News Archive 2009
Gavin Brown
Updated 24/12/09 Lukasz Banasik has pleaded guilty to causing the death of Gavin Brown by dangerous driving. He will be sentenced on the 26th February 2010 at Southampton Crown Court.
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Dublin
Updated 5/12/09 Southampton Eyes Were Smiling in Ireland last weekend (14/15 November) when young local divers swept the board in their events at the Irish National Diving Championships.
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Southampton Invitational
Updated 8/11/09 Southampton was the centre of attention for British diving last weekend (24-26 October) when it hosted one of the biggest meets of the UK diving calendar. The annual three-day Southampton Invitational meet attracted some 170 competitors including many of the country's leading divers.
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Gavin Brown
Updated 1/11/09 A Polish man extradited back to Britain has been remanded in custody after appearing in court in connection with the death of Gavin Hustler-Brown in a road accident in 2007.
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FOSDA Summer Draw
Updated 20/10/09 The FOSDA Grand Summer Draw raised £2,239 which we will be donated towards prizes for the Southampton Invitational Competition. Thankyou to everyone who participated.
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Peter Waterfield Novices
Updated 13/10/09 Divers from across the south of England came to Southampton on Saturday 3rd October to compete in the Peter Waterfield Diving Competition.
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Max Brick on South Today
Updated 30/08/09 Max Brick appeared on South Today earlier this week with synchro partner Tom Daley. If you missed it, you can see it online here >>
Talent Identification Programme
Updated 17/07/09 Southampton Diving Programme is on the look out for children aged 6 to 11 years who show an aptitude for becoming competitive divers. We are inviting those who would like to be assessed to come to the Quays for a preliminary try-out during the school holidays. Your child does not necessarily need to be able to swim at this stage.
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Blake Aldridge's Charity Jump
Updated 02/07/09 Olympic diver, Blake Aldridge, executed the biggest dive of his life when he made a solo jump from 12,000 feet for charity last weekend.
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Junior National Elite
Updated 26/06/09 A team of 16 divers from Southampton Diving Academy took to the boards in Sheffield to take part in the Junior Elite Nationals the last week of May. They returned in triumph to the Quays Swimming and Diving Complex with an impressive 25 medals between them.
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Rachel Holland
Updated 22/06/09 14 year old Rachel Holland has just been selected to go to the Junior European Championships in Budapest, Hungary the first weekend of July. She has been chosen to compete in the girls aged 14/15 platform event.
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Southampton Schools
Updated 22/6/09 Children from more than forty schools across the Southampton region competed on Saturday in the annual Southampton Schools Diving Competition at The Quays Swimming & Diving Complex.
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National Skills Finals
Updated 9/06/09 Southampton divers gained amazing results in a two-day Nationals Skills final in Leeds. Twenty-two divers from The Quay's swimming and diving complex competed at the John Charles Centre for Sports showing great results on springboard and proved they are still one of the top diving clubs in the Country.
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St Albans Dive In
Updated 9/06/09 A team of thirteen divers from Southampton Diving Academy travelled to the 'St Albans Dive In' competition on 9th May and it proved to be a successful outing.
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Georgie Wingrove
Updated 9/06/09 Thirteen year old springboard and highboard diver, Georgie Wingrove, has been selected to represent Great Britain at this year's Junior European Championships to be held the first week of July in Budapest, Hungary.
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Professional Coach Level 3 Course
Updated 3/06/08 The ASA are offering a Professional Coach Level 3 course in October 2009.
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Max Brick
Updated 3/06/09 Southampton Diving sensation Max Brick and partner Tom Daley have added another medal to their collection, clinching a Silver in the 10m synchronised event at the Fina Grand Prix event in Fort Lauderdale.
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G-Star Championships
Updated 3/06/09 A team of 20 divers from Southampton Diving Academy travelled to Leeds to compete in the G-Star Championships and came back with 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze medals.
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FOSDA Summer Draw
Updated 20/05/09 Last Saturday the FOSDA Grand Summer Draw was opened and the new progress monitor that can be found at the bottom of the Quays stairs was unveiled. Blake Aldridge gave a speech on how this all came about.
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Come Alive and Dive
Updated 7/5/09 The results of the "Come Alive & Dive" Competition on Saturday 25th April 2009 are available by clicking the links below.
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Cirque Du Soleil Auditions
Updated 23/04/09 Cirque Du Soleil are holding auditions for gymnasts, trampolinists and divers in London, July 2009, for upcoming shows.
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Online Diving TV Channel
Updated 18/04/09 Please see the link below to the new FINA Diving World Series online tv channel, which is currently showing action from this weekend's event in Sheffield.
www.finadivingsheffield.tv
Gavin Brown Love To Dive
Updated 25/3/09 Members of Southampton Diving Academy were victorious on their own turf when they took the team trophy at the recent "Gavin Brown Love to Dive" competition.
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Armada Cup
Updated 6/3/09 A team of 31 divers from Southampton Diving Academy traveled to Plymouth to compete in the Armada Diving Cup Competition and came back with a total of 11 medals and joint winners of the team trophy with hosts Plymouth Diving.
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Channel 4 Documentary Update
Updated 3/02/09 Channel 4's documentary series "Destination 2012" will be featuring coverage of the British ASA Championships from Sheffield, on Sunday morning at 8.00am.
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British and English Diving Nationals
Updated 25/2/09 Twelve members of Southampton Diving Academy made a significant impact at the British and English National Championships at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield from 5th to 7th February 2009.
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Silver for Max Brick
Updated 3/2/09 Max Brick was unable to compete in the synchronised 10 metre event at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival with Chris Mears as planned, owing to Chris's sudden illness, and paired up instead with James Milton from Sheffield to take SILVER - the first medal a diver from Southampton has ever won at this event. Fantastic Max and well done!
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Channel 4 Documentary
Updated 3/02/09 Channel 4 are running a documentary on Sunday mornings "Destination 2012". As part of this Lindsey Fraser, Senior Diving Coach for Southampton Diving Academy will be teaching sprinter Iwan Thomas how to dive over the next three months. The first session was shown on Sunday and can be viewed in Channel 4 Catchup www.channel4.com/video/brandless-catchup.jsp?vodBrand=destination-2012. The diving section is 40 minutes into the clip. Further lessons will be shown each Sunday morning.
Kit Manager
Updated 2/1/09 Alistair Baker has taken over the role of Kit Manager from Judith. Please email him with kit orders at alistair@thebakershouse.co.uk. More details are available on the SDA Team Kit page in the Members Section.
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