The first full day of competition at the Scottish National and Open Diving Championships, taking place at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh, provided events across springboard and platform competitions, for open and age group divers. Team England’s Commonwealth Games bronze medallist for the event, Jordan Houlden (City of Sheffield Diving Club), finished on top… Continue reading Strong start from Houlden and Birch in Edinburgh
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Scottish Diving Nationals start with Super Synchro competition
Scotland’s flagship Diving competition got underway at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh on Thursday, with a group of concurrent synchro events. In what was a short opening session, ahead of a bumper weekend, three groups of winners were crowned Open Champions in the first events in the competition – Men’s and Women’s Platform Synchro,… Continue reading Scottish Diving Nationals start with Super Synchro competition
Volunteer Development Strategy sessions
Scottish Swimming is in the process of creating a new Volunteer Development Strategy designed to support and develop existing volunteers as well as enable clubs to attract new volunteers into our sport.  To support the development of the Scottish Swimming Volunteer Strategy, it is important that the volunteer community is consulted as part of the… Continue reading Volunteer Development Strategy sessions
Coaching Futures 2023-24 cohort
Coaching Futures is sportscotland’s performance athlete-to-coach apprenticeship scheme. The aim of the programme is to assist Scottish Governing Bodies of Sport to utilise the experience of performance athletes and create opportunities for them to transition into coaching. The apprenticeship provides a unique opportunity to ‘earn while you learn’ by focusing on the development of coaching… Continue reading Coaching Futures 2023-24 cohort
Mabbott part of World Junior team heading to Canada
Edinburgh diver Danny Mabbott will be part of the 17-strong British Diving team heading to next month’s World Junior Championships in Montreal, Canada (27th November – 4th December). Mabbott, who made his senior international debut for Scotland at Birmingham 2022, was also on the GB team which competed at the European Junior Diving Championships in… Continue reading Mabbott part of World Junior team heading to Canada
Golden finale for Scottish divers
It may have taken to the final day of competition, but James Heatly and Grace Reid ensured that Team Scotland Aquatics leave Birmingham with the highest medal tally from any Commonwealth Games, beating the 12 won in Melbourne back in 2006. Aquatics’ thirteenth medal of the Games came in the mixed 3m synchronised springboard event.… Continue reading Golden finale for Scottish divers
Divers look to finish Birmingham Games on a high
Scottish athletes continued to battle hard on the diving board at Sandwell Aquatics Centre on the penultimate day of competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. With one more morning of competition remaining the team are looking to finish on a high. Grace Reid and Clara Kerr were in action in the final of the… Continue reading Divers look to finish Birmingham Games on a high
2022 Commonwealth Games Day 4. 10m platform and 3m springboard prelims
Three Scottish athletes in action at the pool this morning on the penultimate day of the diving competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. On a morning that saw most athletes in the event fall short of their best, Angus Menmuir (Edinburgh Diving Club) held his nerve, finishing his 10m platform programme strongly for a… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 4. 10m platform and 3m springboard prelims
Heatly just misses out on 3m springboard medal
James Heatly fought tooth and nail to get himself into a position to challenge for a medal in the final of the 3m springboard on the third day of diving at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Heatly and Edinburgh Diving Club training partner, Ross Beattie, made modest starts to their programmes with Heatly then improving round… Continue reading Heatly just misses out on 3m springboard medal
2022 Commonwealth Games Diving Day 3 3m springboard prelims
James Heatly and Ross Beattie (Edinburgh Diving Club) both secured their place in the 3m springboard final on day three of the diving competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Heatly qualified fourth overall for the final with a total points tally of 423.40. Saving his best dive for the final round, Heatly executed his… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Diving Day 3 3m springboard prelims