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
The LTAD Pyramid
Training
To
win
Training
to
compete
Training to train
Learning to train
FUNdamentals
The Programme
Pyramid
Elite
Junior
Elite
Squads
Age Group
Squads
Skills Squads
TID
Lesson scheme
Tasters
Numbers
(these are subject to change)
Elite
15
Junior
Elite
Squads
22
Age Group
Squads
30
Skills Squads
40
TID
40
Lesson scheme
250
Tasters
400
Selection Criteria
Represent
GB
Competing at
National Junior Elite Level
Competing at National
Age Group Level
Skills – competing at National
Skills Level
Anyone who would like to try diving
(TID divers are chosen from ~ 2000
school children)
Training Offered
Elite
Up to 9 sessions
Junior
elite
Squads
6 sessions
Age group
Squads
4 sessions
Skills squad – 3 sessions
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
The Sharp End
Our part in British Diving since
1999
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3 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 3rd
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
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Peter Waterfield – Olympic silver medallist, World bronze
medallist, Commonwealth and European Champion
Stacie Powell – Double Olympic finalist, 4th 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
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Rosie Medlock – Junior European Champion
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Bethany Watts – National silver medalist
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Georgie Wingrove – National silver medalist
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Sarah White – National bronze medalist
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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
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Our programme coaches
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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
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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
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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