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Sit Down With - Maddi Keeney

Maddi Keeney continues to push the envelope in springboard diving and as such is without-a-doubt one of the sports most watched athletes. The World Champion and Olympic Medalist took some time to talk about getting over mental barriers, expectations heading into a major competition and working outside the pool.

Fri 07 Sep 2018

Vyninka Arlow to join the Brisbane coaching team

Diving Australia has today announced that Vyninka Arlow will be the new Brisbane based Elite Pathway Program Coach. Vyninka is well known to Australian Diving both as a coach, and also as an athlete. As an athlete, Vyninka enjoyed a decorated career including competing at two Olympics (1992 and 1996) and winning a Commonwealth Games Gold Medal in the platform event in 1998.

Thu 30 Aug 2018

Sit Down With - Emily Boyd

Emily Boyd has been a quiet achiever for Australian Diving throughout her athletic career having landed herself on several high profile Australian Teams including at the Commonwealth Games and World Championships. The Queenslander took time to talk about getting into diving, training with different coaches and becoming a coach herself.

Fri 24 Aug 2018

Sit Down With - Brittany O'Brien

Brittany Oâ€™Brien continues to rack up accolade after accolade with each passing month. The Olympian took time to talk about competing with a long-time synchro partner, a last-minute call up to Rio 2016, and training alongside the next generation of champion divers.

Fri 17 Aug 2018

Sit Down With - Dom Bedggood

Dom Bedggood has gone from strength to strength since making the switch from gymnastics to diving at the age of sixteen. Since that time, Bedggood has landed himself two Commonwealth Games gold medals, appeared at the 2015 and 2017 FINA World Championships and has become a finalist at an Olympic Games. Bedggood took some time to talks about transitioning from gymnastics, training alongside Diving Australia legends and competing a new event.

Fri 10 Aug 2018

Sit Down With - Matt Carter

A rising star of international diving, Matt Carter, has had a standout season that included a Commonwealth Games medal, a World Cup appearance and a pair of World Junior Championships medals. The South Australian took time to talk about his final World Juniors, a new approach to competing and his transition with a new coach.

Fri 03 Aug 2018

FINA World Junior Diving Championships â€“ Recap

The Australian Junior Team has wrapped up their 2018 FINA World Junior Diving Championships campaign brining home a mixed bag of results including three medals.

Mon 30 Jul 2018

FINA World Junior Diving Championships - Preview

The Australian Junior Team has arrived in the Ukrainian city of Kiev ahead of the 2018 FINA World Junior Diving Championships. Links in preview!

Fri 20 Jul 2018

Sit Down With - Alysha Koloi

The youngest member of the Australian National Squad Alysha Koloi, is fresh off triple national titles from the recent Diving Australia Junior National Championships and days away from flying out to her inaugural Junior World Championships. Koloi sat down to talk results from Junior Nationals, her experiences as part of National Teams and what itâ€™s like training with World and Commonwealth Games Champions.

Fri 13 Jul 2018

Sit Down With - AnnaRose Keating

Victorian Platform Specialist AnnaRose Keating has had a whirlwind year that included a podium finish at the Calgary FINA Diving Grand Prix and a strong showing at the Commonwealth Games alongside synchro partner Brittany Oâ€™Brien. Now in the final stages of preparations before the World Junior Championships later this month, Keating sat down to talk about diving during school lunches, competing in front of a home crowd and the challenges that divers face working with a new synchro partner.

Fri 06 Jul 2018

Coach Catch Up - Ady Hinchliffe

Diving Australia took home two medals from the 2018 FINA Diving World Cup held in Wuhan, China earlier this month in the Menâ€™s Platform Synchro and Womenâ€™s 3m Synchro. Diving Australia National Head Coach Ady Hinchliffe sat down to talk results from the competition and the next step on the journey to Tokyo 2020.

Fri 29 Jun 2018

Opportunities at DA

DA is currently recruiting for 2 roles. 1. Manager, Finance (looking after the day to day financial recording and reporting of DA) 2. Coach, National Elie Pathway Program (Diving Coaching within our Brisbane Performance Pillar)

Tue 19 Jun 2018

2018 Australian Elite Junior Championships

The 2018 Australian Elite Junior Championships were held in Hobart between 15-17 June and thanks to Diving Tasmania, the Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre and the wonderful volunteers that assisted, it was a great success!

Mon 18 Jun 2018

Mr Wang to retire

Diving Australia has today announced that Wang Tong Xiang, universally known as Mr Wang, will be retiring later this year. A Life Member of Diving Australia, Mr Wang has been a critical part of Australian Diving since he first arrived in Australia in 1990 from his native country, China, where he had been a National Team Coach.

Mon 28 May 2018

Diving Australia Annual Awards

The re-launched Diving Australia Annual Awards (#DAAA) took place following the conclusion of the Australian Open Championships.

Sun 27 May 2018

Open Nationals Wrap Up

A successful Australian Open Diving Championships has now come to a close and we have crowned our National Champions for 2018.

Sat 26 May 2018

#GC2018

Congrats Australian Diving Team! Thank you to all who assisted.Â What an amazing Commonwealth Games! the Australian Diving Team were fantastic with great performances across the Board(s) - pun intended. 11 medals were won (3 more than Glasgow) including 3 Gold. Australia had not won more than 2 Gold's since 2006!

Sun 15 Apr 2018

Commonwealth Games Day 4

The Australian Diving Team had a fantastic 4th and final day at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.Â With the Men's 10m and Women's 3m events to finish the program, Australia had 6 athletes competing.Â

Sat 14 Apr 2018