ASA DIVING COMMITTEE

NEWSLETTER October 2012

What a fantastic summer of sport. The Marwood, Chris Gravestock, Nigel Mills and Olympics and Paralympics captured the Tandi Gerrard, imagination of the Nation. We also saw new faces on the recording teams in 2012. The Olympics We are always looking for new volunteers to help – how about YOU in 2013? Contact your Regional Diving Managers for details on training courses. Or sign up to the Event Volunteer programme at www.swimming.org .

ASA Regional Diving managers East Bill Clark [email protected] London Chris Snode [email protected] Congratulations to all our divers especially to North East Gail Harrison on his Bronze medal in the [email protected] Men’s Platform event. North West Chloe Kerr [email protected] The support from the spectators was South East Frank Clewlow incredible. The volume of the cheering [email protected] sometimes so loud that it was painful to listen to, and the almost synchronised intake South West Currently no manager of breath when the first diver went up into a handstand on the platform was huge. For other contact details - www.swimming.org/britishswimming/diving The Games were delivered in a way that /regional-managers/ impressed the whole world. So many volunteers and officials giving their time Results – 2012 freely to ensure that the games were a great success. Can we build on this spirit and All results can be found at: http://www.diverecorder.co.uk/meetexplorer/selectmee involve more volunteers in our sport? t.php

Volunteers British Gas Junior Elite Diving Without the willingness of volunteers to Championships – Plymouth come along and participate and help run The event was the first British Diving event diving events competitions would not take to be held at the new Plymouth Life Centre. place. The centre is built next to the old pool which Judges who sat their judging exam in 2011 has now been demolished. made their debut at their first national events The Life Centre is a fantastic sporting venue this year as judges/referees, coming through with a huge range of activities on offer, on their pathway to the Olympics perhaps in including a brilliant climbing wall which was years to come! Judges stepping up to sampled by the divers who attended the Referee level included: Anne Alicia Level 3 training camp following Elites. 94 divers from 24 clubs took part in the Elite very successful with a peak of 550 viewers Championships including guest divers from from around the world during the Men’s Norway, Denmark and Australia. Platform Final. Junior Elites is used as the selection event for Junior International Events – Dresden GB and ASA Trophies (awarded at the Junior International and subsequently selection trials) European Junior Championships (Graz) and the World Junior Championships (Adelaide). Malcolm Taylor Quiach – has been

awarded to Melanie Sweetman in 2012 National Skills – Southampton This is awarded annually to the Diving This was a very successful event with Volunteer of the Year. The purpose of this 258 divers from 29 clubs taking part. A 7% award is to recognise and encourage drop in entries – due to change in entry exemplary voluntary work in support of conditions and increasing qualifying diving at local, regional, or national level. standards but a 7% increase in clubs participating). We welcomed guest divers Other trophies info here from Ireland (Shamrock DC) and Wales (Aberdare Comets DC). Due to the large George Melville Clark National Memorial number of entries in the Girls D and C age Trophy – Awarded to the City of Leeds groups these were split into individual year Diving Club in 2012. This is awarded to the groups. club whose male divers earn the most points from both individual and synchronised Congratulations to all the medallists: events at the ASA National Championships and English Rankings from the British British Gas Diving Championships 2012 Championships (Selection trials) - Sheffield An exciting event, with the Nation’s top The Belle White National Memorial divers competing in front of a capacity crowd Trophy – Awarded to the City of Leeds for the chance to represent their Team GB at Diving Club in 2012. - is the equivalent London 2012. trophy for female divers. Superb performances from all the divers with the successful Olympic team finally being Dresden Junior International announced a couple of days after the event. The results from the twenty four divers, Team GB divers: Sarah Barrow, Tonia selected from Junior Elites, surpassed all Couch, , Alicia Blagg, expectations at this meet with 21 achieving a Hannah Starling, Monique Gladding, Stacie top 6 placing. Great Britain achieved a total Powell, Tom Daley, Jack Laugher, Chris of 11 medals: 4 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze Mears, Nick Robinson-Baker, Tom Daley, to finish top of the medal table. Well done to Peter Waterfield. Team GB. As well as our British divers we welcomed two Dutch divers, diving as guests, as they tried to make the Dutch Olympic qualifying ASA National Age Groups standards after the event in Russia they Four very busy days of competition at Ponds were due to compete in was cancelled. Forge in Sheffield for our biggest National Unfortunately neither diver made their Age Group event ever – 550 entries in total required standard. from 183 divers from 20 clubs. We also welcomed a LEN observer to British Very high standard of diving with a great Championships who was evaluating the atmosphere, lots of support for the teams judging standards and offer his knowledge from parents and supporters and great to and expertise to GB Judges. see a full balcony of supporters cheering on For the first time ever at a British aquatic the divers in the simultaneous events. event we were able to test out live streaming Dawdon Trophy awarded to Crystal Palace the event to a much wider audience than just Diving Club – top club of the meet and those people sat in Ponds Forge. This was Margaret Davies Trophy to Claire Wonnacott The Thistle Trophy and Scottish National – top coach. Championships are to be held 20/11/12 to Well done to all the medallists and to those 2/12/12 and the diving events at the 2014 divers diving at their very first national event. Commonwealth Games will be hosted in Edinburgh. European Junior Diving Championships

2012 – Graz Austria Luton Challenging diving conditions at this open air The new pool in opened in late August. event in Graz due to the weather, led to events having to be postponed due to torrential rain and with the very last dive of the Group B Boys platform event taking place the next morning due to gusting winds the previous day. Congratulations to all the medallists:

New Diving Facilities Three new Diving pools have now opened across the country. All the pools are 10m diving venues so more choice to run National events. The first competition will be the Luton Challenge Invitational in November. Plymouth Registration For all events divers must be registered with the ASA as Category Two members. Registration with the ASA must be done through your Club on an annual basis. You MUST be registered 60 days before you dive in an event.

This registration covers you and other

competitors and volunteers for insurance British Gas Junior Elites was the first purposes and confirms your eligibility to dive National Competition to be held at the at an event. If in doubt please check with Plymouth Life Centre. your Club’s Membership Secretary before

entering an event. Edinburgh This membership MUST be renewed annually and runs from 1 January to 31 December! You can check your level of registration at: www.swimmingmembers.org/

Licensing of Officials There is now a requirement for judges and other officials on the national list to be licensed. This should be done by June 2013 The Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh has – and we are only allowed to use licensed been completely rebuilt within a grade A officials at any ASA / British Swimming listed building and now has some of the event. The aim is to have Senior National latest specification diving equipment and Judges licensed by end 2012. facilities for training and events.

Launch of Event Management volunteer Team. Passes must be obtained prior to programme which starts in September 2012 the competition. – see ASA website for more details.

Volunteer courses We are looking to formalise the Judging and Recording Courses across diving to introduce consistency and a recognised qualification and pathway to encourage more people to volunteer and become involved in our sport.

Future Events British National Cup 8th to 10th Feb 2013 – Plymouth Junior Elites 27th -30th March 2013 – Leeds National Skills May 2013 - Plymouth National Age Groups 27th to 30th June 2013 - Sheffield Fina Diving World Series 19th to 21st April 2013 - Edinburgh TID Games Leeds 3/4th November 2013

Club Events: White Rose 13/14th October 2012 Southampton Invitational 27/28/29th October Tynemouth Trophy – 26th October 2012 Luton Challenge 25/26th November 2012 Thistle Trophy December 2012

AASE – Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence If you are interested in the AASE programme details can be found at: General information www.swimming.org/ios/apprenticeships/ aase/what-is-aase/238/ and the Information Booklet can be downloaded from www.swimming.org/assets/uploads/libra ry/AASE_Information_Booklet_2012.pdf

Coach/Chaperone Pass for ASA National Events Last year the passes for Coaches and Chaperones who needed to be poolside at competitions was being trialled for diving. In 2013 it will be mandatory and the passes can be obtained using the forms in event packs or by contacting the ASA Events