Category: Diving

Action continued in Edinburgh as the Scottish National & Open Diving Championships entered its second day at the Royal Commonwealth Pool. On home soil Edinburgh Diving Club divers continued to deliver strong results, with a number of national medallists across age groups and disciplines. One of those divers was European Junior medallist Libby Duke, who… Continue reading Scots continue hunt for silverware at national championships

Scotland’s leading divers were in promising form on day one of the Scottish National & Open Championships as athletes fought for open and national titles. Shane McConnell batted aside fierce competition from his Edinburgh Diving Club teammates to win the Scottish National title, and overall bronze in the 1m Springboard – in a battle that… Continue reading Divers take to boards on day one of national championships

The Scottish National Diving Championships return to their usual format this weekend in Edinburgh, following last year’s incorporation within the British Diving Cup. The Royal Commonwealth Pool will play host to 68 athletes from eight clubs, over three days of quality diving in the Scottish Capital, with action beginning tomorrow (November 29th). Some of Scotland’s… Continue reading Scottish divers to battle for national titles in Edinburgh this weekend

A nine-strong British team of junior divers will head to the Brazilian seaside city of Rio de Janeiro for the World Aquatics Junior Diving Championships from 24 November – 1 December 2024. Included is Aberdeen Diving Club athlete Noah Penman, who was a double medallist at the summer’s European Junior Diving Championships. The Anna Sless-coached… Continue reading Penman headed to World Juniors

Following an eight year absence from an individual Olympic final, Grace Reid put herself in the top 10 competitors in the Women’s 3m Springboard at the end of a thrilling three days of competition. After navigating through the highs and lows and prelims and semi-finals, Grace (Dive London) had secured a concrete placing in the… Continue reading Reid secures Olympic Top 10 finish

For the second time in her 14-year senior career, Grace Reid will appear in an individual Olympic final, after qualifying for tomorrow’s Women’s 3m Springboard Olympic final this morning. Exercising the demons of the Tokyo Olympics, where Grace failed to qualify for the same final, the Dive London athlete will look to secure her highest… Continue reading Grace Reid qualifies for 3m Olympic final

Grace Reid is without doubt one of the most experienced divers on the British team and for the multi-international medallist, Paris will be her third consecutive Olympic Games. Edinburgh-born Grace, under the tutelage of coach Jen Leeming at Edinburgh Diving Club, first propelled herself onto the international stage when she was selected for the 2010… Continue reading Olympics Preview: Grace Reid

Scottish divers were part of an extremely successful Aquatics GB group which competed at the European Junior Diving Championships last week in Rzeszow, Poland. Whilst Noah Penman (Aberdeen Diving Club) took two medals on the international stage last season, he went one better this year, with a sensational silver medal in the Boys A 1m… Continue reading Scots divers secure European Junior silverware in Poland