Shiori added to her awesomely successful year with medals at the Pacific School Games held in Adelaide in November! As always, cool as a cucumber, Shiori competed in five events and came home with a 9th in the 1 metre, a 4th in the 3 metre, a 2nd in the platform and a 2nd in the synchronised event. The Victorians won the Team event. Congratulations Shiori!
2015 AWARDS
The 2015 Whitehorse Diving Club Awards have been announced. Congratulations to the following people!
2015 Diver of the Year Shiori Bak
2015 Rising Star Claire Lumsden Closely followed by Chris Harris, Caitlin Westcott and Sophie Westcott
2015 Junior Rising Star Maxim Renieris
2015 Masters Diver of the Year Pam Downing
2015 Most Improved Lauren Bignold Closely followed by Mietta Morris
Most Supportive Sophie Westcott Closely followed by Pam Downing
THANK YOU!!!!!
Whitehorse Dving Club wishes to thank Rosemary McGinnes and Yasmin Bak for their amazing service. Rosemary and Yasmin have been long standing committee members for the Club and have seen us through the two year pool closure when we all trekked to MSAC, South Melbourne, every day, then have been instrumental in securing space for the lub at both Aqualink Box Hill and Aquanation Ringwood. 2016 will see Rosemary continue in her role of President, whilst Yasmin is taking a well earned break. Thank you, both, for your invaluable assistance.
Thank you, also, to Sylvia Robertson for her continuing support with The Entertainent Book fundraising and to Beate Marsh for her continued support with the Bunnings Barbeques. Your efforts are very much appreciated!
WELCOME TO THE NEW COMMITTEE
Whitehorse Diving Club would like to welcome our new committee!! Thank you for your commitment!!
Rosemary (President) Elizabeth Nic Jennifer Nareen
We hope you find your time on the committee a pleasant and uplifting experience!
RESULTS WHITEHORSE DIVING CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Whitehorse Diving Club Championships were held over two days and at two venues affording divers the opportunity to compete in springboard, platform and synchronised events and a bombing competition! Divers competed against others at their standard. This encouraged very close and exciting competition! Thanks to all the parents, coaches, volunteers, divers who tried their hand at officiating and judging. We hope you had as much fun as the divers did, and hope that you will continue to be involved. (Its fun being right there on pooldeck, isn't it???) Thank you to Kim Heinen-Furhler who gave up her time for both sessions to judge and mentor new judges.
Synchronised Platform 1 Shiori/Chris 2 Cameron/Ripley 3 Sophie/Caitlin W 4 Maxim/Alex K
Bombing Event
157.00 152.20 142.00
173.20 169.40 165.60 154.00 151.00
230.00 225.15 224.80 202.00 188.00
264.80 238.90 209.00
313.60 298.80 281.40 274.60 263.00
348.60 320.30 311.00 307.70 298.60
199.40 199.40 196.70
158.90 155.30 151.20 143.40
248.20 240.00
303.40
125.40 116.20
229.20 203.00 183.00
199.00 188.80 186.00 181.40
WHITEHORSE DIVING CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
Save the Date!!!! Saturday 5 December 2015.
Whitehorse Diving Club Championships will be held at two pools over two sessions on Saturday 5 December. The spring- board events will be held at our home pool, Aqualink Box Hill whilst the platform and synchronised events will be held at Aquanation, Ringwood.
ALL divers are able to compete! The competitions are run as a graded format rather than as an age group format. This gives all divers an opportunity to dive with others of similar skill level. Once entries close, divers will be placed in an event appropriate to their skill level.
Everyone - divers, parents, supporters - has the opportunity to be involved. Come and learn how to be an official! There are many positions:
Judge, table, referee, announcer, marshal, setting and packing up. You can register to help on the event page.
DATE: ENTRIES CLOSE: SHEETS DUE:
Saturday 5 December 2015 Friday 20 November 2015 Thursday 28 November - Thursday 3 December 2015 Manual sheets filled in at training
THE YEAR IN DIVING CDs
For the first time, we are offering CDs of each diver’s diving. The CD will contain a short feature following the diver’s journey over the year.
Pre-orders are encouraged, as it takes weeks to put these stories together.
Whitehorse Diving held a fundraising BBQ at Bunnings Box Hill, Middleborough Road, Box Hill South on Saturday 12th September. So many volunteers! Thank you to everyone who helped. Special thanks to Beate, our organiser! The funds raised at this BBQ are going directly to our proposed dryland facility.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!
WHITEHORSE DIVERS BRING HOME DIVING VICTORIA AWARDS
F GRADE MEN PENNANT WINNER Whitehorse Diving Club Maxim Renieris Jackary Lengliu
F GRADE WOMEN PENNANT WINNER Whitehorse Diving Club Mietta Morris Caitlin Silva Juliet Edwards Alison Chong Mia Daniels Georgie Mitchell FEMALE MASTERS DIVER OF THE YEAR Pam Downing
FINALISTS Olivia Carter, Female Masters Diver of the Year Shiori Bak, Female Junior Elite Diver of the Year
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!
NATIONAL JUNIOR ELITE CHAMPIONSHIPS SUCCESS!
Shiori Bak added to an already successful season by achieving three personal best performances and bringing home a silver medal for platform at the National Junior Elite Diving Championships held in Sydney!
Shiori is proving to be a cool, calm, collected competitor in tough competitions, a quality that will stand her in good stead as she strives towards her goals.
Fantastic result, Shiori! Looking forward to seeing what you do in the coming season!!!
News 2015
JULY SCHOOL HOLIDAY CLASSES BOOK NOW!
Diving classes will be held durig week ONE of the July holidays! Book now to reserve your place. Friends are welcome to have a dive during the New Diver sessions!
NB: We are awaiting confirmation on some time slots - these are clearly marked, Please choose an alternative session in case some sessions are not available.
SUCCESS AT VICTORIAN JUNIOR ELITE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND PACIFIC SCHOOL GAMES TRIALS!
Congratulations to Shiori Bak for competing brilliantly over a massive weekend of SIX high stakes competitions! On Friday and Saturday, Shiori competed in three events at the Victorian Junior Elite Championships, followed by a further three events on Sunday at the Pacific School Games Trials!
Shiori performed consistently on all three days to win five events, with a second in the sixth. The three wins on Sunday earned her a place on the Victorian Pacific School Games Team. A calm competitor, Shiori's quality diving saw her win some of her events by more than 30 points - a huge margin in a sport where results are often determined by less than a point! Interestingly, all of Shiori's performances were personal bests of within a few points of being so. And, of course, the most important thing is that she had FUN competing! That's what its all about, folks!
Shiori is now preparing for the Australian Junior Elite Championships which will be held in Sydney in early July. After that, she will be training for the Pacific School Games to be held in November. The Pacific School Games is an international competition, and Shiori will have a chance to meet and dive with people from New Zealand, China, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore and other states of Australia.
Best of luck with the future, Shiori!
2015 AGE NATIONALS SUCCESS!
Congratulations to Pam Downing and Sarah Gardner for their outstanding performances at the 2015 Age Group National Championships!!!!!!
Sarah came back from injury and illness to compete the best she has ever competed - against THE toughest competition ever seen in the 19-29 1 metre springboard. Achieving 6th place, Sarah says the highlight of her event was her back dive!!!!! Congratulations Sarah!
Pam competed in the 50+ 3 metre and 1 metre events against women more than 15 years her junior. Pam earned her 4th place in the 3 metre event with solid technique and clean lines. In the 1 metre event, Pam took a bronze medal as a result of consistent diving with good technique. Congratulations Pam!
TERM 2 BOOKINGS AVAILABLE
Click the BOOK TERM LESSONS button at the top of this page to book your Term 2 classes.
NEW PROGRAMS WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK!
AQUALINK MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS FOR WDC MEMBERS
Whitehorse Diving has organised a club discount if we buy club memberships in bulk (at the same time). So, if you are interested, please let us know via the button below.
IMPROMPTU MINI TRAINING CAMP SAT 6 JUNE - MON 8 JUNE
There are 6 places for aspiring divers to join the state and national level divers in a mini training camp over this coming long weekend!
Saturday: 4pm-7pm Aqualink, Box Hill Sunday: 8am-11am MSAC, Albert Park Monday: 5pm-8pm Aqualink, Box Hill
Program: Saturday: Strength and conditioning Goal setting Springboard session
Monday: Strength and conditioning Video analysis Sprigboard session
Cost:Maximum cost: $90 Reduced fees: Dependent on your current program
Conditions:
Participants must attend all sessions and for the full duration of each session
Bookings essential
Mini Camp may not be used as makeup lessons
Divers must be registered club members
BRING A FRIEND WEEK
Monday 27th April - Saturday 2nd May The second week of the diving term - Monday 27th April to Saturday 2nd May - is Bring a Friend Week! You can register a friend to come into YOUR session by registering themfor a tryout and putting your name and the session you have invited them to in the "Previous Experience" box. The class itself is free, although there is a $5 charge for insurance. Remember the diving pool is deep - so they need to be able to swim comfortably in deep water.
2015 AGE NATIONALS SUCCESS!
Congratulations to Pam Downing and Sarah Gardner for their outstanding performances at the 2015 Age Group National Championships!!!!!!
Sarah came back from injury and illness to compete the best she has ever competed - against THE toughest competition ever seen in the 19-29 1 metre springboard. Achieving 6th place, Sarah says the highlight of her event was her back dive!!!!! Congratulations Sarah!
Pam competed in the 50+ 3 metre and 1 metre events against women more than 15 years her junior. Pam earned her 4th place in the 3 metre event with solid technique and clean lines. In the 1 metre event, Pam took a bronze medal as a result of consistent diving with good technique. Congratulations Pam!
FOCUS PROGRAM STARTING!!!
FOCUS is finally here! FOCUS is a holistic approach to diving providing an entire pathway for divers to follow their dreams from beginner through to Olympian!! The philosophy of FOCUS is to allow a diver to achieve their goals in conjunction with leading a full life outside the pool!