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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

Commonwealth Games Day 3

More medals than events! On a day that featured 3 medal events, the Australian Diving Team picked up 4 medals!

Fri 13 Apr 2018

Commonwealth Games Day 2

Yes, Melissa Wu is a legend!!! With the higher individual boards starting on Day 2, Australia had the 6 divers looking to make an impact. First up was Men's 3m prelims with Kurtis Mathews, James Connor and Matt Carter.Â

Thu 12 Apr 2018

Commonwealth Games Day 1

Things kicked off with the Men's 1m Prelims and Australia qualified all three divers into the final with James and Matt in the middle of the finalists and Kurtis sneaking in to the final in 12th. Jack Laugher looked sharp and the man to beat for the final.

Wed 11 Apr 2018

Taneka Kovchenko

In what can only be described as heartbreaking, Taneka Kovchenko has had to retire from diving, with immediate effect.

Tue 03 Apr 2018

Rick Schavone appointed Adelaide National Coach

Diving Australia is pleased to announce that it has appointed Dr Rick Schavone as the Adelaide National Coach.

Thu 29 Mar 2018

Wu Leads World Series Team

Commonwealth Games veteran Melissa Wu is leading a small Australian team to China and Japan over the next fortnight to compete in two diving World Series events in the lead-up to the Gold Coast Games. Wu, who at 25 will be competing at her fourth Commonwealth Games next month, will be contesting the individual platform events at both World Series, and will also team up with South Australiaâ€™s Taneka Kovchenko in the platform synchro, the event they will contest on the Gold Coast.

Wed 07 Mar 2018

Michel Larouche to retire

Michel Larouche has advised Diving Australia that he will be retiring from diving coaching following the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Thu 08 Feb 2018

WORLD CHAMPION KEENEY FINISHES ON TOP IN 1-METRE SPRINGBOARD

World champion Maddison Keeney has held off a strong challenge from Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Esther Qin, to win the womenâ€™s 1-metre springboard at the Gold Coast 2018 trials on Saturday. Keeney, who broke through for the biggest win of her career to win the 1-metre world title in Budapest earlier this year, finished on 573.60, with Qin second on 560.95.

Sat 16 Dec 2017

O'BRIEN SHOWS BEST FORM IN PLATFORM FINAL

Rio Olympian Brittany Oâ€™Brien has finished on top in the womenâ€™s platform final at the diving trials for next yearâ€™s Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. The NSW teenager was trailing Western Australiaâ€™s Teju Williamson after the preliminary round of competition, but lifted her performance in the final to finish with a total of 602.35, ahead of Williamsonâ€™s 575.50.

Fri 15 Dec 2017

KEENEY AND SMITH GET JOB DONE ON OPENING DAY OF GAMES TRIALS

Olympic bronze medallists Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Smith have won the 3-metre synchro gold medal on the opening day of the 2018 Commonwealth Games qualification event on the Gold Coast. Keeney and Smith, who also won bronze in the same event at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, have put themselves into the box seat to be nominated for selection for next yearâ€™s Games.

Thu 14 Dec 2017

WORLD CHAMPION KEENEY HEADS 2018 DIVING QUALIFIERS FIELD

World Champion, Olympic and Commonwealth Games medallist Maddison Keeney heads a strong line-up for this weekâ€™s diving selection trials for next yearâ€™s Games on the Gold Coast. Australiaâ€™s most experienced diver, Melissa Wu, has been forced to withdraw from the Gold Coast trials because of a back injury, but is still a chance to be nominated by Diving Australia for selection for her fourth Commonwealth Games.

Wed 13 Dec 2017

SILVER FOR BEDGGOOD ON FINAL DAY OF GOLD COAST GRAND PRIX

Australiaâ€™s Domonic Bedggood has won a silver medal in the menâ€™s platform final on the final day of competition at the FINA Diving Grand Prix on the Gold Coast. But Australiaâ€™s two womenâ€™s springboard synchro teams both missed chances for a medal when they each recorded a no-dive during their final.

Sun 12 Nov 2017