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DIVING AUSTRALIA

2011 – 2012 ANNUAL REPORT

Diving Australia Annual Report 2011-2012

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CONTENTS

DIVING AUSTRALIA INC. 3 MESSAGE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION 5 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 6 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT 10 FINANCIAL REPORT 37 MEMBER ASSOCIATION REPORTS 49 Diving New South Wales 49 Diving Queensland 52 Diving South Australia 55 Diving Tasmania 58 Diving Victoria 61 Western Australian Diving Association 66


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VISION Diving… A united sport that works for its People. Innovative, Growing, Committed and Successful MISSION To provide leadership and management of Diving Australia through a sustainable and progressive national framework that develops and promotes participation and enjoyment in diving for everyone.


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MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS Diving New South Wales Diving Queensland Diving South Australia Diving Tasmania Diving Victoria Western Australian Diving Association

OFFICE BEARERS

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT Chairman Ashley Wilson Board Members (elected) David Lyons Steven Barnett Sarina Bratton Robert Jamieson Independent Director Stephen Abbott

SELECTION COMMITTEE Chairman Graeme Rose Committee Members Hui Tong Dean Pullar Matthew Adamson

COACHING COMMITTEE Chairman Margaret Pierce Committee Members Ashley Wilson Barbi Donnet Mary Godden

OFFICIATING COMMITTEE Chairman/NTOC Wendy Pullar Committee Members Valerie Beddoe, AM Eric Brooker Mary Godden

NATIONAL OFFICE Chief Executive Officer Mary Godden High Performance Manager Graeme Rose National Technical Manager Valerie Beddoe, AM National TID Co-ordinator Chantelle Newbery, OAM National Coaching Director Margaret Pierce National Coach Hui Tong Administration Officer Jodie Gillam

AFFILIATIONS Australian Swimming Inc. Federation Internationale Natation (FINA)


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Message from the Australian Sports Commission The Australian Government is committed to increasing participation in sport and for our high performance athletes to excel on the world stage. Sport not only inspires and unites; it also promotes community involvement and active lifestyles. The Olympic and Paralympic Games is an exciting time for Australians and highlights the substantial contribution of sport to the Australian community, from athletes competing in the Games to those involved in weekend club competition and social play, as well as parents and volunteers. Australia’s performance at the London Olympic and Paralympic Games is the culmination of extensive long-term efforts across the Australian high performance sector. Following the Games, there will be opportunity to celebrate our success and critically review our next steps to ensure we focus and align our efforts to deliver the best possible results on the world stage. It is two years since the Australian Government delivered its new vision for sport through Australian Sport: The Pathway to Success. As a result the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) received an increase in recurrent funding. Since then, we have focused on implementing our new plans, delivering key programs, supporting national sporting organisations (NSOs) to deliver participation and high performance outcomes while also assisting with building there capacity and improving collaboration, alignment and effectiveness within the Australian sport sector. The 2012 Budget delivered a continuation of the Active After-school Communities program. This will enable primary school-aged children across the country the opportunity to embed sport and physical activity into their daily life. We will continue working with sporting organisations at all levels to ensure the program provides maximum value to sports and supports the transition of program participants into local clubs. The Prime Minister’s Olympic and Paralympic Challenges were a unique way for primary school children to capture the Olympic spirit and create their own Olympic journey. This initiative encouraged and inspired children to get active, have fun and earn rewards. This, coupled with participation programs delivered by NSOs, continues the Australian Government’s commitment to ensuring greater access to the benefits of sport. The support received from the Australian Government for Australian sport is essential and plays an integral role in connecting our young sporting participants with their dreams of podium success in the future. This is an exciting and challenging time for Australian sport. The Australian Sports Commission looks

forward to working with sporting organisations, state and territory institutes and academies of sport and

departments of sport and recreation, to promote access to, and participation in sport. Together we can

promote an active lifestyle and develop sporting champions now and into the future.

Mr David Gallop Acting Chairman Board of the Australian Sports Commission


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CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

As the current Olympic cycle comes to a close, I have pleasure in presenting to you the 2011-2012 Annual Report for Diving Australia (DA). While it has been an extremely busy year as we prepare for the 2012 Olympic Games, there have been a number of highlights:

o 2 medals at the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai o Gold medal wins by Ethan Warren at the 2012 FINA German Grand Prix & 2012 FINA Canadian

Grand Prix

o Qualification for 12 of 14 positions for 2012 Olympic Games

o Successful 2012 Olympic Trials and selection of team for the 2012 Olympic Games in London

o Appointment of Valerie Beddoe to position of National Technical Manager

o Appointment of Christian Brooker to ASC Coaching Scholarship Program

o Conduct of 2011 Elite Junior Championships – first national diving event at newly completed SA

Aquatic & Leisure Centre

o Establishment of NTID Program in SA with coach Zhu Shanming.

o Conduct of first National ED Program Camp incorporating five SIS/SAS programs

o Selection of Mathew Helm for AIS International Coach Study Tour to 2012 Olympic Games in

London

o Conduct of FINA Diving Certification Course in Adelaide for technical officials

o Trial introduction of Kinetic Athletic software to capture athlete training and wellness data

The focus for the past year for Diving Australia has clearly been on the selection and preparation of the Australian Team for the XXX Olympic Games in London which culminated in the Olympic Trials in Adelaide in February. The official announcement of the 2012 Australian Olympic Diving Team was held in Brisbane on 29 May with the team of ten athletes and four officials enjoying a celebratory lunch with DA Board Members and AOC Athlete Liaison Officer, Steve Waugh. The makeup of the team was a reflection of the tight contest in all of the women’s events with seven girls nominated to compete in London. The quality of the diving and competition at the Trials, particularly in the women’s platform event, was outstanding. It was a little different in the men’s events with great diving but small numbers competing with three athletes chosen to represent Australia in London. Attracting a greater number of boys to our sport is a challenge that the Board is working on. I would like to congratulate the DA Selection Committee for their commitment and enthusiasm in ensuring the 2012 Olympic Team was of the highest standard to allow us to win medals in London. The selection of former NTID athlete, Brittany Broben, to the team was proof of the effectiveness and potential of the NTID program. Brittany was one of two former NTID athletes to participate in the Trials. It is the view of the Board that the future success of Diving at the international level is dependent on a robust and integrated National TID program. A national camp was held in January for close to thirty NTID athletes from four programs which was an outstanding success.

While most sports were concentrating on preparing for the Olympics, the Australian Sports Commission was focussing on improving the reporting and planning aspects of the Olympic sports. With the introduction of the Annual Sport Performance Review (ASPR) process sports will be required to change to an annual assessment process shifting away from the traditional four-yearly funding approach. The ASPR process will deliver a more contemporary, annual performance review framework aimed at helping sports to focus on their long term planning. It is a reflection of the ASC’s commitment to getting the right balance of providing sports with certainty but achieving accountability for Government investment. The process also supports the ASC’s commitment to supporting a more united sport sector approach to help achieve the agreed objectives of the National Sport and Active Recreation Framework. It is the responsibility of the ASC Board to allocate funding to support the Australian Government’s sport policy outcome of international success and the ASC will continue to work closely with its sport partners to collectively achieve sustained international success.


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The Annual Sport Performance Review is a critical part of the ASC’s strategic direction for sport. It forms the cornerstone of the assessment of NSO performance and therefore the level of Australian Government investment in each sport. The ASPR will be more effective in monitoring the impact of the government’s investment in sport. Six principles have been identified for the annual Sport Performance Review with a clear message that NSOs are responsible for the development of their sport in Australia and that funding is not an automatic entitlement but is based on how an NSO can contribute to achieving government outcomes. To assess the high performance program of a sport, the ASC will review the sport’s performance at the three most recent benchmark events with a key determinant of success being performances at Olympic Games. NSO planning and performance are at the centre of the ASC’s strategic approach with monitoring of progress against HP plans through the Pathway to Podium (P2P) framework. Another key requirement is collaboration with all stakeholders in the planning process. Given that Diving is a multi-medal sport and acknowledging our responsibility to invest Government funding in the most effective way to achieve medals at Olympic Games, the Board continues to drive a national leadership approach to the high performance program. The DA High Performance Plan has been adopted which includes DA protocols for streamlining the delivery of elite programs. The protocols outline the roles of the individual HP programs, daily training environment requirements, training loads and volumes, selection criteria for HP squad selection, athlete obligations, annual plans, camps program, performance enhancement, monitoring, evaluation and feedback and life balance. The structure is now in place and our main task is to now communicate it widely to our stakeholders to get a ‘whole-of-sport’ approach to high performance across the sport. The Australian and State Governments are pivotal to the ongoing development and success of our sport and their assistance is greatly appreciated. I express special thanks to ASC CEO, Simon Hollingsworth, outgoing AIS Director, Professor Peter Fricker and Gavin Hunt, ASC Senior NSO Partnership Manager for the many ways they provide support and assistance to our sport. Diving received $1,996,130 in funding from the ASC in 2011-2012 of which 98.4% was allocated for the High Performance Program.

The above amount includes funding for the Australian Institute of Sport program, which forms part of the DA Centre of Excellence in Brisbane. The AIS is the cornerstone of Diving’s HP program and is a valuable asset to Diving Australia receiving wide and varied support from the ASC in Canberra. Head Coach, Hui Tong, and his Assistant Coach, Chen Xiangning, work hard and are very committed to conducting a professional, world class program for athletes looking to win medals for Australia. The program is well serviced by AIS Sports Performance Manager, Deb Waser. A research project being conducted through the AIS Diving program in partnership with the CSIRO and the CFD focusing on Computational Fluid Dynamics is well underway with funding secured well into next year. Direct financial support to athletes becomes paramount as athletes prepare for an Olympic Games and a range of support was available for athletes over the past year – the ASC Direct Athlete Support Program, the DA Direct Athlete Support Program, the AOC Medal Incentive Scheme, prizemoney from FINA World Series and Grand Prixs. Funding through these programs is based on performances at the annual benchmark event. This support is greatly appreciated by the athletes and gives them options as they prepare for major competitions and particularly the 2012 Olympic Games. On top of the generous support of the Australian Government, Diving Australia is very fortunate to conduct five high performance centres which are funded by the various state governments through the state institutes and academies of sport. This assistance is vital for Diving Australia to build a large talent pool which underpins our national teams and squads. With a goal of a nationally driven high performance program, Diving Australia allocated over $300,000 in 2011-12 to assist in the delivery of a high level daily training environment for all athletes and coaches in the elite pathway. Strengthening the relationships with our program partners is a high priority with the DA Board and will continue to be a priority over the next year. Special thanks to the team from NSWIS for providing world class facilities and assistance in preparing members of the National Squad for international events. Australian teams made up of National Squad, Development Squad and “Target 2012” squad athletes participated in a number of FINA World Series events and all FINA Grand Prix events during 2011-2012. A further opportunity was given to 12 developmental divers who participated in the 2012 Great Britain Elite Junior Diving Championships. These competitions are essential in preparing our athletes for major competitions given our remoteness and lack of competition opportunities in the region.


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Following on from our outstanding success at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games in Delhi, we were fortunate to receive confirmation of $225,000 over three years from the ACGA in the lead up to Edinburgh in 2014. This ongoing support from the Australian Commonwealth Games Association is of great assistance in preparing athletes for this important event. Our genuine thanks to ACGA CEO, Perry Crosswhite and Diana Gallagher for their ongoing support and assistance to Diving. A number of our athletes and officials joined members of the organising committee for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in celebrating the announcement of the success of the Gold Coast bid for the Games in November. It promises to be a great Commonwealth Games.

The AOC does a magnificent job in organising and managing the Australian Team competing at the Olympic Games. They are extremely helpful and efficient in providing a stress free preparation and arrival at the Games for all our athletes and officials. With a goal of finishing in the Top 5 nations at the London Olympic Games, we look forward to being part of the medal tally. I would like to thank John Coates, AOC President, Craig Phillips, AOC Secretary-General, Fiona de Jong and the team for their ongoing support and recognition of Diving. Chantelle Newbery’s term on the AOC Athletes’ Commission will come to a close at the 2012 Olympic Games and the DA Board has endorsed Loudy Wiggins’ nomination for the next four years. The newly completed world class aquatic facility at Marion has provided the venue for three national diving championships and an Olympic Trials over the past year. These events have provided DA with the opportunity to become very familiar with the facility in the lead up to the 2012 FINA World Junior Diving Championships. Much of the planning and preparation for the Championships is well underway with special thanks to the staff of the SAALC for their assistance and generosity. Special thanks to DSA and in particular volunteer, David Hinks, who has created an amazing website for the event. Special mention also to Sue Lewis, Daryl Hocking and Barbi Donnet for their creativity and enthusiasm in their desire to deliver an outstanding event. We look forward to welcoming over 300 of our international friends to Adelaide in October. While the Board focuses heavily on the high performance aspect of the sport, it also places great value on growing the foundation aspects of the sport such as coaching, officiating and participation.

At the final function for the 2012 Age Championships members were informed that Margaret Pierce was resigning from her position as National Coaching Co-ordinator. Margaret has provided an outstanding service to our coaches over a long period. We wish Margaret a very happy life in her new home in Byron Bay. DA Level 6/FINA list judge, Eric Brooker, was selected by FINA to represent Australia at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. This is an outstanding honour and a wonderful achievement by Eric who was also selected by FINA to officiate at the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai. Congratulations to Eric on his appointment. Opportunities for five DA Level 6/FINA list judges were offered to attend FINA World Series and FINA Grand Prix events over the past year. Wendy Pullar continues to work very hard to provide education and assessments at all national events giving all members the opportunity to progress through the officiating pathway. All Level 4, 5 and 6 judges were invited to attend the FINA Diving Certification Course conducted by DA in conjunction with the 2011-12 Open Championships in Adelaide. FINA TDC members Kathy Seaman from Canada and Michael Geissbuhler from Switzerland facilitated the course and praised the high standard of our judges. History will be created when FINA include High Diving on the program for the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona. It will be full medal event and an opportunity for Diving to raise its profile worldwide. Diving Australia conducts three levels of competition to give all athletes and officials in our sport the opportunity to participate at whatever level they choose. It was a busy competition year for DA with the Olympic Trials conducted on top of the three successful national championships. Venues for national events in 2011-12 were Adelaide and Melbourne and I would like to extend our appreciation for the ongoing support for our sport from the various venue management teams in all states. The use of Dive Recorder for competition management continues to grow making it very easy to follow the events, access results and analyse the performance of the technical officials.


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On a personal note I would like to acknowledge my sincere appreciation to the members of the Board, DA staff, athletes, coaches, officials and our many partners for their continuing commitment and support in assisting Diving Australia to achieve our strategic objectives. Directly related to the success of Diving is the DA office which has three full-time and two part-time staff members. I would like to thank CEO, Mary Godden and her committed and enthusiastic team for their excellence during the year. While this report relates to the 2011-12 financial year, I am taking this opportunity to share some thoughts on changes in the elite sporting environment. Diving recently had its post Olympic P2P meeting where representatives of the ASC, AIS and state institutes attended. There was considerable discussion in relation to the whole Australian High Performance sports system, review of Australia’s 2012 Olympic results and discussion re the way forward given Australia’s overall less than expected results across all sports. A sentiment that was put to us was that Australian HP sport had become too focused on the athlete and not focused enough on performance. I believe this philosophy will be a factor that will impact on all sports including diving over the next 4 years. As I have previously mentioned the planning, monitoring, reporting relating to how ASC funds are spent will have an increasingly commercial flavour. The ASC has made it very clear that their investment in sports like diving is all about achieving Olympic medals. In this tougher economic climate the ASC is wanting to see a direct and clear link between how ASC funds are spent via NSO’s like diving and Olympic medals. I have no doubt as a result we will see some changes in our sport that will affect all stakeholders. Unless we change we don’t improve, i.e. we just deliver more of the same. Change however is often challenging as it can mean a shift in how funds or other resources are allocated in line with shifts in strategic direction and impetus. I think Diving’s biggest challenge is to ensure its sustainability as a top 3 world diving nation. This will only be achieved by constantly questioning our own planning and execution and making improvements on a real time basis. The biggest risk to Diving Australia’s success is failing to have the necessary focus on key strategic issues, failing to be a cohesive and collaborative organization in terms of stakeholders and failing to leverage resources where it makes sense across the country. A frustration for our DA and also State level administrators continues to be the differing demands put on them respectively by federal and state governments who often have different priorities. As a result state and national bodies are often caught up in the middle which has the potential to lead to disagreement and debate. I urge all stakeholders to try and embrace the “Green and Gold” philosophy as a reference point for decision making and planning. I believe to date our DA board has managed to balance all these issues quite well and I believe the DA board will continue to do so as well as provide strong and stable leadership. I thank all individuals in DA for the part they play in our sport. The passion amongst athletes, coaches, administrators and other volunteers is always evident and especially when competitions are held. I have no doubt the next four years leading up to Rio will be challenging and also exciting and rewarding for Diving Australia. . Ashley Wilson Chairman


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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT

The 2010-2014 Strategic Plan was the basis for Diving Australia’s operations over the year as set out in the 2011-2012 operational plan. These objectives are jointly embraced and delivered by both the Board of DA and our six member associations.

KEY RESULT AREA 1: GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Objective: To ensure Diving provides strong leadership, efficient and effective management to ensure a professional, sustainable and compliant organisation. Strategic Priorities for the management area included:

Strong leadership and compliance based on sound governance principles

Sustainable operational performance

Good financial management practices

Improved relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders

Effective marketing, promotion and community awareness

Effective identification and management of organisational risks The ‘whole-of-sport’ approach continues to be a priority within the Australian sporting environment. This concept is strongly driven by the Australian Sports Commission and requires wide collaboration with all stakeholders to become a reality. It is a key component of the ASC’s annual assessment of Diving. Following the 2011 Annual General Meeting the Board again elected Ashley Wilson as Chairman of Diving Australia. This was Ashley’s fourth consecutive year as Chairman. David Lyons was re-elected to the Board and long term Board Member, Robyn Arlow, completed her term and was replaced by Robert Jamieson. Appointed Director, Stephen Abbott, continued in his role maintaining a Board size of six members. The Board met on four occasions to ensure the organisation met all compliancy requirements and achieved the outcomes set out in the operational plan. Risk Management was the theme for the two-day Diving Australia/State Association annual workshop. Amelia Lynch from Lander and Roger co-ordinated the workshop which formed the basis of a Risk Management Policy for DA and the member associations. An open session looking at the achievements of the Association over the past year and the plans for the following year was also held. It was a challenging year for the Board as they oversaw the finalisation of the 2012 Olympic Games Selection Policy in conjunction with the Australian Olympic Committee. It was imperative that the policy was fair and equal for all athletes but contained world class standards to ensure a good result at the Games. A minor change to the policy was required at the second stage of selection but no appeals were received on the final team selection. As we come to the end of the last year in the current quadrennium, we acknowledge the enormous level of support from the Australian Sports Commission which totalled over $8 million over the four years. This support from Diving Australia’s major sponsor has given us the opportunity to conduct a world class high performance program. The ASC is also a valuable partner in assisting DA to manage and lead its program and to be accountable through the P2P meeting process. Base funding for 2011-2012 was $1,389,000 which was allocated to Diving Australia for high performance and participation. Total funding of $2,117,900 was received from the ASC in 2011-2012 across a number of programs as set out below:


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ASC Grant Amount Base Funding - High Performance $1,361,800

Base Funding – Development $27,200

AIS Diving Program $607,130

ASC Direct Athlete Support Funding $110,000

Performance Analysis $11,770

TOTAL $2,117,900

Diving maintained its Tier 1 status with the ASC reflecting its multi-medal winning capacity. The Board’s ongoing priority was strengthening the high performance network to build up the talent pool underpinning the national squads and teams. This was done with the aim of winning 2-3 medals in London. Two benchmark events were conducted in this financial year. The 2011 FINA World Championships and the 2012 FINA Diving World Cup, the test event for the 2012 Olympic Games. The AOC provided funding for both events along with funding to those athletes who won medals at the 2011 benchmark event through the Adidas Medial Incentive Scheme. Diving Australia’s representative on the AOC Athletes’ Commission, Chantelle Newbery, continued to make a valuable contribution in the last year of her term. The AOC funding to Diving for the 2011-2012 year was:

Grant Amount Benchmark competition funding Medal Incentive Scheme direct athlete funding

$60,000 $46,800

TOTAL $106,800

The Australian Commonwealth Games Association continued their generous support of Diving Australia by announcing that they would provide $225,000 over three years as part of the “Go Glasgow” Team Preparation Program. In 2011-2012 Diving Australia received $32,250 along with $21,000 under the Australian Junior Commonwealth Games Squad program for athletes participating in the 2012 Great Britain Elite Junior Championships. With the ACGA the major organisation providing funding for junior athletes, their assistance is very much appreciated.

Grant Amount “Go Glasgow” Team Preparation Funding Australian Junior Commonwealth Games Squad funding

$32,250 $21,000

TOTAL $53,250

There was a large amount of activity in the year leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games which is reflected in the 2011-2012 financial statements for Diving Australia with a loss of $23,560. DA investments while still being impacted by the global financial crisis have gradually improved over the year and are back at parity with the original investment. Andrew Heath provided part-time finance services for Diving Australia and ensured good financial management and practices continued. We are fortunate to receive assistance with the financial management of the association from Board Members, Stephen Abbott and David Lyons, who make up the Finance and Audit Committee. Media interest grew consistently over the year as a consequence of the selection process which commenced in December 2011 and culminated at the AOC Team Announcement in Brisbane on 29 May. DA Media Manager, John Purnell, co-ordinated the media coverage and worked closely with the AOC media department to create a lot of print and television interest. DA also produced individual postcards for all team members along with a team poster. .


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A large amount of time was spent over the past year in planning for the 2012 FINA World Junior Diving Championships. The newly completed SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre was chosen as the venue for the event which will provide excellent facilities for our international athletes. DSA volunteer, David Hinks, has spent many hours creating a fabulous website for the event which includes multi-media features. Barbi Donnet was appointed as Event Manager in February 2012 joining Competition Management team Sue Lewis and Daryl Hocking. The office of Diving Australia continues to operate out of the DA Centre of Excellence at the Sleeman Centre in Brisbane with three full-time and three part-time employees. Kate Abbott resigned from her position in October and John Purnell finished his contract with Diving Australia at the end of June after a very busy year. Diving Australia is very fortunate to be co-located with the AIS Diving Program at the Sleeman Sports Complex at Chandler and is very grateful for the ongoing support of the AIS and the Sleeman Centre Management in providing this valuable opportunity.

KEY RESULT AREA 2: HIGH PERFORMANCE

Objectives:

To be ranked within the top 3 Diving nations

To win three medals at the 2012 London Olympic Games

To effectively integrate and utilise all available high performance resources across Australia through leadership by the DA Centre of Excellence

The strategic priorities adopted by the Board of Diving Australia to ensure a high level of success in this key result area included:

Leading and driving the DA High Performance Program to enable the current elite athletes to excel and to develop the next generation of elite athletes and coaches

Engagement by all stakeholders in DA High Performance plan Maximising all available HP resources Comprehensive competition & camps program for national squads Engagement and support for world class coaches and officials Supportive sports science/medicine programs Effective anti-doping program

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Over the past year the ASC has introduced the Annual Sport Performance Review (ASPR) which requires an annual assessment process which is a shift away from the traditional four-yearly funding approach. One of the principles of the ASPR is that NSOs are responsible for the development of their sport in Australia and that funding is not an automatic entitlement but is based on how an NSO can contribute to achieving government outcomes. NSOs are accountable and will be measured on the targets set out in the DA High Performance Plan.

The process also supports the ASC’s commitment to supporting a more united sport sector approach to help achieve the agreed objectives of the National Sport and Active Recreation Framework. It is the responsibility of the ASC Board to allocate funding to support the Australian Government’s sport policy outcome of international success and the ASC will continue to work closely with its sport partners to collectively achieve sustained international success. The DA High Performance Plan is the vehicle whereby Diving Australia set out its plans to win medals in Rio and beyond. It is critical that there is a ‘whole-of-sport’ approach and that the plan is understood and embraced by all stakeholders. To achieve this requires strong communication and consultation on the HP plan. NSO planning and performance are at the centre of the ASC’s strategic approach with monitoring of progress against HP plans through the Pathway to Podium (P2P) framework. The first P2P meeting was held in Adelaide on 14 October which included key stakeholders from DA, the ASC, AIS and the SIS/SAS programs. A HP Planning meeting was also held in Melbourne from 30 November to 1 December 2011.


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To facilitate communication through the HP network, the 2011 High Performance Program Coaches Workshop was conducted on the Gold Coast from 26-27 August. Participants included:

Organisation Name Position Diving Australia Ashley Wilson Chairman Mary Godden CEO Graeme Rose HPM Valerie Beddoe NTM Kate Abbott NPC Chantelle Newbery NTID Co-ordinator Australian Sports Commission Gavin Hunt ASC Senior NSO Partnership

Manager Peter Sharp Head of HP Capability Building - AIS Australian Institute of Sport Hui Tong Head Coach Chen Xiangning Senior Coach Andrew Heath AIS Administrator QAS Wang Tong Xiang Head Coach NSWIS Chava Sobrino Head Coach Joel Rodriguez Senior Coach Georgina Gunner Coordinator - Group Sport, NSWIS VIS Mathew Helm Head Coach Marty Aitkins VIS Performance Manager SASI Michael Martens Head Coach WAIS Iris Deng Head Coach Alan Black WAIS Coaching Group Manager –

Invasion and Acrobatic Sports

Topics covered in the workshop included an overview of the 2011 FINA World Championships results, 2012 Olympic Games Selection Policy, 2012 DA Selection Policy, look at where medals are coming from, DA High Performance Plan, DA High Performance Protocols and feedback from FINA General Meeting. Wayne Goldsmith gave a presentation on Day 1 on High Performance and Georgia Ridler gave a presentation on the psychology of coaching junior athletes on Day 2. HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAM

The DA High Performance Plan was updated during the year to create more clarity and more performance outcomes to ensure the focus is on winning medals at Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, World Championships and World Cups. The DA Protocols outlining minimum requirements and consistency across all programs within the HP were completed and distributed to the AIS and SIS/SAS programs. Leadership of the HP program was co-ordinated through the DA Centre of Excellence which includes the AIS program at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre. As the cornerstone of the DA High Performance Program, the focus of the AIS program is to prepare and develop athletes to win medals at benchmark events. High Performance Centres at WAIS, SASI, VIS, NSWIS and QAS play a vital role in achieving the outcomes in the plan, particularly increasing the number of athletes in the talent pool. A necessary task was an audit of the HP programs which was carried out by National Technical Manager, Valerie Beddoe. Valerie visited all programs and compiled a comprehensive picture of the strengths and weaknesses of each of the programs. Action on these findings would be incorporated into the DA HP Plan. The Chinese Diving Team continue their monopoly at benchmark events creating a real challenge for all federations as we prepare for London. To minimise this challenge, the priority for the DA Board remains on creating a robust and sustainable high performance program which provides the most effective environment and services to produce Gold Medal winning athletes. It is imperative that we use our collective resources to effectively assist our most talented athletes to develop to their highest potential.


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As a strategy for identifying and assisting talented athletes, Diving Australia has three squads which are selected annually from performances at national championships – National Squad, Development Squad for athletes 21 years and younger, Junior and Emerging Squad for athletes aged 15 years and younger. A 2012 Olympic Shadow Team was put in place to narrow the focus on those athletes who had the potential to win medals in London. The DA visitation program provided the opportunity for a number of athletes to train at the AIS in preparation for the Olympic Games. The AIS Residential Program in Brisbane continues to provide a world class daily training environment to assist our national squad athletes prepare for their most important competition, the Olympic Games. Hui Tong, AIS Head Coach along with Senior Coach, Chen Xiangning, work strongly together to provide a holistic program for our senior athletes. The commitment to elite programs by the Sleeman Centre Management through generous pool access along with ongoing maintenance of the dryland facility is much appreciated. In 2011-2012 the AIS provided seven full time scholarships (six women and two men). AIS Program Co-ordinator, Andrew Heath, was again a major contributor to the smooth running of the program with Deb Waser supplying additional support from Canberra. Five national training centres were funded by DA during 2011-12 as part of the DA High Performance Program:

Program Amount

Queensland Academy of Sport $60,000

NSW Institute of Sport $50,000

SA Sports Institute $60,000

WA Institute of Sport $50,000

Victorian Institute of Sport $55,000

TOTAL $275,000

QAS Program Head Coach: Wang Tong Xiang Scholarship Holders: 6 Wang Tong Xiang continued in his position as QAS coach for the 2011-2012 year. One QAS/AIS diver is a member of the 2012 National Squad, three divers are members of the 2012 National Development Squad, one diver is a member of the National Junior Squad and two divers are part of the 2011-12 Emerging Squad. Three QAS/AIS divers are members of the 2012 Shadow Team. NSW Institute of Sport Head Coach: Salvador Sobrino Assistant Coach: Joel Rodriguez Scholarship Holders: 11 The team of Head Coach, Salvador Sobrino, and Joel Rodriguez continued to provide a high quality program at NSWIS. Three members of the DA National Squad train with the NSWIS program and three athletes are members of the 2011-12 National Junior Squad. Three athletes were selected in the 2012 Shadow Team. SA Sports Institute Head Coach: Mike Martens Scholarship Holders: 5


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Head Coach of the SASI Program, Mike Martens, completed his first year at the newly completed world class aquatic facility at Marion. One SASI/AIS diver is a member of the National Squad, two SASI scholarship holders are members of the 2012 National Development Squad. One diver is a member of the 2011-12 Emerging Squad. One SASI/AIS athlete was selected in the 2012 Shadow Team. WA Institute of Sport Head Coach: Iris Deng Squad Members: 5 Iris Deng continued in her position as Head Coach of the WA Institute of Sport Diving Program. One WAIS athlete is a member of the 2012 National Development Squad. One athlete is a member of the 2011-12 Emerging Squad. Victorian Institute of Sport Head Coach: Mathew Helm Squad Members: 6 Mathew Helm made great progress in his first year as VIS Head Coach. He was able to maintain a high coaching standard of his VIS Squad while also coaching Olympian Loudy Wiggins. Four VIS/AIS scholarship holders are members of the 2012 National Squad, two VIS/AIS scholarship holders are members of the 2012 National Development Squad. Five athletes are members of the 2012 Shadow Team. TALENT IDENTIFICATION

The significance of a well managed, high quality National TID Program in Diving Australia’s future international success has become more widely apparent. Olympic Gold Medallist Chantelle Newbery continued to roll out the program nationally with a new squad in South Australia bringing the number of programs to five. Working closely with NTID Coach, Wang Jinlan, Chantelle continued to fine tune the various components of the NTID Program. Activities included co-ordinating testing days as required, performance reviews of all athletes, a National TID camp and further improvements to the NTID competition format as part of the Australian Elite Junior Championships.

Two squads operated in Brisbane with coaches Jinlan Wang and Mengjie Li focussing on 16 athletes training up to 27 hours per week. Five athletes from the NTID – QLD Squad and four from the younger NTID –QLD B squad participated in the 2012 Elite Junior Championships. Two NTID athletes were offered QAS scholarships. The NTID – WA Squad continued to perform well under NTID coach Jack Taylor. The squad participated in the National TID Camp in Brisbane from 11-18 January 2012 which also gave Jack the opportunity to receive feedback from NTID Head Coach Jinlan Wang. Over the 2011-2012 year two athletes from the NTID –WA Squad were invited to trial for the WAIS Diving Program. A testing day was held for the NTID – Victorian Squad on 24 March. Twenty two athletes trialled for the squad with eleven athletes selected for a 3 month trial. Coach Gong Ming was assisted during the year by Scholarship Coach, Christian Brooker.

The NTID program in South Australia commenced on 22 August 2011with 9 athletes. Coach Shanming Zhu is in the enviable position of having both uncompromised world class water and dryland facilities for his squad.

NTID Competitions were included in a number of State Elite Junior Championships as preparation for the National Elite Junior Championships. The success of the DA NTID Program was highlighted by the following successes:


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One former athlete was selected in the team to compete at the 2011 FINA World Championships

Two former NTID divers competed in the 2012 Olympic Trails and were included in the 2012 Olympic Shadow Squad

One former NTID diver was selected for the 2012 Olympic Diving Team

Two former NTID athletes were selected in the 2012 National Development Squad

Two NTID divers were selected in the National Junior Squad and three in the Emerging Squad

Awards for C Group Male and Female Diver of the Year were won by NTID divers

An NTID diver was awarded “Best New Talent” at the 2011 Elite Junior Championships

Two NTID divers participated in the 2012 Great Britain Elite Junior Championships

The first National TID camp was held incorporating athletes from four programs totalling 26 athletes and 6 coaches.

COMPREHENSIVE COMPETITON & CAMPS PROGRAM FOR NATIONAL SQUADS National Squad athletes participated in two benchmark events during the 2011-2012 financial year – the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai and the test event for the 2012 Olympic Games, the 18th FINA World Cup in London. A heavy competition program was provided in 2011-2012 for National Squad, National Development Squad and “Target 2012” Squad athletes in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games. Over $356,000 was allocated to participate in the FINA World Championships, an Olympic Qualifying Event, FINA Diving World Cup, four 2012 FINA World Series events, five FINA Grand Prix events as well as the Great Britain Elite Junior Diving Championships. A camp was held prior to the World Championships in Shantou in the Guangdong Province. Great Britain Diving invited the Australian Team participating at the Elite Junior Championships to participate in the GB camp following the Championships.

Summary of Results for 2011-2012

EVENT MEDALS

14th

FINA World Championships, Shanghai 1 Silver

1 Bronze

2012 Olympic Qualifying Event, Wellington 4 Gold

2012 FINA German Grand Prix, Rostock 1 Gold 1 Silver

1 Bronze

18th

FINA Diving World Cup, London -

2012 British Elite Junior Championships, Plymouth

2 Gold

7 Silver

6 Bronze

2012 FINA Canada Grand Prix, Montreal 1 Gold 2 Silver

2 Bronze

2012 FINA USA Grand Prix, Fort Lauderdale 2 Bronze

2012 FINA Spanish Grand Prix, Madrid 2 Silver

1 Bronze

2012 FINA Italian Grand Prix, Bolzano -


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International Competitions

The Competition Program in 2011-2012 was a critical element in the selection and preparation of the 2012 Olympic Team. The international competition program includes athletes in the National Squad, Development Squad, “Target 2012” Squad and National Junior Squad. Results included:

14th FINA World Championships, Shanghai, China, 16 – 31 July 2011 Highlights: o Silver Medal Women’s Platform Synchro Alexandra Croak & Melissa Wu o Bronze Medal Women’s 3 Metre Synchro Sharleen Stratton & Anabelle Smith 2012 Olympic Qualifying Event, Wellington, New Zealand 19 – 21 August 2010 Highlights: o Gold Medal Girl’s 3 Metre Sherylise Gowlett o Gold Medal Girl’s Platform Rachel Bugg o Gold Medal Men’s 3 Metre Matthew Barnard o Gold Medal Men’s Platform Matthew Barnard 2012 FINA German Grand Prix, Rostock, Germany, 10 – 12 February 2012 Highlights: o Gold Medal Men’s 3 Metre Ethan Warren o Silver Medal Women’s Platform Synchro Alexandra Croak & Melissa Wu o Bronze Medal Women’s Platform Loudy Wiggins 18th FINA Diving World Cup, London, Great Britain, 20-26 February 2012 Highlights: o 4th Place Men’s 3 Metre Ethan Warren o 4th Place Women’s Platform Synchro Alexandra Croak & Melissa Wu

2012 British Elite Junior Championships, Plymouth, England, 4 – 7 April Highlights: o Gold Medal Boy’s A 3 Metre Darcy Taylor o Gold Medal Boy’s B 1 Metre Joshua Kehagias o Gold Medal Girl’s A 1 Metre Maddison Keeney o Gold Medal Girl’s B 1 Metre Lara Tarvit o Gold Medal Girl’s B 3 Metre Lara Tarvit o Gold Medal Girl’s B Platform Lara Tarvit o Silver Medal Boy’s A 1 Metre Darcy Taylor o Silver Medal Boy’s B Platform Matthew Barnard o Silver Medal Girl’s A Platform Emily Boyd o Bronze Medal Boy’s B 3 Metre Joshua Kehagias o Bronze Medal Boy’s B Platform Joshua Kehagias o Bronze Medal Girl’s 14-18 Synchro Nancy Wang & Genevieve de La Motte 2012 FINA Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal, Canada, 3 - 6 May Highlights: o Gold Medal Men’s 3 Metre Ethan Warren o Silver Medal Women’s 3 Metre Synchro Sharleen Stratton & Anabelle Smith o Silver Medal Women’s Platform Synchro Loudy Wiggins & Rachel Bugg o Bronze Medal Women’s 3 Metre Sharleen Stratton o Bronze Medal Women’s Platform Melissa Wu 2012 FINA USA Grand Prix, Fort Lauderdale, USA, 10 - 13 May Highlights: o Bronze Medal Women’s Platform Brittany Broben o Bronze Medal Women’s 3 Metre Synchro Sharleen Stratton & Anabelle Smith


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2012 FINA Spanish Grand Prix, Madrid, Spain, 15 - 17 June Highlights: o Silver Medal Women’s 3 Metre Synchro Sharleen Stratton & Anabelle Smith o Silver Medal Women’s Platform Synchro Loudy Wiggins & Rachel Bugg o Bronze Medal Women’s Platform Melissa Wu

2012 FINA Italian Grand Prix, Bolzano, Italy, 22 - 24 June Results: o 14th Place Women’s 3 Metre Samantha Mills

Camps

Four camps were conducted during the year for divers from the National Squad, Development Squad, “Target 2012” Squad, Junior Squad and NTID Squads. 14th FINA World Championships Camp, Shantou, China, 6-11 July 2011 To prepare for the 14th FINA World Championships, a six day camp was held in Shantou for the seven athletes and three coaches selected in the team. The facility in Shantou provided ample water and dryland time for the team to train as well as allowing them to acclimatise before travelling to Shanghai. National EDP Camp, Brisbane, Queensland, 2 – 8 October 2011 The National EDP Camp was held in Brisbane the Golf Coast from 2-8 October. All EDP athletes from the five SIS/SAS programs were invited to attend along with five SIS/SAS coaches and ASC scholarship coach, Christian Brooker. This was the first time that a camp had been conducted with all SIS/SAS programs and it was a great success. A total of twenty two athletes and six coaches participated in the camp. NTM, Valerie Beddoe as there to observe along with Head coach, Hui Tong. The camp was co-ordinated by Kate Abbott and provided an opportunity for all athletes to come together as a national team. A comprehensive education program was built around the water and dryland training.

National TID Camp, Brisbane, Queensland, 11 – 18 January 2012 One NTID camp was held during the year involving 26 athletes from the Qld A, Victorian, Sa and WA Squads. NTID coaches Jinlan Wang (Qld), Jack Taylor (WA), Gong Ming (VIC), Shanming Zhu (SA) provided the coaching services for the camp. Two development coaches were also included – Belinda Kennedy from Victoria and Christian Brooker, ASC Scholarship Program coach. Activities included water and dryland training, strength and conditioning, nutrition/cooking class, recovery, beach fitness, Urban Gymnastics strength and conditioning and sports psychology. An NTID competition was conducted at the conclusion of the camp. The theme of the camp was “How to get the most out of every training session”. The camp was co-ordinated by Chantelle Newbery and assisted by Margaret Pierce and Mary Godden. Great Britain EJ Team Camp, Plymouth, Great Britain, 8 – 13 April 2012 After competing at the 2012 Great Britain Elite Junior Championships, the team of twelve athletes and four coaches remained in Plymouth to participate alongside the GB Elite Junior Squad in a six day camp. Apart from daily water and dryland training sessions, the athletes had fun rock climbing and finishing the camp with a fun competition.


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WORLD CLASS COACHES & OFFICIALS DA is fortunate within its High Performance Program to have a team of high quality coaches to train and prepare our athletes to achieve international success.

Program Coaches Australian Institute of Sport Hui Tong

Chen Xiangning

Queensland Academy of Sport Wang Tong Xiang

NSW Institute of Sport Salvador Sobrino Joel Rodriguez Vyninka Arlow

SA Sports Institute Michael Martens

WA Institute of Sport Iris Deng

Victorian Institute of Sport Mathew Helm

National TID Program – QLD Squads Wang Jinlan Mengjie Li

National TID Program – WA Squad Zhu Shanming

National TID Program – WA Squad Jack Taylor

National TID Program – VIC Squad Gong Ming

Following a tumultuous time for the VIS program with a number of coach changes, newly graduated ASC Scholarship Coach, Mathew Helm, continued his enthusiastic coaching style with a newly vamped VIS Squad. Mathew was fortunate to be selected for the AIS International Coach Study Tour to London 2012 Olympic Games. The aim was to expose coaches to the unique environments of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The group attended Olympic Team training sessions for a variety of sports prior to commencement of competition and met with Australian Olympic Team coaches. They also had the opportunity to observe Olympic competition events for a variety of sports. Visits to other HP environments, eg. McLaren Racing and Chelsea FC were also on the agenda. There were no changes to the team at NSWIS – Salvador Sobrino continued as NSWIS Head Coach and was assisted by Joel Rodriguez who coaches the EDP Squad and Vyninka Arlow who looks after the Emerging Talent Squad. Michael Martens continued in his position of SASI Head Coach. Joining the team was DA NTID Coach, Zhu Shanming, whose experience with NTID athletes in Brisbane created a positive environment for his new NTID athletes. Head Coach, Iris Deng, managed the WAIS program and was assisted by NTID Coach, Jack Taylor. Christian Brooker from NSW was nominated to the ASC for appointment as a Scholarship Coach for 2011-2013. Christian commenced his scholarship under mentor Mathew Helm through the VIS program on 1 August. Christian will spend some time at the AIS program in Brisbane but most of his time will be spent with the VIS and NTID programs in Melbourne. SUPPORTIVE SPORTS SCIENCE/MEDICINE PROGRAMS

With financial assistance from the ASC the level of SS/SM support accompanying national teams was increased in the lead up to the 2012 Olympic Games. Support staff included massage therapy, psychology, physiotherapy and performance analysis. A number of research projects from the AIS Performance Research Unit continued on from 2010-11:

analysing statistics on men’s and women’s platform events to produce data to assist potential London athletes


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multi-functional cameras for the AIS daily water training environment

Competition Analysis Group – forecasting a score and DD for a gold medal in London & Rio The CSIRO project incorporating 3 dimensional vision of dives and different forces impacting on the body of divers also continued. The joint partnership between DA/ASC/QUT continued with research on baulking and transference of skills from dryland to water. EFFECTIVE ANTI-DOPING PROGRAM

Recognising the increased importance of educating all athletes on anti-doping requirements in an Olympic year, DA works very closely with the members of ASADA, the AOC and the ASC on requirements of ASADA, FINA and WADA. Regular sessions are conducted to ensure all athletes are aware of the relevant policies and requirements of elite athletes. The level of support and the quality of information from ASADA is very high and much appreciated by Diving Australia.

KEY RESULT AREA 3: SPORT DEVELOPMENT

Objectives:

To grow participation and interest in Diving, in partnership with State Diving Associations and member clubs, through a range of strong development programs

To conduct a strong domestic competition program and successful international events

There was a slight decrease in membership during the 2011-2012 year with a total membership for Diving Australia of 2,099. COACH EDUCATION Coach education is a critical element of the Diving Australia development program to ensure we achieve outcomes across all areas of the sport. National Coaching Director, Margaret Pierce working with the state coaching directors achieved a number of outcomes over the past year:

Co-ordination of Level 1 courses in NSW, SA, Qld and Victoria

Improvements to First Bounce entry level coaching course

Finalisation of Dryland Safety Manual

Co-ordination of coaching workshops at the Australian Open, Age Championships and the Elite Junior Championships

Appointment of ASC Coach Scholarship Program coach Margaret Pierce was in the early stages of planning a State Coaching Co-ordinator workshop in Melbourne in conjunction with the 2012 Elite Junior Championships to discuss Level 1 and First Bounce issues. The Coaches Clinic at the 2012 Age Championships was a huge success with Ashley Wilson conducting a coaching workshop on safety and use of dryland equipment. It was well received by the 49 coaches who attended. Anna Meares gave a very successful presentation at the 2011-12 Australian Open Championships in Adelaide outlining her Olympic successes and her journey back from injury. All coaches and athletes were invited to attend her presentation. Registered Coaches as at 30 June 2012:

State First Bounce

Level I Level II Level III TOTAL

New South Wales 2 31 13 2 48

Queensland 1 22 10 5 38


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Victoria 2 31 25 3 61

South Australia - 13 7 3 21

Tasmania - 4 2 - 6

Western Australia 1 7 5 1 14

TOTAL 6 108 62 14 190

OFFICIATING Improving the assessment process at national events with specific quality feedback and judges’ analysis was the focus for National Technical Officials Co-ordinator, Wendy Pullar over the past year. The DA Officiating Committee consisting of Wendy Pullar, Valerie Beddoe and Eric Brooker worked hard overseeing the policy side of officiating. A number of outcomes were achieved:

Updating the DA Officiating database Improving the process for feedback for officials participating in national events Conducting education programs for officials at national events Conducting a FINA Judges Certification course in conjunction with the 2011-2012

Australian Open Championships FINA level judges selected by the DA Board to officiate at international events in 2011-2012 included:

Eric Brooker 2011 FINA World Championships, Beijing Helen Hillard 2012 FINA German Grand Prix, Rostock Valerie Beddoe 2012 FINA World Cup, London Eric Brooker 2012 FINA Diving World Series, Beijing, China

Valerie Beddoe 2012 FINA Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal Kevin Hall 2012 FINA USA Grand Prix, Fort Lauderdale Eric Brooker 2012 FINA Spanish Grand Prix, Madrid Gillian Brooker 2012 FINA Italian Grand Prix, Bolzano

Eric Brooker was selected by FINA to officiate at the 2011 FINA World Championships and the China leg of the 2011 FINA World Series. Eric was also selected to officiate for Australia at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. As a means of keeping our judges up on issues at world level and as a means of maintaining FINA level accreditation, a FINA Judges Certification Course was held in conjunction with the 2011-12 Open Championships in Adelaide. FINA TDC members Kathy Seaman from Canada and Michael Geissbuhler from Switzerland facilitated the course and spoke highly of the quality of the seventeen judges who participated in the course. All Level 4, 5 and 6 judges were invited to participate in the course. Judges on the DA Officiating List include:

State Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 TOTAL

New South Wales 8 21 34 1 1 2 67

Queensland 6 5 9 1 - 1 22

South Australia - - 11 - 1 2 14

Tasmania 1 3 18 - - - 22

Victoria - 21 16 6 4 3 50

Western Australia 8 18 9 2 3 - 40

TOTAL 23 68 97 10 9 8 215


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Chief Referees for national events included:

2011 Elite Junior Championships John Hillard 2011/12 Open Championships Valerie Beddoe Diving Nomination Trials for the 2012 Australian Olympic Team Wendy Pullar 2012 Age Championships Valerie Beddoe PARTICIPATION

The 2012 Australian Age Championships was conducted a number of days after the 2012 Trials and was a very successful event. Thirty clubs were represented with around 154 divers participating. This number was slightly down on 2011. Concurrent events were run for the first at the Age Championships in readiness for the 2012 World Junior Championships. The quality and commitment of volunteers in SA adds greatly to the smooth running of events and I would like to express our gratitude for their assistance with four national events over an 18 month period. Volunteer management was again co-ordinated by Competition Management Committee member Sue Lewis who provides well structured education and direction as well as an enjoyable experience for all volunteers.

COMPETITIONS

Open, elite junior and participation divers were catered for through Diving Australia’s strong domestic competition program. Three Australian Championships were conducted during the year at various locations.

2011 Australian Elite Junior Championships o South Australia Sports & Aquatic Centre, Adelaide o 15-17 July

2011/12 Australian Open Championships o South Australia Sports & Aquatic Centre, Adelaide o 8-11 December

2012 Australian Age Championships o South Australia Sports & Aquatic Centre, Adelaide o 9-13 April

One Trial was conducted during the year to select teams for major international events:

Diving Nomination Trials for the 2012 Australian Olympic Team o South Australia Sports & Aquatic Centre, Adelaide o 2-4 April

Conducting events is a team effort between Diving Australia and the Aquatic Centre Management. It is impossible to run successful events without the enthusiastic support and expertise provided by the various venues. We thank the management and staff of the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre and the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre for their outstanding assistance over the past year with our national events. Numbers of interstate divers participating in State Championships continues to steadily increase, particularly by members of the Elite Development Programs who have taken the opportunity to broaden the competition experience of their divers. We were also fortunate to have teams from Japan and China participate in the 2011-12 Open Championships which greatly added to the competition. Competition Management Committee members, Daryl Hocking and Sue Lewis, continue to deliver a high level of service and satisfaction to members at national events. Daryl’s role as Competition Manager and Sue Lewis’ role as Administration Manager require a lot of time and commitment and we are very grateful for their contribution to our successful competition program.


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NATIONAL SQUADS

2012 NATIONAL SQUAD ATHLETES

NAME STATE INSTITUTE/ ACADEMY/CLUB

Rachel Bugg South Australia AIS/SASI

Alexandra Croak New South Wales NSWIS

Matthew Mitcham New South Wales NSWIS

Grant Nel Victoria VIS

Jaele Patrick Victoria VIS

Anabelle Smith Victoria AIS/VIS

Sharleen Stratton Queensland AIS/QAS

Ethan Warren Queensland AIS/QAS

Loudy Wiggins Victoria VIS

Melissa Wu New South Wales NSWIS

2012 DEVELOPMENT SQUAD ATHLETES


Matthew Barnard South Australia SASI

Brittany Broben Queensland AIS/QAS

James Connor Victoria AIS/VIS

Sherilyse Gowlett Queensland QAS

Maddison Keeney Western Australia WAIS

Samantha Mills South Australia SASI

Hannah Thek Victoria AIS/VIS

2012 SHADOW TEAM


Brittany Broben Queensland AIS/QAS

Rachel Bugg South Australia AIS/SASI

James Connor Victoria AIS/VIS

Alexandra Croak New South Wales NSWIS

Sherilyse Gowlett Queensland QAS

Matthew Mitcham New South Wales NSWIS

Grant Nel Victoria VIS

Jaele Patrick Victoria VIS

Esther Qin New South Wales Parramatta Diving Club

Anabelle Smith Victoria AIS/VIS

Sharleen Stratton Queensland AIS/QAS

Hannah Thek Victoria AIS/VIS

Ethan Warren Queensland AIS/QAS

Loudy Wiggins Victoria VIS

Melissa Wu New South Wales NSWIS


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2011-12 JUNIOR SQUAD ATHLETES

Girls Group B Boys Group B

Genevieve de La Motte NSW Keelan Bilton-Philp QLD

Maddison Keeney WA Liam Dummer NSW

Joshua Kehagias VIC

Scotia Mullin VIC

Girls Group C Boys Group C

Anna-Irene Tsoukalas VIC Noah Savarirayan VIC

Brittany O’Brien NSW

2011-12 EMERGING SQUAD ATHLETES

Girls Group B

Sarah Hopkins SA

Louise Poole NSW

Lara Tarvit QLD

2011-12 NTID SQUAD ATHLETES

Queensland Squad Aimee Hammond Kiarra Milligan

Akayla Quinton Kody Tarvit

Alexander Tong Kurtis Mathews

Denby Milligan Lara Tarvit

Emily Meaney Liam Kenny

Gemma Kirkwood Madeline Wu

Georgia Sheehan Meg Quinton

Jayah Mathews Naomi Gowlett

Jessica Poon Natalie Hay

Jessie McKay Paige McCartney

Jordan Plumridge Tahlia Hickie

Keelan Bilton-Philp Toby Cobb

South Australia Squad Brodie Scapens Marissa Tang

Jenna Veinberg Matthew Carter

Lilian Foster Sophie Ruehlemann

Maddelena Caon Taylor Dobner

Victorian Squad Bridget Lord-Henry Laetitia Donato

Dara Martin Loren Eddie

Gabrielle Ash Maia Shannon

Jayah Mathews Noah Savarirayan

Kiandra Gosling Tamzin Hall

Kurtis Mathews Tyler Spaargaren

Lachlan Hernadi

Western Australia Squad Astrid Johnson Georgina Wait

Benjamin Ward Juliett Greenock

Brittany Harrup Shannon McGowan

Chelsea Mitchell Teju Williamson

David Sullivan Tianna Furness

Elise Christou


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AIS SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS (2011-2012)

NAME STATE

Brittany Broben QLD

Rachel Bugg SA

James Connor VIC

Anabelle Smith VIC

Sharleen Stratton QLD

Hannah Thek VIC

Ethan Warren QLD


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AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – GOLD MEDALLISTS

2011/12 AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

EVENT ATHLETE STATE/PROGRAM

Men’s 1 Metre Ethan Warren QLD / AIS / QAS

Women’s 1 Metre Anna Gelai VIC / VIS

Men’s 3 Metre Ethan Warren QLD / AIS / QAS

Women’s 3 Metre Sharleen Stratton QLD / AIS / QAS

Men’s Platform Matthew Mitcham NSW / NSWIS

Women’s Platform Rachel Bugg SA / AIS / SASI

Men’s 3 Metre Synchro Grant Nel VIC / VIS

Ethan Warren QLD / AIS / QAS

Women’s 3 Metre Synchro Anabelle Smith VIC / AIS / VIS

Sharleen Stratton QLD / AIS / QAS

Men’s Platform Synchro - -

- -

Women’s Platform Synchro Alexandra Croak NSW / NSWIS

Melissa Wu NSW / NSWIS

2011 AUSTRALIAN ELITE JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

EVENT ATHLETE STATE/PROGRAM

Boy’s A 1 Metre Darcy Taylor VIC

Boy’s A 3 Metre Darcy Taylor VIC

Boy’s A Platform Matthew Barnard QLD / QA

Girl’s A 1 Metre Anna Gelai VIC / VIS

Girl’s A 3 Metre Sherilyse Gowlett QLD / QAS

Girl’s A Platform Hannah Thek VIC / AIS / VIS

Boy’s B 1 Metre Joshua Kehagias VIC / VIS

Boy’s B 3 Metre Liam Dummer NSW

Boy’s B Platform Scotia Mullin VIC

Girl’s B 1 Metre Maddison Keeney WA / WAIS

Girl’s B 3 Metre Maddison Keeney WA / WAIS

Girl’s B Platform Lara Tarvit QLD / NTID

Boy’s C 1 Metre Joshua Ong WA

Boy’s C 3 Metre Noah Savarirayan VIC

Boy’s C Platform Joshua Ong WA

Girl’s C 1 Metre Georgia Sheehan QLD / NTID

Girl’s C 3 Metre Anna-Irene Tsoukalas VIC

Girl’s C Platform Anna-Irene Tsoukalas VIC

Boys’s 3 Metre Synchro Hamish Browning VIC

Theodore Petrakos VIC

Girls’s 3 Metre Synchro Anna Gelai VIC / VIS

Kahlia Warner QLD / QAS


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2012 AUSTRALIAN AGE CHAMPIONSHIPS

EVENT ATHLETE STATE CLUB

Boy’s 11/U 1 Metre Chris Bedar NSW Parra

Boy’s 11/U 3 Metre Chris Bedar NSW Parra

Boy’s 11/U Platform Connor Leonard QLD R.A.P.S

Girl’s 11/U 1 Metre Sophie Johnson QLD R.A.P.S

Girl’s 11/U 3 Metre Natasha Waldrof QLD R.A.P.S

Girl’s 11/U Platform Abby Rowley VIC BEN

Boy’s 12/13 Yrs 1 Metre Kyle Howden VIC St Kevins

Boy’s 12/13 Yrs 3 Metre Michael Leonard QLD R.A.P.S

Boy’s 12/13 Yrs Platform Michael Leonard QLD R.A.P.S

Girl’s 12/13 Yrs 1 Metre Finn Dunstan QLD R.A.P.S

Girl’s 12/13 Yrs 3 Metre Sally Cream WA Arrows

Girl’s 12/13 Yrs Platform Ella Dungey SA DSA

Boy’s 14/15 Yrs 1 Metre Christian Holman NSW Parra

Boy’s 14/15 Yrs 3 Metre Christian Holman NSW Parra

Boy’s 14/15 Yrs Platform Christian Holman NSW Parra

Girl’s 14/15 Yrs 1 Metre Meg Thornton VIC MEDA

Girl’s 14/15 Yrs 3 Metre Meg Thornton VIC MEDA

Girl’s 14/15 Yrs Platform Tamara Ambrose NSW Parra

Boy’s 16/18 Yrs 1 Metre Matt Skennar QLD PDC

Boy’s 16/18 Yrs 3 Metre Matt Skennar QLD PDC

Boy’s 16/18 Yrs Platform Dean Ross NSW Parra

Girl’s 16/18 Yrs 1 Metre Mary Holgate QLD R.A.P.S

Girl’s 16/18 Yrs 3 Metre Mary Holgate QLD R.A.P.S

Girl’s 16/18 Yrs Platform Grace Rowe NSW P10

Men’s 19-29 Yrs 1 Metre Liam Aitkin VIC Slipstream

Men’s 19-29 Yrs 3 Metre

Liam Aitkin VIC Slipstream

Men’s 19-29 Yrs Platform Willem Petrovsky SA DSA

Women’s 19-29 Yrs 1 Metre Amber Cameron SA DSA

Women’s 19-29 Yrs 3 Metre Amber Cameron SA DSA

Women’s 19-29 Yrs Platform Eliza Cole WA Arrows

Men’s 30-49 Yrs 1 Metre Warwick Mann VIC MelAm

Men’s 30-49 Yrs 3 Metre Warwick Mann VIC MelAm

Men’s 30-49 Yrs Platform Warwick Mann VIC MelAm

Women’s 30-49 Yrs 1 Metre Melissa Saunders QLD R.A.P.S

Women’s 30-49 Yrs 3 Metre Melissa Saunders QLD R.A.P.S

Women’s 30-49 Yrs Platform Melissa Saunders QLD R.A.P.S

Men’s 50+ Yrs 1 Metre Greg Holbrook QLD PDC

Men’s 50+ Yrs 3 Metre Greg Holbrook QLD PDC

Men’s 50+ Yrs Platform Greg Holbrook QLD PDC

Women’s 50+ Yrs 1 Metre Katy Rosenthall NSW DM

Women’s 50+ Yrs 3 Metre Katy Rosenthall NSW DM

Girls 13 & U Synchro Sally Cream

WA Arrows Tamara Irvine

Girls 14-18 Yrs Synchro

Keely Bishop QLD R.A.P.S

Mary Holgate

Women’s & Men’s 19+ 3 M Synchro Amber Cameron

SA DSA Natasha Wilson-Beddoe

Boys & Mixed 13 & U Synchro Monique Collin

NSW HUDA

Matthew Lang DC

Boys & Mixed 14-18 Yrs Synchro Jake Howie

NSW P2PA

Liam Connelly HUDA


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AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - COMPETITORS 2011 Australian Elite Junior Championships, South Australia

DA/AIS NSW QLD SA TAS VIC WA Australian TOTALS

plus Internationals

Competitors

Girls 4 8 6 0 19 7 44 1

Boys 4 4 3 0 10 4 25 1

Officials 3 3

Team Support 2 2 1 5 1

Coaches 2 3 1 3 0 5 2 16 1

Coach / Judge 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 1

Judges 3 0 0 1 0 6 0 10

Shadow Judges 1 1 0 0 0 1 3

Recorders 0 1 4 0 1 0 6

Workforce 1 0 1 22 0 0 0 24

Totals 11 12 17 39 0 44 17 140 5

2012 Australian Open Diving Championships, South Australia


plus Internationals

Competitors

Women 6 7 4 0 9 4 30 6

Men 3 3 1 0 5 0 12 7

Officials

FINA Personnel 2

DA Personnel 10 10

Coaches 2 2 2 2 0 5 2 15 5

Judges 1 3 2 2 0 7 2 17 1

Shadow Judges

Recorders 1 3 2 1 7

Workforce 1 0 0 26 0 1 0 28

Team Officials 2 1 1 4 1

Totals 18 15 16 38 0 29 9 125 20

2012 Australian Age Championships, South Australia


plus Internationals

Competitors

Girls 24 16 11 6 31 9 97 4

Boys 16 6 5 1 18 3 49 3

Officials

Coaches 7 3 2 7 19 2

Coach/Judge/Ath 2 3 2 3 10

Judges 1 3 7 1 5 17 1

Shadow Judges 1 1 1 3

Recorders 4 3 2 2 11

Workforce 1 1 18 2 22

Others 2 2

Totals 4 56 30 47 10 68 15 230 10

Clubs 9 3 1 1 8 2 24 3


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ANNUAL AWARDS The following members were recognized for their achievements during 2010-2011 as part of the Annual Awards Ceremony at each Championship:

Open Awards

CATEGORY RECIPIENT STATE/PROGRAM

Diver of the Year – Open Male Matthew Mitcham NSW / NSWIS

Diver of the Year – Open Female Alexandra Croak NSW / NSWIS

Elite Junior Awards

CATEGORY RECIPIENT STATE/PROGRAM

Diver of the Year – Group A - Male Matthew Barnard

Darcy Taylor

QLD / QAS

VIC

Diver of the Year – Group A - Female Anna Gelai

Sherilyse Gowlett

VIC

QLD / QAS

Diver of the Year – Group B – Male Liam Dummer NSW

Diver of the Year – Group B – Female Maddison Keeney WA / WAIS

Diver of the Year – Group C – Male Joshua Ong WA / WAIS

Diver of the Year – Group C – Female Anna-Irene Tsoukalas VIC

Coach of the Year – Elite Junior Mathew Helm VIC / VIS

Outstanding Talent Award Georgia Sheehan QLD / NTID

Age Awards

CATEGORY RECIPIENT STATE/CLUB

Diver of the Year – 11 Yrs & Under - Male Chris Bednar NSW / Parramatta

Diver of the Year – 11 Yrs & Under - Female Sophie Johnson QLD / R.A.P.S

Diver of the Year – 12/13 Yrs – Male Michael Leonard QLD / R.A.P.S

Diver of the Year – 12/13 Yrs – Female Sally Cream WA / Arrows

Diver of the Year – 14/15 Yrs – Male Christian Holman NSW / Parramatta

Diver of the Year – 14/15 Yrs – Female Emily Scott QLD / R.A.P.S

Diver of the Year – 16/18 Yrs – Male Matt Skennar QLD / Paradise

Diver of the Year – 16/18 Yrs – Female Mary Holgate QLD / R.A.P.S

Diver of the Year – 19+ Yrs – Male Hector Simpson VIC / Slipstream

Diver of the Year – 19+ Yrs – Female Eliza Cole WA / Arrows

Coach of the Year – Age Championships Alan Smith QLD / R.A.P.S

Junior Coach of the Year Thomas Rickards NSW

Club of the Year R.A.P.S QLD

State of the Year New South Wales


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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 14th FINA World Championships, Shanghai, China, 16 – 31 July Athletes:

NAME STATE WOMENS MENS

1M 3 M 10 M 3MS 10MS 1 M 3 M 10 M 3MS 10MS

Brittany Broben QLD X X

Alexandra Croak NSW X X

Anabelle Smith VIC X X

Sharleen Stratton QLD X X X

Melissa Wu NSW X

James Connor VIC X

Grant Nel VIC X X

Coaches: Hui Tong, Salvador Sobrino, Xiangning Chen Team Manager: Graeme Rose Massage Therapist: Angela Lewis Physiotherapist: Rebecca von Pfyffer Psychologist: Ruth Anderson Video Analysis: Sian Barris Media: John Purnell Judge: Eric Brooker Highlights: o Silver Medal Women’s 10 Metre Synchro Alexandra Croak & Melissa Wu o Bronze Medal Women’s 3 Metre Synchro Anabelle Smith & Sharleen Stratton

Olympic Event, Wellington, New Zealand, 19 – 21 August 2010 Athletes:


1M 3 M 10 M 3MS 10MS 1M 3 M 10 M 3MS 10MS

Rachel Bugg SA X X

Sherilyse Gowlett QLD X

Matthew Barnard QLD X X

James Connor VIC X X

Coaches: Wang Tong Xiang Team Manager: Kate Abbott

Highlights: o Gold Medal Girl’s 3 Metre Sherylise Gowlett o Gold Medal Girl’s Platform Rachel Bugg o Gold Medal Men’s 3 Metre Matthew Barnard o Gold Medal Men’s Platform Matthew Barnard


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2012 FINA German Grand Prix, Rostock, Germany, 10 – 12 February 2012 Athletes:


1M 3 M 10 M 3MS 10MS 1 M 3 M 10 M 3MS 10MS

Rachel Bugg SA X

Alexandra Croak NSW X


Sharleen Stratton QLD X X

Loudy Wiggins VIC X X

Melissa Wu NSW X

Matthew Mitcham NSW X

Grant Nel VIC X X

Ethan Warren QLD X X

Coaches: Hui Tong, Salvador Sobrino, Xiangning Chen Team Managers: Graeme Rose, Lawrie Fabian Massage Therapist: Christine O’Connor Judge: Helen Hillard Highlights: o Gold Medal Men’s 3 Metre Ethan Warren o Silver Medal Women’s 10 Metre Synchro Alexandra Croak & Melissa Wu o Bronze Medal Women’s 10 Metre Loudy Wiggins

18th FINA Diving World Cup, London, Great Britain, 20-26 February 2012 Athletes:

Name State WOMENS MENS

1 M 3 M 10 M 3MS 10MS 1 M 3 M 10 M 3MS 10MS

Rachel Bugg SA X

Alexandra Croak NSW X



Loudy Wiggins VIC X X

Melissa Wu NSW X


Grant Nel VIC X X

Ethan Warren QLD X X

Coaches: Hui Tong, Salvador Sobrino, Xiangning Chen Team Managers: Graeme Rose, Lawrie Fabian, Andrew Heath Massage Therapist: Christine O’Connor Psychologist: Ruth Anderson Video Analysis: Sian Barris Judge: Valerie Beddoe Highlights o 4th Place Men’s 3 Metre Ethan Warren o 4th Place Women’s Platform Synchro Alexandra Croak & Melissa Wu


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2012 Great Britain Elite Junior championships, Plymouth, Great Britain, 4 – 7 April 2012 Athletes:

Name State Age Group

WOMEN MEN 1 M 3 M 10 M 3 MS 1 M 3 M 10 M 3MS

Emily Boyd QLD A X X X

Jocelyn Burnett SA A X X X

Sally Hackett WA A X X X X

Maddison Keeney WA A X X X X

Nancy Wang NSW A X X X Genevieve de La Motte NSW B X X X X

Brittany O’Brien NSW B X X X

Lara Tarvit QLD B X X X

Matthew Barnard SA A X X X

Domonic Bedggood QLD A X X

Darcy Taylor VIC A X X

Joshua Kehagias VIC B X X X

Coach: Christian Brooker, Iris Deng, Joel Rodriguez & Jinlan Wang Team Manager: Chantelle Newbery Highlights: o Gold Medal Boy’s A 3 Metre Darcy Taylor o Gold Medal Boy’s B 1 Metre Joshua Kehagias o Gold Medal Girl’s A 1 Metre Maddison Keeney o Gold Medal Girl’s B 1 Metre Lara Tarvit o Gold Medal Girl’s B 3 Metre Lara Tarvit o Gold Medal Girl’s B Platform Lara Tarvit o Silver Medal Boy’s A 1 Metre Darcy Taylor o Silver Medal Boy’s B Platform Matthew Barnard o Silver Medal Girl’s A Platform Emily Boyd o Bronze Medal Boy’s B 3 Metre Joshua Kehagias o Bronze Medal Boy’s B Platform Joshua Kehagias o Bronze Medal Girl’s 14-18 Synchro Nancy Wang & Genevieve de La Motte

2012 FINA Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal, Canada, 3 - 6 May

Athletes:

Name State WOMENS MENS 3 M 10 M 3MS 10MS 3 M 10 M 3MS 10MS

Brittany Broben QLD X

Rachel Bugg SA X

Jaele Patrick VIC X

Anabelle Smith VIC X


Loudy Wiggins VIC X

Melissa Wu NSW X

James Connor VIC X

Ethan Warren QLD X

Coaches: Hui Tong, Salvador Sobrino, Xiangning Chen Team Manager: Graeme Rose Massage Therapist: Christine O’Connor Selector: Dean Pullar Judge: Valerie Beddoe


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Highlights: o Gold Medal Men’s 3 Metre Ethan Warren o Silver Medal Women’s 3 Metre Synchro Sharleen Stratton & Anabelle Smith o Silver Medal Women’s Platform Synchro Loudy Wiggins & Rachel Bugg o Bronze Medal Women’s 3 Metre Sharleen Stratton o Bronze Medal Women’s Platform Melissa Wu

2012 FINA USA Grand Prix, Fort Lauderdale, USA, 10 – 13 May

Athletes:

Name State WOMEN MEN

3 M 10 M 3MS 10MS 3 M 10 M 3MS 10MS


Rachel Bugg SA X

Jaele Patrick VIC X



Loudy Wiggins VIC X

Melissa Wu NSW X

James Connor VIC X


Ethan Warren QLD X

Coaches: Hui Tong, Salvador Sobrino, Xiangning Chen Team Manager: Graeme Rose Massage Therapist: Christine O’Connor Physiotherapist: Andrew Small Selector: Dean Pullar Judge: Kevin Hall Highlights: o Bronze Medal Women’s Platform Brittany Broben o Bronze Medal Women’s 3 Metre Synchro Sharleen Stratton & Anabelle Smith

2012 FINA Spanish Grand Prix, Madrid, Spain, 15 – 17 June

Athletes:


3 M 10 M 3MS 10MS 3 M 10 M 3MS 10MS


Rachel Bugg SA X

Jaele Patrick VIC X



Loudy Wiggins VIC X

Melissa Wu NSW X

James Connor VIC X

Coaches: Hui Tong, Salvador Sobrino, Joel Rodriguez Team Manager: Graeme Rose Massage Therapist: Christine O’Connor Physiotherapist: Simon Gilchrist Judge: Eric Brooker


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Highlights: o Silver Medal Women’s 3 Metre Synchro Sharleen Stratton & Anabelle Smith o Silver Medal Women’s Platform Synchro Loudy Wiggins & Rachel Bugg o Bronze Medal Women’s Platform Melissa Wu

2012 FINA Italian Grand Prix, Bolzano, Italy, 15 – 17 June

Athletes:


3 M 10 M 3MS 10MS 3 M 10 M 3MS 10MS

Samantha Mills X

Coach: Mike Martens Judge: Gillian Brooker

Results: o 14th Placing Women’s 3 Metre Samantha Mills

CAMPS

EDP Camp, Brisbane, Queensland, 3 – 8 October 2011 Coaches Managers Wang Tong Xiang Mary Godden Mike Martins Kate Abbott

Mathew Helm Joel Rodriguez Iris Deng

Athletes Nancy Wang - NSW Liam Dummer - NSW Genevieve de La Motte - NSW Nick Jeffree - NSW Brittany O’Brien - NSW Domonic Bedggood - QLD Louise Poole - NSW Darcy Taylor - VIC Elizabeth Macarounas - NSW Joshua Kehagias - VIC Emily Boyd – QLD Mathew Pozzobon - VIC Lara Tarvit - QLD Scotia Mullin - VIC Jocelyn Burnett - SA Sean Cottrill – WA Samantha Mills - SA Joshua Ong - WA Sophie Hinks - SA Sarah Hopkins - SA Anna-Irene Tsoukalas - VIC Maddison Keeney - WA

National TID Camp, Brisbane, Queensland, 11 – 18 January 2012 Coaches Managers Jinlan Wang - NTID Head Coach Chantelle Newbery - NTID Coordinator Gong Ming - NTID Program – VIC Coach Margaret Pierce - Diving Australia Jack Taylor - NTID program – WA Coach Shanming Zhu - NTID Program – SA Coach Belinda Kennedy - DV Coach Hui Tong - AIS Head Coach (guest)


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Xiangning Chen AIS Coach (guest) Wang Tong Xiang - QAS Coach (guest) Christian Brooker - ASC Scholarship Coach

Athletes – QLD Athletes – WA Athletes – VIC Athletes – VIC Georgia Sheehan Teju Williamson Lillian Foster Loren Eddie Naomi Gowlett Tianna Furness Sophie Ruehlemann Gabrielle Ash Emily Meaney Juliet Greenock Maddelena Caon Bridget Lord – Henry Akayla Quinton Astrid Johnson Taylah Dobner Laetitia Donato Jordan Plumridge Brittany Harrup Jenna Veinberg Abbie Benstead Elise Christou Marissa Tang Jayah Mathews Benjamin Ward Matthew Carter Kurtis Mathews Shannon McGowan Brodie Scapens Great Britain EJ Team Camp, Plymouth, Great Britain, 8 – 13 April 2012 Coaches Managers Christian Brooker - DA Chantelle Newbery Iris Deng - WA Joel Rodriguez - NSW Jinlan Wang - QLD

Athletes

Emily Boyd – QLD Matthew Barnard - SA

Jocelyn Burnett - SA Domonic Bedggood - QLD

Sally Hackett - WA Darcy Taylor - VIC

Maddison Keeney - WA Joshua Kehagias -VIC

Nancy Wang - NSW

Genevieve de La Motte - NSW

Brittany O’Brien - NSW

Lara Tarvit - QLD


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MEMBERSHIP

2011-2012 REGISTERED MEMBERS

State Athletes Non-Competitors

TOTAL

Competitive Non-Competitive

Fun Dive Officials Coaches

NSW 111 106 38 98 353

VIC 143 87 53 45 328

SA 191 39 208 22 17 477

WA 80 294 39 17 430

QLD 72 179 32 122 23 428

TAS 56 2 20 5 83

Total 653 707 240 294 205 2099

LIFE MEMBERS

Robyn Arlow, OAM Bill Richards

Jack Barnett Dot Gamble Madeleine Barnett Wang Tong Xiang

Valerie Beddoe, AM Ian Nicholls Steve Foley Philip Pullar, OAM Daryl Hocking Barbara Donnet Clive Morton Frank Murphy, AM John Sherry, (deceased) Peter Panayi Ian Nichols, (deceased) Shirley Panayi Ray Potter, (deceased) Bruce Prance Jack Sanders, (deceased)


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FINANCIAL REPORT

DIVING AUSTRALIA INC

ABN 59 718 157 225

FINANCIAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED

30 JUNE 2012

Liability limited by a scheme approved under

Professional Standards Legislation


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DIVING AUSTRALIA INC

ABN 59 718 157 225

CONTENTS

Board's Report

Auditors' Report

Income and Expenditure Statement

Assets and Liabilities Statement

Notes to the Financial Statements

Statement by Members of the Board


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DIVING AUSTRLIA INC ABN 59 718 157 225

BOARD’S REPORT

Your board members submit the financial report of Diving Australia Inc for the financial year ended 30 June 2012.

Board Members

The names of board members throughout the year and at the date of this report are:

Ashley Wilson

Robert Jamieson

David Lyons

Steven Barnett

Stephen Abbott

Sarina Bratton

Principal Activities

The principal activities of the association during the financial year were administration of the sport

of diving in Australia.

Significant Changes

No significant change in the nature of these activities occurred during the year.

Operating Result

The loss for the year amounted to $(23,560.00).

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Members of the Board.


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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DIVING AUSTRALIA INC

ABN 59 718 157 225 Report on the Financial Report

We have audited the accompanying financial report, being a special purpose financial report, of Diving Australia Inc which comprises the Assets and Liabilities Statement as at 30 June 2012 for the year then ended, the Income and Expenditure Statement, a summary of significant accounting policies, other explanatory notes and the Statement by Members of the Board.

Board's Responsibility for the Financial Report

The Board is responsible for preparation and fair presentation of the financial report and has determined that the accounting policies described in Note 1 to the financial statements, which form part of the financial report, are consistent with the financial reporting requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act ACT and are appropriate to meet the needs of the members. The board's responsibilities also include designing, implementing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

Auditors' Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. No opinion is expressed as to whether the accounting policies used, as described in Note 1, are appropriate to meet the needs of the members. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. These Auditing Standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the board, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report.

The financial report has been prepared for distribution to members for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements under the constitution and the board's financial reporting obligations under the Associations Incorporation Act ACT. We disclaim any assumption of responsibility for any reliance on this audit report or on the financial report to which it relates to any person other than the members, or for any purpose other than that for which it was prepared.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Independence

In conducting our audit, we have complied with applicable independence requirements of Australian professional ethical pronouncements.


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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DIVING AUSTRALIA INC

ABN 59 718 157 225

Audit Opinion

In our opinion, the financial report presents fairly, in all material respects the financial position of Diving Australia Inc as at 30 June 2012 and of its financial performance for the year then ended in accordance with the accounting policies described in Note 1 to the financial statements and the Associations Incorporation Act ACT.


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DIVING AUSTRALIA INC ABN 59 718 157 225

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012

Note 2012 $

2011 $

DIVING ADMINISTRATION

INCOME

Sports Management

405,164

388,278

Coaching

64,046

29,209

Officiating

-

2,000

Participation

7,000

10,000

International Competition

280,750

261,000

Domestic Competition

62,140

71,327

High Performance Management

306,000

372,500

Direct Athlete Support (DAS)

50,000

-

National Talent ID Program

354,653

311,262

National Training Centres

350,000

350,000

Sports Science/Medicine

14,000

14,000

Camps

30,000

30,000

Investment Income

32,199

39,660

Capital Gain (Loss) on Sale of Investments

13,331

(4,901)

1,969,283

1,874,335

EXPENDITURE

Sports Management

341,460

371,194

Coaching

64,483

28,414

Officiating

6,956

2,226

Participation

7,167

9,046

International Competition

356,078

270,426

Domestic Competition

81,339

94,434

High Performance Program

215,000

-

High Performance Management

395,867

322,295

National Training Centres

96,365

305,458

Sports Science/Medicine

29,226

30,871

Camps

30,828

42,554

National TID Program

365,096

338,110

Portfolio Management & Brokerage Fees

2,978

3,427

1,992,843

1,818,455

(Loss) Profit before income tax

(23,560)

55,880

(Loss) Profit for the year

(23,560)

55,880

Retained earnings at the beginning of the financial year 523,507 467,626

Retained earnings at the end of the financial year 499,947 523,506

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements


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ASSETS AND LIABILITY STATEMENT

AS AT 30 JUNE 2012 Note 2012

$ 2011

$

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

657,481

612,358

Accounts receivable and other debtors 2

134,836

184,462

Financial assets 3

39,000

125,393

Prepayments

117,697

51,423

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

949,014

973,636

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Property, plant and equipment 4

21,113

20,798

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS

21,113

20,798

TOTAL ASSETS

970,127

994,434

LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Income in Advance

340,270

186,505

Trade Creditors

33,254

115,564

Other Creditors

(3,686)

40,385

Net GST Payable/Refundable

3,401

9,410

Provision for Annual Leave

55,909

59,778

Employee benefits 5

41,413

39,733

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

470,561

451,375

TOTAL LIABILITIES

470,561

451,375

NET ASSETS

499,566

543,059

MEMBERS' FUNDS

Reserves 6

(381)

19,553

Retained earnings 7

499,947

523,506

TOTAL MEMBERS' FUNDS

543,059

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements


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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012

1 Statement of Significant Accounting Policies

This financial report is a special purpose financial report prepared in order to satisfy the financial reporting requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act ACT. The committee has determined that the association is not a reporting entity.

The financial report has been prepared on accruals basis and is based on historic costs and does not take into account changing money values except where specifically stated, market valuations of financial assets.

The following significant account policies, which are consistent with the previous period unless otherwise stated, have been adopted in the preparation of this financial report.

Income Tax

Approval has been obtained from the Australian Taxation Office, under Section 50-45 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 which provides the Association with exemption from income tax on any profits generated.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost less, where applicable, any accumulated depreciation.

The depreciable amount of all fixed assets are depreciated over the useful lives of the assets to the association commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use.

Financial Assets

Financial assets are originally recognised at cost, which includes transaction costs. They are subsequently measured at fair value which is equivalent to their market bid price at the end of the reporting period. Movements in fair value are recognised through an equity reserve. Dividends and interest are brought to account when received.


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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012

Employee Benefits

Provision is made for the association's liability for employee benefits arising from services rendered by employees at the end of the reporting period. All employee benefits arising from annual leave and long service leave have been measured at their nominal amount.

Contributions are made to an employee superannuation fund and are charged as expenses when incurred.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the association has a legal or constructive obligation, as a result of past events, for which it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will result and that outflow can be reliably measured.

Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation at the end of the reporting period.

Revenue Recognition

Membership Fees Revenue from membership fees is recognised progressively over the period the membership relates. Membership fees are based on a financial year basis. Grants Income Revenue from grants is brought to account as income as expenditure relating to the grants is incurred. Where grants are received in advance they are brought to account at the end of the reporting period as income in advance.

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Tax office. In these circumstances, the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of an item of the expense. Receivables and payables in the assets and liabilities statement are shown inclusive of GST.


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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012

2012 $

2011 $

2 Trade and Other Receivables

Current

Trade Debtors

124,743

181,449

Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts

-

(9,287)

124,743

172,162

Accrued Interest

4,243

4,950

Athlete Performance Bond

5,850

7,350

134,836

184,462

3 Financial Assets

Current

Macquarie Equity Investments - at Market Valuation

39,000

125,393

4 Property, Plant and Equipment

Office Furniture & Equipment at Cost

70,049

63,403

Less: Accumulated Depreciation

(48,936)

(42,605)

21,113

20,798

Total Plant and Equipment

21,113

20,798

Total Property, Plant and Equipment

21,113

20,798

5 Employee Benefits

Current

Provision for Long Service Leave

41,413

39,733

6 Reserves

Asset Revaluation Reserve

Opening Balance for the year

16,703

(917)

Movement 1

(19,934)

17,620

(3,231)

16,703

ADCA Surplus

Opening Balance for Year

2,850

2,850

(381)

19,553


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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012

2012 $

2011 $

7 Retained Earnings

Retained earnings at the beginning of the financial year

523,507

467,626

(Net loss) Net profit attributable to the association

(23,560)

55,880

Retained earnings at the end of the financial year

499,947

523,506


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STATEMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

The board has determined that the association is not a reporting entity and that this special purpose financial report should be prepared in accordance with the accounting policies outlined in Note 1 to the financial statements.

In the opinion of the board the financial report:

1. Presents a true and fair view of the financial position of Diving Australia Inc as at 30 June 2012 and its performance for the year ended on that date.

2. At the date of this statement, there are reasonable grounds to believe that Diving Australia Inc will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due.

This statement is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board and is signed for and on behalf of the Board by:


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MEMBER ASSOCIATION REPORTS

DIVING NEW SOUTH WALES THE BOARD President: Eric Brooker CEO: Gillian Brooker Directors: Denise Rickards (resigned)

Bonnie Macarounas Martha Dale Clarissa Luxford Litsa Fedes

Treasurer: Andy Hewat Registrar: Norma Holland The Board of Diving NSW met on a regular basis and acted in the best interest of members by continuing to provide strong leadership and guidance. The continuity in broadening, diversifying, deepening and strengthening our programs by embracing innovation and flexibility has seen increase in opportunities for athletes, coaches, officials, sports leaders and volunteers in activities such as professional development and attendance in representative competition. In 2011/2012 Diving NSW has more active members and clubs, a greater profile in the community, an increased pool of athletes for talent identification, and an increased number of school programs and up skilled coaches, officials, sports leaders and volunteers. Diving NSW supports NSWIS High Performance Programs together with Sports Development and Participation. Supporting this philosophy, Diving NSW recently employed Thomas Rickards as a State Development Coach to further bridge the gap between NSWIS and Diving NSW programs to advance and reinforce our underpinning programs to include additional school participation and talent identification. Diving NSW is funded by NSW Communities Sport and Athlete Development Program “Diving in Regional Communities ($13,200 project end December 2011) and from December 2011 until December 2012 - $15,000, Sports Development Program ($20,000) and Disability Sport Assistance Grant Program “Diving for the Deaf” Project ended December 2011 ($10,000). We acknowledge and appreciate the support of NSW Sport and Recreation. HIGHLIGHTS NSW awarded State of the Year 2012 Australian Age Championships. The NSWIS Diving Program produced an array of fantastic achievements in what was a very successful year for the program, highlighted by Matthew Mitcham and Melissa Wu’s selection onto the 2012 Australian Olympic team. Eric Brooker selected by FINA to judge at the 2012 Olympic Games. Genevieve De La Motte selected to compete at 2012 FINA Junior World Diving Championships. RESULTS Matthew Mitcham Gold, men’s 10m platform – 2012 Australian Olympic trials Fourth, men’s 10m platform – 2012 FINA Rostock Grand Prix Alexandra Croak Gold, women’s 10m platform synchro – 2012 Australian Diving Championships Silver, women’s 10m platform synchro – 2011 FINA Aquatic World Championships Silver, women’s 10m platform synchro – 2012 FINA Rostock Grand Prix Silver, women’s 10m platform synchro – 2012 Australian Olympic trials Fourth, women’s 10m platform synchro – 2012 FINA World Cup Fourth, women’s 10m platform – 2012 Australian Diving Championships Fifth, women’s 10m platform – 2012 World Series (Russia) Sixth, women’s 10m platform – 2012 World Series (Mexico) Seventh, women’s 10m platform – 2011 FINA Aquatic World Championships


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Melissa Wu Gold, women’s 10m platform – 2012 Australian Olympic trials Gold, women’s 10m platform synchro – 2012 Australian Diving Championships Silver, women’s 10m platform synchro – 2011 FINA Aquatic World Championships Silver, women’s 10m platform synchro – 2012 FINA Rostock Grand Prix Silver, women’s 10m platform synchro – 2012 Australian Olympic Trials Bronze, women’s 10m platform – 2012 Australian Diving Championships Bronze, women’s 10m platform – 2012 FINA Montreal Grand Prix Bronze, women’s 10m platform – 2012 FINA Madrid Grand Prix Fourth, women’s 10m platform synchro – 2012 FINA World Cup Fifth, women’s 10m platform – 2012 FINA Fort Lauderdale Grand Prix Scott Robertson Bronze, men’s 1m springboard – 2012 Australian Diving Championships NATIONAL TEAM SELECTIONS 2012 Olympic Games Matthew Mitcham, Melissa Wu 2012 Diving Australia national team Matthew Mitcham, Melissa Wu, Alexandra Croak Target 2012 Squad Scott Robertson 2011 Diving Australia national team Matthew Mitcham, Melissa Wu, Alexandra Croak 2011 Australian development team Olivia Wright 2011 – 2012 NSWIS DIVING SQUAD World Class – Gold Alexandra Croak, Matthew Mitcham, Melissa Wu International Class – Gold Scott Robertson Developing International – Silver Angus Colloff, Thomas Rickards, Olivia Wright Potential (Emerging) International – Green Beth Alexander, Genevieve de la Motte, Liam Dummer, Nicholas Jeffree, Elizabeth Macarounas, Brittany O’Brien, Louise Poole, Esther Qin, Nancy Wang Emerging Talent Squad (ETS) Jocelyn Abbott, Isabella Ashdown, Kristen Dive, Imogen Dixon – Smithers, Bridie Elith, Christian Holman, Hamish Hutchinson, Milly Marks, Paul McLaughlin, Molly McLean, Tess Morrison, Alice Neill, Ellie Ng, Benjamin On, Maddison Pullinger, Jack Sweeney NB: ETS athletes are not NSWIS scholarship holders and are entitled to coaching services only Results of ETS Squad: 2012 Australian Junior Nationals, Adelaide (11 medals) In just two years this program has gone from its 'creation' to having an athlete be named 'Athlete of the Year'. Starting off with only 6 athletes and one coach and now having two coaches and more than 18 athletes across three different levels. A fantastic effort and looking forward to continued growth and success! Thanks to the support of NSWIS support staff, parents and SOPAC. COACHES Head Coach: Chava Sobrino Assistant Coaches: Joel Rodriguez and Vyninka Arlow VENUES Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre


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PROGRAM PARTNERS Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre / Diving Australia / Diving NSW DIVNG NSW REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS Regional Development Squad trains once a month at SOPAC during winter. 2 Regional Development camps were held in Lightning Ridge. 43 divers and 7 coaches were in attendance at the July camp. Participants were from Wagga, Newcastle, Canberra, Albury and Lightning Ridge. COACHING Level 1 Coaching Course, Sydney - 18 participants. State Coaching Director, Allen Bull made several trips to regional areas to supervise and assist new coaches gain Level 1 coach accreditation. OFFICIATING State Technical Officials Coordinator, Eric Brooker facilitated Judges and Dive Recorder workshops throughout the season. Judges evaluations and mentoring are conducted at most competitions. COMPETITIONS 4 Interclub, Metropolitan and Country Championships, State Open, Elite Junior and Age and Open Championships, Geoff Montgomery Memorial Meet was held during 2011/2012. Several School competitions were also held at SOPAC. FACILITIES There are many facilities being utilised and upgraded in NSW for competitions, recreational diving, school programs and training. SOPAC, Newcastle, Canberra, Wauchope, Wagga Wagga, Pymble, Abbotsleigh, Trinity, MLC Burwood, Lightning Ridge, Ravenswood, Tamworth and Parramatta are some of the facilities being utilised. Diving NSW has proposed that the diving facilities at Auburn be included in their refurbishment of the facility. MARKETING AND PROMOTION Diving NSW appreciates the support and sponsorship received from Sydney Olympic Park Authority, SOPAC, Rebel Sport, Westpac Bank and NSW Communities Sport and Recreation. Thanks to Alexandra Croak, sporting Ambassador for the Premiers Sporting Challenge, a NSW Government initiative to increase participation in organised activities. Alex travels around schools in NSW promoting diving and participation in sport. FUTURE PLANS Regional Club Lightning Ridge will be hosting the American Junior World Team in October and the Canadian Junior World Team will be training at SOPAC. Introduction of new schools programs with the assistance of newly appointed State Development Coach, Thomas Rickards.

Signed:

Date: 1st October, 2012


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DIVING QUEENSLAND REPORT

PRESIDENT’S REPORT The past year has continued to be challenging but rewarding for Diving Queensland and our affiliate Clubs. The Board of Directors is always working hard to minimise the workload on our volunteers who are no doubt becoming rare particularly in time of need. Diving Queensland’s installation of its new three year Strategic Plan (2011-2013) as specified by the Queensland State Government requirement, is progressing along suitable timelines to achieve the pathways necessary to create the future for the sport. Despite the financial environment, and the very busy lives of our volunteers, we have successfully implemented a recreational diving programme in conjunction with Brisbane City Council with great success. This program will continue with BCC very happy with the results and the future vision of Diving Queensland. COMMITTEE The Diving Queensland Board of Directors has met regularly to provide oversight of the Association, including finances, policies & procedures, and to progress our strategic vision & operational plan. Current members of the DQ Board are: President: Paul Stafford Vice President: Heidi Graymore Treasurer: Erica Bax Directors: Steve McCarthy

Di Smith Michelle Kovchenko Maxine Boyd (from Sept 2012)

State Executive Director: Janne Ellis. Thanks to all for your efforts and commitment. There are a number of Board sub-committees that also involve significant involvement of other members, including Finance Committee, Technical Committee, Competitions Committee, Selection Panel, and Coaching Committee, and officers in the areas of Uniforms and Media, and the newly appointed State Development Squad Manager. COACHING Level 1 Coaching Courses are being held throughout the year, and it is pleasing to see more coaches being accredited. This is always on-going, and any interest from any individual can always be registered with DQ. OFFICIATING A large number of volunteers continue to assist as judges, coaches, and recorders at Diving Queensland competitions, and new volunteers are always happily accepted. As new divers appear from recreational and Club efforts, new officials show interest in becoming officials and judges, and further training courses are planned for the coming year. The computerised recording program is used effectively by the volunteers, with results being readily available and transposed to the DQ web site for all participants to track their progress etc. COMPETITIONS Diving Queensland responds to the needs of the athletes by holding several Qualifying Competitions, State Championships and hosts on behalf of Diving Australia, National Championships (by roster). For the success of these competitions, it involves many people who volunteer their services as officials, judges, and coaches, and we are grateful to the small number of volunteers who assist in this area. We have now seen our second successive year as invitees in the Queensland School Sport network with participation at the National Schools event in Sydney. Thanks to Heidi Graymore for an incredible effort in managing such a successful trip, and thanks to the Divers for their interest.


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MEMBERSHIP 2011 saw a change in Club status within Queensland with the unfortunate decision of the Donnet family withdrawing their coaching expertise from the Queensland sporting environment. For whatever personal reasons they saw the need to windup the Donnet Diving Club at Kawana, but thanks to the tremendous efforts of Al and Di Smith of RAPS diving, a presence, albeit small, still exists on the Sunshine Coast. We now have only three Clubs affiliated with Diving Queensland; RAPS based at Chandler (Brisbane), also their contingent at Kawana (Sunshine Coast), Paradise Diving based at Southport (Gold Coast), and Chandler Diving Club based at Chandler (Brisbane). DQ is working with RAPS to establish a Club entity again on the Sunshine Coast at a time in the near future. In addition we will in 2012 see the establishment of the new Centenary Dive Club at centenary Pool with the re-opening of that refurbished facility, thanks to the considerations of Brisbane City Council. 2011 TROPHY RECIPIENTS

Congratulations were extended to the following award recipients: 11 & Under Girls – Sophie Johnson 11 & Under Boys – Connor Leonard 12-13 Girls – Finn Dunstan 12-13 Boys – Michael Leonard 14-15 Girls – Emily Scott 14-15 Boys – Jack Houghton 16-18 Girls – Mary Holgate 16-18 Boys – Matt Skennar Masters Women 19–29 – Sansanee Lagerway Masters Women 30-49 – Melissa Saunders Masters Men 50+ - Greg Holbrook Junior “A” Girls – Sherilyse Gowlett Junior “A” Boys – Domonic Bedggood Junior “B” Girls – Lara Tarvit Junior “C” Girls – Georgia Sheehan Junior “C” Boys – Kurtis Matthews Open Women – Sharleen Stratton Open Men – Ethan Warren 2012 Volunteer of the Year – Toni Toohey 2012 Encouragement Award – Jessica Sideleckie 2012 Rookie of the Year – Kurtis Matthews and Michael Leonard 2012 Best New Talent – Lara Tarvit 2012 Best Male Diver – Ethan Warren 2012 Best Female Diver – Brittany Broben FACILITIES The new outdoor deep-water pool has been completed at Brisbane Aquatic Centre – a long time coming but now the reality is upon us. Diving Boards, for 3 metre, 1 metre, and 5 metre platform have been completed on the far side and these are now being booked for use by the Brisbane Clubs as the warmer months come upon us. This will allow Clubs to begin their training earlier, but of course like Southport and Kawana, they will need to learn how to manage outdoor facilities. DQ and the Clubs are fortunate to have access to good dry-land training facilities at Chandler in Brisbane. Brisbane City Council have made a commitment to re-open the diving facilities at Centenary Pool, Spring Hill, and funding has been allocated to achieve this within the new upgrade of those facilities due for completion mid-2013. Final contractual agreements are under consideration between BCC and the pool management company. Having the AIS, QAS and a functional NTID Squad located at Chandler is of major benefit to our Club divers in many ways; however, the down side is that our Clubs have limited access at this time. Furthermore, the pool facility is often used for swimming competitions, which sometimes restricts availability over the summer months. Further discussions have been entered into with the Queensland State Government regarding assistance with further re-establishment of facilities state wide, and at this point the research process of location of all those older facilities is under way.


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MARKETING & PROMOTION The Diving Queensland web site is a very useful tool, and we continue to look at other ways to promote that sport. We have incorporated Facebook, but as in all things of this nature, a volunteer to keep these products timely would be very useful. Our new online database, configured through IMG, has already opened new avenues of marketing and promotion within our member base, and will create a stronger state membership through direct communication to all financial and past members of Diving Queensland. FUTURE PLANS Our operational plan is continually under revision for submission for the next three year State Govt funding period. The Government focus is very much on increased participation and healthy lifestyles, but with the newly elected State Government now in place, a number of the State Government funding programmes may be altered to meet necessary budget considerations. This will include a focus on

Increased Participation (eg through the recreational diving program),

Retention in the sport of our teenage divers (eg by encouraging them to develop coaching and judging skills),

Skill development of divers, coaches, and judges (through our squad programmes, coach training, and judging courses)

Increased Profile (eg through marketing & media)

Supporting Clubs to maintain viability (eg by supporting funding applications, negotiating pool access & costs, etc)

Supporting Clubs with any marketing and promotional training that they may request from time to time. CONCLUSION The past year for Diving Queensland has been one of strong positive change, most, popularly supported by our members, and in my second year as President, I can only reiterate my thanks to all those who work so hard on behalf of Diving Queensland and for the betterment of the sport. Paul Stafford President


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DIVING SOUTH AUSTRALIA REPORT COMMITTEE Diving SA’s Board consists of: President: Michael Parker Secretary: Kerry Burgess Treasurer: Meredith Cameron Board Members: Nicole Boukaram, David Hinks, Steve Todd, Andrea Dungey, Dale Ryan, Gavin Wood. DSA held monthly board meetings at the South Australian Aquatic and Leisure Centre, Marion. HIGHLIGHTS South Australia was the host state for the 2011 Australian Junior Elite Championships, 2011-12 Australian Open Diving Championships, 2012 Olympic Trials and 2012 Australian Age Diving Championships. To host all these competitions is the space of 12 month proved very challenging with great demands placed on our volunteer base and disruptions to our state diving program. Of great benefit was the fact that these competitions certainly raised the profile of diving in South Australia, secured media coverage, drew in spectators, showcased the new facilities at Marion and subsequently increased public interest in our State’s learn to dive program. We were very excited when Ashley Wilson along with the support and assistance of the Office of Recreation and Sport in SA, secured our own set of J-Pads. With a price tag of over $10,000 we were most grateful to ORS for purchasing this equipment on our behalf. HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAM High Performance coach Mike Martens trained SASI squad members Samantha Mills, Matthew Barnard, Jocelyn Burnett, Sarah Hopkins, Taneka Kchenko and Sophie Hinks at the SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre during the year. Both Samantha Mills and Matthew Barnard were named as members of the 2012 National Development Squad. South Australian Rachael Bugg continued to train at the AIS in Brisbane. SASI, committed to providing the best possible elite training environment, completed the final installation of equipment in the new dryland centre at Marion. NTID PROGRAM Coach Shanming Zhu (Ming) commenced the NTID program in Adelaide with 15 trialist athletes divided into 2 squads in July, 11. Following the completion of their trial period in mid-August, Chantelle Newberry met with the 8 athletes selected for the first NTID squad in South Australia and inducted them into the program. 7 of the 8 athletes chosen came from Diving SA. Training hours have progressed from 14 hours per week during the trial period to a full training program of 25 hours per week. The athletes, attended an NTID camp in Queensland in January, competed in two local competitions and will be preparing for their first Australian Elite Junior Competitions in July, 12. COACHING Diving SA advertised internationally for a Coaching Program Manager in March 2012. A suitable candidate, Benjamin Herdt from Wyoming, USA visited Adelaide to meet with the Board and inspect our facilities and programs in June. Diving SA subsequently offered the position to Ben and are pursuing his Visa through the Department of Immigration. The return of Shannon Roy to South Australia proved very timely for Diving SA. He joined us on a part-time contract and provide much needed senior coaching support whilst our Head Coach, Jeff Arbon took annual leave and we wait for the processing of Ben Herdt’s visa. With the assistance of Ming and Jeff Arbon, DSA conducted its first level 1 coaching course at the new SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre, Marion. Of the 7 who attended, two are now fully accredited; two sat the course as a refresher and the remaining three are working towards accreditation.


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OFFICIATING Val Beddoe judged at 2012 World Cup in London and 2012 Canadian Grand Prix. South Australian judges and table staff officiated (shadowed) at 2011 Australian Junior Elite Championships, 2011-12 Australian Open Diving Championships, 2012 Olympic Trials and 2012 Australian Age Diving Championships in Adelaide during FY11-12. Special thanks must go to judges/referees Val Beddoe and Duncan Roy, dive recorder experts Gavin Wood and David Hinks and the many other SA volunteer table staff. COMPETITIONS International:

2012 Spanish Grand Prix June 12 - 2nd 10m Synchro Rachael Bugg (Loudy Wiggins)

2012 FINA USA Grand Prix May 12 – 4th 10m Synchro Rachael Bugg (Loudy Wiggins)

2012 FINA Canadian Grand Prix May 12 – 3rd 10m Synchro Rachael Bugg (Loudy Wiggins)

2012 FINA German Grand Prix – 4th 10m Rachael Bugg

2011 Oceania Olympic Qualifiers Aug 11 – 2nd 3m Rachael Bugg, 1st 10m

British Junior Elite Championships Apr 12 – 7th 1m, 6th 3m, 2nd 10m Group A Matthew Barnard

British Junior Elite Championships Apr 12 – 6th 1m, 5th 3m, 4th 10m Group A Jocelyn Burnett

National:

Open Diving Championships: three SA divers competed. 1 Silver medal

Elite Junior Diving Competitions: eight SA divers competed, 2 Silver, 6 Bronze medals

Age and Masters Competition: twelve SA divers competed, medal tally of 6 Gold, 3 Silver, 5 Bronze.

State:

Age, Elite and Open competitions were conducted during the year

Summer, Winter and State Levels competitions - based purely on skill levels without any age restrictions and allows new divers to test their ability and progress.

Interclub: Mildura Peter and Patricia Memorial Meet/Victorian Country Diving Championships

SA Primary Schools Competition

Our State Age, Elite and Open competitions with the inclusion of Masters and NTID resulted in 19 new state records and the Levels competitions saw 13 state records set or broken.

FACILITIES The Adelaide Aquatic Centre has reopened to the public. Diving SA is currently in discussion with the Adelaide City Council regarding the recommencement of a diving program at this facility. Tenure and pool availability are two key issues to be addressed. MARKETING & PROMOTION The Staging of the 2011 Australian Junior Elite Championships, 2011-12 Australian Open Diving Championships, 2012 Olympic Trials and 2012 Australian Age Diving Championships in Adelaide over this financial year has brought solid media focus on elite divers, the new venue and the sport in South Australia. Come n Try lessons continue to be well attended with many of our scheduled learn to dive lessons full. Our website, run by David Hinks continues to generate much interest with enquiries directed through our email link. The YMC also assists with the distribution of leaflets promoting diving at Marion. DSA has developed a partnership with Gymnastics SA which enables us to jointly attend primary schools for promotion of our sport and student testing. FUTURE PLANS DSA is awaiting the arrival of Benjamin Herdt for the USA who has accepted the position of our newly created role of Coaching Program Manager. We will be restructuring our squads and lesson programing as well as creating more mentoring opportunities for our coaches. Plans to recommence a learn to dive program at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre are well underway and we will be working solidly to recapture participation in our sport from the northern demographic. DSA will continue to work with Gymnastics SA with school testing and talent identification. We will continue to deliver the cross training arrangements with Gymnastics SA where selected gymnasts train with DSA in the dryland area and also undertake some water practice.


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DSA are keen to develop further promotional partnership opportunities with the YMCA with school holiday programs as well as their daytime schools programs. IN CONCLUSION DSA acknowledges Diving Australia, the South Australian Office of Recreation and Sport and SASI for their ongoing funding, and encouragement of our sport. We also acknowledge the YMCA as operators of the South Australian Aquatic & Leisure Centre for the support they give us daily in the delivery of our diving programs and who are very keen to develop joint programs which will further utilise the Marion facility. We further acknowledge the commitment of our board members, coaches, volunteers, divers and their families who make up our unique diving community in South Australia. Meredith Cameron Administrator Diving South Australia


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DIVING TASMANIA REPORT The past 12 months here in Tasmania has been very challenging given the unstable political and economic environment which is continued to deteriorate consumer confidence. Tasmania is very dependent on a small number of large industries and the State government who are the major employers. With a few of these industries closing and threat of a large reduction in the public service workforce, we have seen consumer spending slowing and this has had an impact on participation numbers across many sporting bodies within the state. We can certainly be very proud of the hard work of our board members during difficult economic times in maintaining our membership numbers around those of previous years. COMMITTEE President: David Hanlon Liaison Officer/Treasurer: Della William Competitions Co-ordinator: Barbara Webb Board Member (resigned Feb): Liz Swain Board member (Temporary replacement Feb): Max Swain External facilities Co-ordinator: Greg Harvey Coaching Co-ordinator: Melanie Kateros Development Co-coordinator: Bella Kateros HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR While looking back over the past 12 months, our highlights can be split between the performance of our divers at Aged Nationals and also the continued development of a happy team spirit around pool deck. The Aged National’s team, albeit small performed exceptionally well above what was expected and to return home with a few medals and most divers performing above the qualifying standards was also satisfying for the coaches involved leading up to the event. We would also like to pass on our appreciation to those involved in the organisation of the Aged National over a shortened program featuring dual events. We were happy with the arrangement and ability to get home a day earlier. Diving Tasmania has been working very hard on creating a happy and cohesive management team with a key focus on providing an enjoyable and safe environment for divers of all ages and abilities as well are providing pathways for those that show above average ability within the sport. This comfortable family type environment was starting to see benefits towards the end of the year, with increased enquiries generally from the younger age group. An encouraging sign was the number of male enquiries which have been relatively rare over the past to 3 years. Our membership base is now predominately young and inexperienced, but is does provide a good building block for the future. Our more experienced group of Divers has diminished over the past 2 years probably as a result of limited focus on beginner programs 2-3 years ago. We will continue to foster our beginner diver program as we see this as the key to maintaining participation. HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAM There is no high performance program in Tasmania at present.


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DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS Our coaching staff had various different development programs throughout the year, which included;

Introduction to diving;

Adult/Senior diving;

Aged National’s pathway;

Our senior coach Melanie Kateros and her daughter Bella have been responsible for these programs which have been well received by diving community with great feedback being received from parents and divers. COACHING For several years now we have found it quite difficult to retain coaches, however, with the assistance of a grant from Sport and Recreation Tasmania we were able to send 4 participants to a First Bounce coaching course in Melbourne earlier this year. The feedback from the participants and our Senior Coach who accompanied them was that it was well run and enjoyable. It has resulted in 4 first bounce coaches being qualified and they are now available to assist the development of participation in both the North and South of the State. We wish to pass on our thank you to Diving Victoria for the assistance to our participants during the course. We would anticipate that we will continue to send first bounce coaches to Victoria to complete future courses when available. OFFICIATING As with coaching, maintaining the number of officials is difficult, although we do have a good group of officials that are prepared to volunteer their time several times a year. Part of our development focus is to also make parents feel welcome and are encouraged to officiate where possible. At this stage we have not had a judging course for some time, although we are currently exploring the opportunity of holding a course for interested parents in early 2013. COMPETITIONS We have held four competitions this year which have been quite problematic in terms of getting pool hire due to increased pressure being placed upon the facilities by competing aquatic sports and the continuing upwards pressure on pool hire. Additionally our competitions coordinator has had the challenge of building a program for each competition within a limited timeframe. The end result has been fantastic with all competitors, parents and officials working hard to make sure each program run on time without stress and ensuring everyone had a great time. FACILITIES The Hobart Aquatic Centre continues to be our main diving facility in Tasmania with the Launceston Aquatic Centre having two springboards situated outside (closed during winter months) and the Maritime College in Launceston having some basic rollout facilities. Our dry land facility at the Kingborough Sports Centre which was a 1 m springboard over a very small pit has had limited use over the past two years. One of the main reasons for limited use is the size of the pit and the location of the centre. We were very fortunate to be included in the planning of a new multipurpose gymnasium which is located approximately 10 min from the Hobart CBD. Our involvement included input into the design of a large multipurpose pit which has the capacity of having several springboards. The facility is currently being used for dry land training by our Aged National’s development program and we are currently investigating the relocation of the springboard at the previous centre and also the purchase of an additional board once full testing of the facility has been completed. In Launceston we have a small group of potential divers who are currently doing dry land training under the supervision of our northern based coaches. We have been able to negotiate a very good arrangement with the local PCYC gymnasium that is happy to assist us in rebuilding the sport in this region.


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MARKETING & PROMOTION During the difficult economic times, marketing and promotion is difficult, although it is very important to ensuring the sports image is maintained. The marketing program has included advertising within the Hobart Aquatic Centre, ongoing electronic communications through the Education Departments e-mail system, local paper advertising and of great excitement is our website (finally). Our website did suffer several delays due to our first Web designer closing the doors due to economic conditions. We now have a northern-based coordinator who has volunteered time to marketing the sport within schools and related sporting bodies in and around Launceston. FUTURE PLANS Our future plans are quite simple and that is to continue development of a friendly cohesive approach to the development of Diving in Tasmania. As a group, we understand that it will take a number of years to rebuild our membership base and skill sets back to historical levels which will in turn assist us in increasing the number of divers we have representing the state at national level and also officials that will need to be drawn from our growing group of new parents.

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DIVING VICTORIA REPORT

Diving Victoria has had a mixed year with great success at many levels and significant challenges to face in 2011/12. Two major OH&S investigations took place resulting in significant change to practices in dry land, use of harnesses and movement of boards at MSAC. A phone App was developed for both iPhone and android systems for logging harness checks ensuring an accurate record is kept of safety checks and usage. This will be monitored over twelve months to then write a protocol of safety and a standard for inspections and replacement timeframes.

Our divers and coaches have won medals at International, National and State championships, achieving personal best results at Open, Elite Junior and Age Group competitions. Memberships have reached a plateau while participation has grown significantly over the year.

Committee Chair: Alan Tobin Directors: Danny Dawson Stephen McLardie

Georgina Gelai Christine Tsoukalas Ravi Savarirayan Loudy Wiggins

SEO: Helen Hillard Project Coordinator: Amy Bradshaw – January Whitney Michael – from January2012 State Technical Officer: John Hillard Coaching Director: Tommy Michael HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR Victorian Awards:

Official of the Year 2011/12 - Clive Morton

Pennant Awards:

Grade Level Boys Girls

F 1 & 2 No Award Ringwood Diving Club

E 3 & 4 Whitehorse Diving Club Whitehorse Diving Club

D 5 & 6 Whitehorse Diving Club Bendigo YMCA Divers

C 7 & 8 Ringwood Diving Club MelAm

B 9 & 10 Melbourne Elite Diving Academy Melbourne Elite Diving Academy

A Open Ringwood Diving Club Melbourne Elite Diving Academy

Top Female Club - Melbourne Elite Diving Academy Top Male Club - MelAm Most Improved Female Diver - Abby Rowley Most Improved Male Diver - Nathan Veal Most Outstanding Female Age Group Diver Of The Year - Meg Thornton Most Outstanding Male Age Group Diver of the Year -Nathan Veal Female Masters diver of the Year -Monica Fly Male Masters diver of the Year - Warrick Mann Most Outstanding Junior Elite Male Diver - Joshua Kehagias Most Outstanding Junior Elite Female Diver - Anna-Irene Tsoukalas Most Outstanding Female Diver - Anabelle Smith Most Outstanding Male Diver - Grant Nel Most Outstanding Coach - Mathew Helm


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HIGH PERFORMANCE The Victorian High Performance program is comprised of the following squads

AIS Squad divers training in Brisbane

Scholarship athletes at university in USA

Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) Squad

State Development Squad (SDS)

National Talent Identification Squad (NTID)

State Talent Identification Squad (STID)

Mathew Helm was appointed coach in March 2011 and has taken the divers to great success with Olympians Loudy Wiggins returning to the sport and gaining selection for her 4th Olympic Games. Annabel Smith, James Connor and Jaele Patrick have also been selected for the Olympics in London

The National Talent Identification Squad has had mixed success in the past year starting the year with 8 athletes, dropping to 4 and then building to 5 at the end of the year. Coach Wang Guoxiong was replaced with Ming Gong in July 2011. DA SQUADS: National Squad Jaele Patrick Annabelle Smith Loudy Wiggins Grant Nel

Development Squad Hannah Thek James Connor

National Junior Squad Joshua Kehagias Scotia Mullin

Emerging Squad Laetitia Donato Loren Eddie Noah Savarirayan Anna-Irene Tsoukalas

AIS Squad Hannah Thek - VIS Associate Anabelle Smith - VIS Associate James Connor - VIS Associate

VIS Squad Grant Nel (Associate), Jaele Patrick (Associate) Matthew Pozzobon, Anna Gelai, Loudy Wiggins, Anna Tsoukalas, Darcy Taylor, Joshua Kehagias, Scotia Mullin (to February)

VIS Coach Mathew Helm

State Development Squad Naomi Fitzgerald Anna Gelai (November) Noah Savariryan (March) Allie Klein Joshua Sist Theodore Petrakos Tyler Spaargaren James Montgomerie

Coach – Tom Michael

National Talent Identification Victorian Squad Laetitia Donato (February) Loren Eddie Gabrielle Ash Bridget Lord-Henry Noah Savarirayan (April)

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HPP RESULTS International Medals 14th FINA World Championships

Anabelle Smith/Sharleen Stratton – bronze 3m Synchro Oceania Olympic Qualifying Event James Connor – 2nd Platform

18th FINA Junior World Diving Championships Anna Gelai silver girls A 3 Metre

2012 German Grand Prix Loudy Wiggins 3rd Platform

2012 Spanish Grand Prix Anabelle Smith/Sharleen Stratton 2nd 3m Synchro, Loudy Wiggins/Rachel Bugg 2nd Platform Synchro

2012 Canadian Grand Prix Anabelle Smith/Sharleen Stratton 2nd 3m Synchro, Loudy Wiggins/Rachel Bugg 2nd Platform Synchro

2012 USA Grand Prix Anabelle Smith/Sharleen Stratton 3rd 3m Synchro

British Elite Junior Diving Championships Joshua Kehagias 3rd Boys Group B 3m, 3rd Boys Group B Platform, Darcy Taylor 2nd Boys Group A 1m, 1st Boys Group A 3m

SPORT DEVELOPMENT AND PARTICIPATION Coaching Three coaching courses were held as follows:

o 2 Level one courses – 23 trainees in total o 1 ‘First Bounce’ course – 5 trainees o Trainee coaches mentored with Level 2 and 3 coaches

As part of the adoption of the Victoria Code of Conduct all coaches are now required to undertake the “Play by the Rules” modules as part of the accreditation process. All coaches registering with Diving Victoria for 2011/12 are also required to complete the “Play by the Rules” course modules for coaches. OFFICIATING Forty two officials registered with Diving Australia. Again Diving Victoria officials form the core numbers at National events both judging and recording. Thank you to John Hillard for again undertaking the role of State Technical official and conducting the judges’ education workshops with many of the competitions and supervising the ongoing training and assessment of officials.

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Officials workshops conducted during season at MSAC and Ringwood and Bendigo

6 Officiating workshops held with pennant competitions and other competitions

COMPETITIONS Competitions continue to be a core part of the business of diving in Victoria and it is wonderful to see the amount of competitors who consistently participate at all levels, whether it is Pennant, Schools, States or Nationals and even International events. At National Championships Victorian divers continue to make up 30-40% of entries

Pennant Series 6 Pennant Competitions, Pennant has become a very popular series of competition. We had 187 entrants in the Pennant series over 6 weeks. This is also the forum where we encourage parents to practice their skills by volunteering in many different areas and training potential judges and officials for State and qualifying events, with officiating courses held with these events


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School Competitions 27 School Competitions were run: –Diving Victoria assists various school sports associations to run their championships. The officials and staff of the schools are to be congratulated for once again achieving great results and successfully running these events.

October Challenge 72 entrants competed in this qualifying event for Age, Junior and Open Nationals with the majority of divers qualifying for at least one event at Nationals.

Age State Championships This year 61 divers competed in Age State Championships in March. 56 of these divers qualified for Age National Championships in Sydney.

Elite Junior State Championships 39 divers competed in June in the Victorian Elite Junior Championships. Once again the standard was very high and 30 divers qualified for Australian Elite Junior Championships, which was held in Adelaide.

Open State Championships A very successful event 14 Divers entered this event with all 14 qualifying for National championships

Australian Open Championships The pinnacle National event in the diving calendar was held in Adelaide and also served to select divers eligible to trial for the Olympic Team for 2012. Five Victorian divers were chosen to trial for Olympics. The Olympic team for 2012 selected 4 Victorian of 10 athletes in the team, James Connor 10M Platform, Anabelle Smith 3M Synchro, Loudy Wiggins 10M Synchro and Jaele Patrick 3M.

Australian Junior Elite Championships

The Victorian Elite Junior diving team was extremely successful at the 2012 Australian Elite Junior Diving Championships, which were held in July in Melbourne. From the results of this event, many Victorian athletes were selected to the National Junior Squad, as well as athletes being selected to the Australian teams for the 18th FINA Junior Diving World Championships.

Victorian divers won 8 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze medals at the event with Joshua Kehagias named Diver of the year for Boys Group B and Mathew Helm named Coach of the Year

Darcy Taylor - Selection for World Juniors Joshua Kehagias – Selection for World Juniors and National Junior Squad Scotia Mullin - Selection for World Juniors and National Junior Squad Anna-Irene Tsoukalas – Selection for World Juniors and Emerging Squad

A huge thanks to the all the members who helped make the 2010-11 Competition season yet again a success. Special mention must go to these volunteers who attend most events and give of their valuable time: Whitney Michael, Amy Bradshaw, John Hillard, Sharon Browning, Shirley Panayi, Helen Sist and Mary Veal, and Fiona Carter to name just a few!

We must thank all the parents and volunteers who spend countless hours at the pool during all competitions, regardless of whether it is Pennant, a School competition or a National Championship.

DIVING FOR ALL (DFA)

Self funded program continued in 2011/12 forming integral part of Diving Victoria programs and business generating 20% of DV income and providing coach employment and training. The programs provide a pathway from come and try through to competition squads. A participant in the holiday program in 2009 is now on a training agreement with the VIS Squad after having been in Dive school, a club, the State TID program then into NTID.


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FACILITIES

The Ringwood Aquatic centre is closing on June 30. This will impact the club and also give greater pressure on the MSAC diving facilities

Whitehorse Aquatic Centre closed for redevelopment in February 2012, significantly impacting both Whitehorse and Ringwood clubs

FUTURE PLANS

Continue to lobby for a dry diving facility and improved access at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre with SRV and SSCT

Continue to work with Maroondah Council and Ringwood Diving Club for the new Aquatic centre at Ringwood and securing access for diving programs.

Continue partnership with VIS to strengthen divers pathway to international success

Increase the opportunities for development for all divers, coaches and officials

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA DIVING ASSOCIATION REPORT

BOARD MEMBERS

Damien Todorovic ( Chair)

Raelene Lyon

Iain Watson (to Nov 11)

Kevin Williams (from Nov 11)

Leigh Cottrill ( from Nov 11)

Linda Harrup ( from Nov 11)

Lisa Barrow

Executive Director – Jane Collins MEMBERSHIP Affiliate Clubs (2) – Arrows Diving Academy, Taylordiving

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR

Diver of Year at Junior Elite National Championships 2011 – Junior C Boy - Joshua Ong

Diver of Year at Junior Elite National Championships 2011 – Junior B Girl –Maddison Keeney

HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAM Program Manager: Alan Black Head Coach: Iris Deng (Deng Hong) WAIS Squad Members and Triallists*:

Maddison Keeney Sean Cottrill*

Sally Hackett Joshua Ong

Deanne Cummins

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS NTID Squad Coach – Jack Taylor

Ben Ward Tianna Furness Teju Williamson

David Sullivan Juliett Greenock Sally Cream

Shannon McGowan Tamara Irvine Brittany Harrup

Elise Christou ( from

STID Squad Coach – Jack Taylor

Trinity Dollas Sara Samie Julia Williams

Scarlett Downes Owen Crofts Amelie Caporn

Astrid Johnson Kian Hendeson Lucy Giquel

Olivia Klompmaker Alex Smedley

No major TID days have been held in the past year and new divers are sourced mainly from the Go for 2 & 5 Learn to Dive Programs. A temporary squad was formed to feed the STID squad with the express intention of identifying boys. COACHING Simultaneous Level 1 and First Bounce One coaching courses were held in April 2012 with seven and four candidates respectively. OFFICIATING Eliza Cole took over as our Judging Coordinator late in the year and is already working to update our judges. WA was well represented at all national championships with a new group of judges gaining more experience.


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COMPETITIONS The Go for 2 & 5 Competition Series again involved ten events over the year. Each competition involved multiple events across elite, age and novice streams including the Go for 2 & 5 Challenge aimed at our newest divers ( execution only - no DD and no dive sheets to submit). Participation numbers have dropped somewhat with changes in club circumstances but this should resolve itself as new coaches settle in to their roles. The All School Championships has suffered as a result of lack of coaches available in what for them is a very busy schedule. FACILITIES The Dryland centre requires significant work to bring it up to a suitable standard and the Board has been investigating options with Venueswest who operate Challenge Stadium. The water harness has been designed and built and is awaiting installation. MARKETING & PROMOTION The Department of Sport and Recreation has continued its generous support of the Association and funding has been approved for next three years under the Organisational Sustainability Program. Healthway continued to support us with a one year sponsorship agreement based on signage and naming rights relating to the Go for 2 & 5 health message. FUTURE PLANS Priorities for the Association will be:

Completion of water harness and Dryland Centre upgrade projects

Identification of new Board members

Retention of existing funding and sponsorship NATIONAL REPRESENTATIONS 2011/12 Maddison Keeney – British Championships NATIONAL SQUAD SELECTIONS 2011/12 Development Squad - Maddison Keeney Emerging Squad – Joshua Ong Jane Collins Executive Director Western Australian Diving Association

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