olds saw Charlie Clinick and Poppy Jones flying the flag for Plymouth Diving and they both dived well across all boards. Charlie was consistent all weekend and his strong performances saw him finish 5th on all three boards. Poppy produced another strong set of dives across all boards and proved to be the diver to beat. She ended the weekend with a fantastic three golds.
In the C category for 12 and 13 year olds Alice Jones, Teagan Mousley, Libby Edelson, Emily Williams and Daniel Robinson competed. Alice and Teagan dived well all weekend and had mixed results. Alice was trying out several new dives and ended with three top ten finishes. Teagan was also honing some new dives and secured two top ten finishes and narrowly missed out on a medal in 4th in the platform event. Emily also dived well and produced some good scores and gained more valuable experience at age group level. Libby produced the best overall results for Plymouth Diving ended the weekend in 6th in all events with some very good diving.
The youngest divers in the competition were in the D category for 10 and 11 year olds with Myia Lilley, Theo Wills and Bobby Cole representing Plymouth. All three divers had an amazing weekend making the top ten finishes on all three boards and gaining more experience at this level having moved up from skills competitions at the start of the year. Myia produced several excellent dives and won a very impressive silver to secure her first ever medal on platform.
Overall, the weekend was a resounding success for the Plymouth divers and bodes well for the National Finals in Birmingham in June 2025, where Plymouth Diving will be aiming to regain the title of Best Age Group Diving Club in England.

British Diving Championships 2025
2025-06-05 08:00 - 17:00
Senior National Diving Title comes back to Plymouth
Plymouth Diving took a small team of 5 divers to Sandwell on June 5-8th for the Aquatics GB Diving Championships.
This competition also served as the trials for the World Championships this July in Singapore.
Up first were the four womens 1m divers, for some their first ever Senior Championships. Maia Pearson, Scarlett Colbourne and Katie Martin all came to the event with years of junior competition experience and were determined to confidently take on the senior challenge. Joining them was Amelie Underwood who has featured in the senior rankings before.
In the preliminary event they finished
Amelie 6th, Maia 7th, Scarlett 8th and Katie 10th.
In the final after a close battle Amelie edged herself into the top 6 and Maia only two points behind her finished 8th, Scarlett finished in 10th and Katie 11th. A good start to the week and plenty of experience gained.
Amelie stayed for day two where she dived in the 3m springboard event. Having already qualified for the Great Britain team attending the European Junior Championships at the end of June, in Athens, the British Championships was to be purely for competition experience and practice before flying out with the GB team.
Amelie had a great preliminary event and again finished in 6th and dropped slightly to 8th in the final with some things to work on before the European Junior Championships.
And so to the final day and Euan McCabe in Mens Platform.
To say Euans journey this far has been hampered, is an understatement. Back in February he fractured a foot bone and then spent 12 weeks in an air boot with limited opportunity to do any sort of training – and only in the dryland, not in the pool.
A mere three weeks ago he got the all clear from a second scan on the foot, and then attempted fairly scaled back training and was intending to go to Sandwell for training purposes only.
Once in Birmingham he decided to attempt his competition dives in order to test his fitness, with these going well he made the decision to compete.
From here he never looked back, using his lack of pressure to rack up some brilliant dives that were fuelled mostly by an enjoyment of being back on the board.
He finished first in the preliminary event having stormed into an impressive lead early on and into the final he only lost the lead once along the way. The final came down to the very last dive as he and Robbie Lee from London who also had the back twist dive to finish.
Both divers were deternined to win but Euan held on with 81 points to end the event and with 439 points total.
Within 24 hours he had the news he had qualified for his first World Championships and looks forward to a pre camp in Australia and then the Worlds in Singapore- Euan competes on the 2nd and 3rd August.
Many thanks to his coach Sally Freeman who said…..
‘Euan has had a bad run of luck with the injury, he missed out on the European Championships that he had qualified for in January but he used that disappointment to fuel the fire. With nothing to lose and everything to gain, he relaxed and pulled some quite miraculous diving together after 3 weeks back in training from 3 months injured. He thoroughly deserves his chance against the best in the World and Plymouth is very proud of him’.

National Age Groups Finals
2025-06-08 - 2025-06-29 | Sandwell Aquatics, Brimingham
Plymouth Diving Dazzles at National Championships—Medals, Champions, and a Phenomenal Third Place Finish!
Plymouth Diving soared to new heights at the 2025 Swim England Diving National Age Group Championships, wrapping up an unforgettable weekend with 3rd place overall in the battle to be crowned England’s top Age Group Club—a phenomenal team achievement!
The four-day spectacle saw the nation’s best young divers aged 10–18 go head-to-head in the 1m, 3m and Platform events. Plymouth’s talented team of 15, all proudly qualified through regional events, brought fire, focus and flair to the national stage—and they delivered in style.
Group D’s rising stars—Theo Wills, Bobby Cole and Myia Lilley—showed nerves of steel and hearts full of promise in their national debuts. Bobby shone with top 10 finishes across all boards, placing 10th on 1m, 8th on 3m, and 6th on Platform. Theo wasn’t far behind, placing 11th on both 1m and 3m, and 8th on Platform. Myia held her own in a tough field and impressed with 17th on 1m, 16th on 3m and a fantastic 10th on Platform.
In Group C, Plymouth’s girls—Alice Jones, Teagan Mousley and Libby Edelson—put in strong, consistent showings. Libby earned 19th on 1m, 11th on 3m, and 13th on Platform; Teagan took 17th, 19th, and 18th across the boards; and Alice wowed with 8th on Platform, 18th on 1m, and 22nd on 3m. But it was Seth Greentree who brought home the big results: 7th on 1m and a sensational double silver on 3m and Platform—what a performance!
Group B brought the medals in style, with Will Heath, Oscar Westbury, and Poppy Jones claiming four individual podium finishes. Oscar earned 10th on 1m, 9th on 3m, and 6th on Platform. Will had a championship to remember—6th on 1m, and a double gold triumph on 3m and Platform to retain his National Champion crown. Poppy sparkled with silver on 1m, bronze on Platform and showed great resilience despite a tough 3m round to finish in 16th place.
In Group A, Plymouth’s most experienced divers brought their A-game. Louie McCue racked up 6th on 1m, 4th on Platform, and an outstanding silver on 3m. Eva Lang claimed 14th on 1m, 7th on Platform and a narrowly missed medal with 4th on 3m. Evie Royal finished strong in 4th on 1m and 8th on 3m.
Among the girls, Rose McCabe and Madeleine Elliott stole the show. Rose delivered a golden moment with 1st place on 1m and 5th on 3m. Madeleine, in her swan song competition, went out in style—5th on 1m, silver on 3m and gold on Platform, securing her National Champion title and closing her career with grace and glory.
Plymouth’s success didn’t stop at individual events—the synchro boards brought even more celebration! Theo and Bobby teamed up for 5th in the C/D Open Synchro. Teagan, alongside Southend’s Mollie Cotter, claimed a brilliant silver in the C/D Girls Synchro, while Myia and Alice placed 12th. In the A/B Open, Louie and Oscar grabbed a hard-earned bronze.
But the ultimate synchro showdown came in the A/B Girls event, where Poppy and Madeleine dazzled the judges with a gold-medal performance. Pushed all the way by Rose and Evie which enhanced the showdown, who finally finished in silver position.
This incredible run of success wouldn’t be possible without the unwavering support of the whole Plymouth Diving family. Huge thanks go to all the divers, parents, and volunteers whose dedication fuels the club’s continued excellence. Deep appreciation also to Plymouth Active, and sponsors Pilkington Estates and Wollens Law for their vital support. And finally—to the heartbeat of it all—coaches Tommy Davis and Fito Gutierrez, whose expert guidance inspired every dive this weekend.

Junior European Championships
2025-06-23 - 2025-06-29

Reijka Open 2025
2025-07-03 - 2025-07-06 | Reijka, Croatia, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)

National Skills Finals
2025-07-19 - 2025-07-20 | Southend
The curtain came down on the Plymouth Diving competition season in Southend at the weekend with The National Skills Final.
17 Plymouth divers made the long journey east towards Southend on Sea for the culmination of this season’s hard work to dive against the best in the country. It was the usual early alarm call for some of the Plymouth divers in session one of the weekend event.
D1 Girls kicked off the event in front of a large crowd with three Plymouth Divers taking centre stage amongst their adversaries, as the action got underway the crowd became more vocal with every dive. The crowd were either checking live scores on their phones, watching the next diver or looking up at the big score board as judges scores came in. As it goes it wouldn’t be too long until Plymouth got themselves on the medal board with brilliant bronze medal for Lacey-May Hocking scoring 274.50 from her 12 dives and sensational silver being awarded to Millie Mclearn-Smith with 278.00 narrowly missing gold by 2 points. Bethany Hockaday once again ended another consistent season just missing out on a top 10 place in 12th place on a fine score of 254.55.
Plymouths youngest female’s divers were next to display their abilities in their final in E girls. The three girls representing Plymouth have all had incredible season with Aria Cole finding herself on top of the podium more times than not with her rapidly improving cousin Eva Colman and the equally as impressive Nancy Moore in the mix throughout the event. Another gold was shortly going to be presented to Plymouths Aria as she added the National Title to her growing medal collection with a score of 292.45. Plymouths two other divers both found themselves in the top 10 in this event with Nancy Moore in 10th Place scoring 245.80, an outstanding achievement considering 45 minutes before the competition she hadn’t even seen the pool and Eva Colman who had the biggest brightest smile as she came in 6th place to round off the excellent debut season for her with a final score of 264.45.
The final event of a terrific first session was D2 girls with two Plymouth divers in the field. Both Plymouth girls had begun brightly in their 12-dive circuit. The lead changed hands many times with many girls in the field being in podium contention. When the dives were completed, Plymouth were celebrating another gold medal this time with Stephanie Clarke taking her place on the top of the podium with an impressive score of 283.95. Another top 10 finish for Honor-Grace Kelly in 7th place ended her consistent season which yielded her first her first gold medal earlier in the season.

The afternoon session was an all-boy event, and it started with E boys being first to get the session underway. The two representatives for Plymouth came in the form of Parker Harrison and Leo Ozkan. Both the boys looked imperious on 3m board especially generating big scores from their dives on that specific board. The Plymouth divers both found themselves in the top 10 with Parker Harrison finishing in 8th position with a score of261.75 and Leo Ozkan in 5th Place with 274.70. It was a fine performance from both boys, and they will be looking to kick on to next season.
There was one sole Plymouth Diver in the next two events with Elliot McCamphill-Rose competing in D2 boys and Dixon Houghton in B Boys. Elliot produced very consistent display for his 12 dives, in what proved a highly competitive field to get himself into the top 10 in 7th Place with a score of 249.60.
Dixon ended the first day of diving in the B Boys competition. The scoring was high with many of the divers in the field going over the 300-point barrier and Dixon was in strong company. Dixon had a very impressive 3m display to get himself into an 8th Place finish and will count himself unlucky not have finished higher such was the calibre of scoring int he event.
The second day of the event was a quieter day in the pool for Plymouth with just four girls from Plymouth. C1 category was first to go featuring Imogen-Rose Hocking and Aneya Burton. After impressive seasons for each, confidence was high for strong finish for both girls. The Plymouth girls looked in peak form, even with Aneya suffering from an extremely low score on one dive this didn’t deter her and finished off very strongly, Immi once again personified consistence looking incredible strong on the 3m springboard. Imogen-Rose finished in 5th place an incredible achievement on a final score of 282.15 and Aneya Burton ended up just outside the top 10 in 11th finishing with a score of 268.25 which wasn’t a true reflection of her dives.
Finally, the last two Plymouth representatives got to take to the diving boards with Rae Mossford and Grace Norsworthy in the C2 Girl category. Rae making her 3rd apparencies at National Finals and Grace making her debut didn’t take them long to settle into the final’s atmosphere. Grace dived well to finish in the top 20 and will take great confidence from this season results into next season, but Rae Mossford went one better than last year’s bronze medal with an upgrade to silver medal with a score of 305.05. Rae’s 3m springboard dives the highlight of her dives .
A massive thanks goes to coaches Jaime Conn and Claire Burton who came out of coaching retirement to help the divers in the Finals this year. Plymouth would like to extend their thanks and gratitude to sponsors Pilkington Estates, Wollens Solicitors and Plymouth Active Leisure with the club looking forward to more success next season.

Awards Night
2025-09-13 | Boringdon Golf Club, Plymouth
More information to follow

Southampton Invitational
2025-10-25 - 2025-10-27 | The Quays, Southampton
Invite by coach

London Legacy
2025-11-14 - 2025-11-17 | Dive London, London
