Diving

School Sport Australia Diving Nationals

This week I have the privilege of being the manager in charge of the NSW diving team competing in Adelaide at the School Sport Australia (SSA) Diving Championships.

As of day three of the seven day event, already the experiences have been spectacular for the entire contingent. SSA Diving is a spectacular opportunity for divers from all states of Australia and New Zealand to come together in competition, friendship, sportsmanship and comradery. As with all competition, there are the highs and the lows, the personal bests, and the not so personal bests! These moments are all part of rich tapestry that is sport.

On day three, congratulations to our youngest Pymble divers Zara Ware (Year 5) and Amélie Berg (Year 5) who both competed with the following outstanding results:

Zara Ware

2nd 11 Years Springboard

5th Team Synchro

Amelie Berg

3rd 10 Years Springboard

2nd Team Synchro

Congratulations on this great start to your SSA experience and we look forward to all your remaining events.

Passing The Baton

I would like to congratulate our incoming Head Coach of Diving, Kurtis Mathews, on his spectacular performances at the Olympic Games in Paris. Kurtis competed in the 3m men’s springboard preliminary and semi-finals, qualifying for the final. In an outstanding display of dives, Kurtis debuted in his first Olympic final, achieving a commendable tenth place, congratulations on this inspirational performance.

As I pass the baton to Kurtis, I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all our diving community past and present. For the past 37 years in the independent system, with 27 of those at Pymble, I have had the privilege of sharing my passion and experience for diving with hundreds of young divers, instilling in them courage and resilience, whilst providing educational and competitive experiences that provide an invaluable springboard to life.

I look forward to watching Kurtis and our coaching team continue to grow the quality and successful program that is Pymble Diving.

Chris Lang

Head Coach – Diving