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December 2018
Inaugural Pacific Junior Championships in 2019
Diving New Zealand is pleased to announce the establishment of a new international competition in 2019: The Pacific Junior Age-Group Championships.
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November 2018
​Diver numbers reach record levels in New Zealand2018 has seen the growth of diving in New Zealand to levels never reached before.
Auckland Diving, which consists of two clubs that operate under one trust (Diving Waitakere and North Harbour Diving), saw the biggest increase with numbers reaching over 400 across their squads and programmes. Their growth is largely due to the very successful Talent ID programme implemented three years ago, resulting in increased membership of divers at all levels. Their retention levels have also been high with increased satisfaction from divers and parents on the quality of coaching and programmes offered by the clubs. Waikato Diving was out of action for a few months while their pool facilities in Hamilton were being upgraded. Wellington Diving Club and Diving Otakou have also seen steady increases in their membership numbers and are expected to grow further in 2019. |
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July 2018
Young New Zealand Divers Compete at the FINA World Juniors 2018, UkraineIn mid-July 2018, five young junior divers embarked on an adventure of a life-time to compete at the FINA World Junior Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine. Nathan Brown (18), Frazer Tavener (17), Holly Morse (14) and Luke Spikes (14) all from Auckland Diving were joined by Arno Lee (13) from Wellington. Also travelling was Auckland coach Steve Gladding and Wellington’s James Hardaker.
First stop was London, where the team was based for four days to train at Olympic Park alongside the British team. What a time it was; everyone enjoyed the amazing facilities including the incredible pool built for the 2012 Olympic Games, and the dedicated well equiped dry-land area. |
As well as training, there was time to do a whistle-stop tour of London’s main tourist sites. After a great week of training, the team flew to Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine.
Greeted at the airport by our hosts for the week, the team headed to their hotel, conveniently located as part of the competition pool complex. Ukraine were fantastic hosts and the extremely well organised competition made for a fun time. An opening ceremony extravaganza was followed by nine days of competition involving 240 athletes from 49 countries.
Our athletes did extremely well in what was a very competitive field, and the experience of diving at top level under pressure was a valued learning experience. The atheletes made new friends and returned to New Zealand after a successful two weeks on tour, all of them eager to train hard towards their next international competition.
Greeted at the airport by our hosts for the week, the team headed to their hotel, conveniently located as part of the competition pool complex. Ukraine were fantastic hosts and the extremely well organised competition made for a fun time. An opening ceremony extravaganza was followed by nine days of competition involving 240 athletes from 49 countries.
Our athletes did extremely well in what was a very competitive field, and the experience of diving at top level under pressure was a valued learning experience. The atheletes made new friends and returned to New Zealand after a successful two weeks on tour, all of them eager to train hard towards their next international competition.