Term 4 Diving Update

Our St Andrews College Diving Team have been training hard for three terms now and are gaining great results on the Diving NSW competition circuit. We have five registered divers, all in year 7 who practice 2-3 times a week at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre (SOPAC).

There have been three Diving NSW competitions thus far this season. Two Interclub competitions (August and September) and the Metropolitan Championships (held last weekend). The divers start in the Pathways competition and then progress to their Age Group where they attempt to reach National qualifying scores. Below is a list of some achievements of each of our divers.

Eesa Mir skipped Pathways on the 1 metre springboard and went straight into the 12/13 years boys competition. Eesa has placed in every competition he has entered. He placed 1st in the Matthew Mitcham Interclub, 3rd in the Frank Murphy Interclub, 3rd on 1 metre in the Metropolitan Championships, and 1st on 3 metre springboard in his first 3 metre Pathways event.

Analise Gregoriou also skipped Pathways on 1 metre and went straight into the 12/13 years girls competition. She has yet to place but was only 3 points away from qualifying for Nationals in her first competition. Last weekend, she came 4th in the 3 metre Pathways event at Metropolitan.

Rachael Griffiths also went straight into her 14/15 years girls competition. She has competed in one Interclub and Metropolitan Championships. While she has not placed, she has improved her score between competitions by 25 points.

Claire De Vos started competing in Pathways Level 3 and placed 3rd in her first competition. At Metropolitan she had enough dives to compete in her age group on 1 metre and placed 1st in Level 4 Pathways on 3 metre.

Keana Hickey has only dived in one competition so far due to illness but came 2nd in Pathways Level 4 at the Matthew Mitcham Interclub.

I am extremely proud of our divers and the effort they put into their training. I wish them the best as they compete in more competitions, culminating in the State Championships in March.

Anita Weaver

St Andrews College Diving Head Coach

NSW CCC Diving Convenor