Active Nation Diving Programme The Quays Southampton

The Vision The VISION for the Active Nation Diving Programme, Southampton is : To create a high quality programme to cater for divers at all stages of development and with different aspirations and aptitudes

FUNdamentals Training to compete Training to train Learning to train Training To win The LTAD Pyramid

TID Lesson scheme Tasters Junior Elite Squads Age Group Squads Skills Squads Elite The Programme Pyramid

TID 40 Lesson scheme 250 Tasters 400 Junior Elite Squads 22 Age Group Squads 30 Skills Squads 40 Elite 15 Numbers (these are subject to change)

Anyone who would like to try diving (TID divers are chosen from ~ 2000 school children) Represent GB Selection Criteria Competing at National Age Group Level Competing at National Junior Elite Level Skills – competing at National Skills Level

TID – Initially 2 hours, up to 4.5h by end of year 1 Lesson scheme - 1x30 min lesson for 6 weeks Tasters - 1 x free 30 min lesson Junior elite Squads 6 sessions Age group Squads 4 sessions Elite Up to 9 sessions Training Offered Skills squad – 3 sessions

The Sharp End

Our part in British Diving since Olympians, 12 Senior National Team members, 13 Junior National team members leading to: Junior Europeans – 2 x gold, 5 x medals Junior Worlds – 1 x gold, 2 x medals European Champions Cup – 2 x gold, 3 x medals European Championships – 2 x bronze medals Commonwealth Games – 2 x gold, 1 x silver, 1 x 3 rd World Series – 2 x gold, 2 x bronze, 8 x finalists World Cup – 1 x silver, 2 x bronze, 16 x finalists World Championships – 1 x bronze, 7 x finalists Olympic Games – 1 x silver, 5 x finalists

Current Senior International divers Peter Waterfield – Olympic silver medallist, World bronze medallist, Commonwealth and European Champion Stacie Powell – Double Olympic finalist, 4 th in the World 2010 Max Brick – Commonwealth Champion Chris Mears – World Cup semi-finalist 2010 Gary Hunt – World Cliff High Dive Champion 2010 Jack Clewlow – World University Games 2011

Current Junior International Divers Rosie Medlock – Junior European Champion Bethany Watts – National silver medalist Georgie Wingrove – National silver medalist Sarah White – National bronze medalist Lauren Grinstead – National bronze medalist

Other Junior success 2 divers on the AASE programme 5 divers on Level 3 of the England talent programme 11 divers on Level 2 of the England talent programme 16 divers on Level 1 of the England talent programme

Our programme coaches Lindsey Fraser – Diving Development Officer for Active Nation, Director of coaching for Southampton Diving Academy, British Olympic diving coach Xinde Zhang – Chinese diving coach employed by British diving to help our quest for medals in 2012 Alex Bagiu – Senior International coach Chris Gravestock – Junior International coach 4 additional coaches who work with the England programme 8 x level 2 diving teachers 12 x level 1 diving teachers 8 x ‘helpers’ 1 x ‘trainee’

Training for funded senior divers provided in Southampton British diving fund The Quays at Southampton for 20 hours of facility use per week for the four funded divers Physio, pilates, S&C and massage = 6 hours per week Weekly meeting with LF = 1 hour Regular meetings with psychologist, and performance lifestyle = ~3 hours per month Total hours = 28 hours a week

Sports Science Support provided for funded divers Monday – Physio for senior and junior divers Tuesday – S&C at David Lloyd + massage for Peter Waterfield Wednesday – Massage for senior divers, physio for junior divers Thursday – Massage and pilates for senior divers Friday – Physio and S&C for seniors, S&C for juniors