The Official City of Sheffield Diving Club website
Welcome to the Official City of Sheffield Diving Club website. This website has important information for divers in the City of Sheffield Diving Club and members of the Sheffield City Council Diving Programme.The City of Sheffield Diving Club’s home is the world famous Ponds Forge International Sports Centre. Our aims are aligned with the British Diving Mission Statement:
• To ensure that everyone who wants to learn to dive has the opportunity;
• To ensure that everyone can achieve his or her personal goals;
• To ensure that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy diving as part of a healthy lifestyle
• To ensure that we achieve gold medal success
2010 National Cup
8 divers represented Sheffield at the 2010 National Cup. Ben Swain, Megan Sylvester and Monique Gladding, all members of the Great Britain Squad did not take part due to recovering from injuries. See the results below and read more in the press release in the News section.Men's 1 Metre Springboard
Nicholas Robinson-Baker GOLD, Tom Owens SILVER, Callum Johnstone BRONZE, Ashton Hall 6th
Men's 3 Metre Springboard
Nicholas Robinson-Baker SILVER, Callum Johnstone 6th, Ashton Hall 8th, Tom Nieto 15th
Men's Platform
James Milton 5th, Tom Owens 6th
Men's 3 Metre synchro
Callum Johnstone and Ashton Hall 2nd
Women's 1 Metre Springboard
Harriet Bollough BRONZE, Jodie McGroaty 6th, Louise Wood 15th
Women's 3 Metre synchro
Harriet Bullough and Louise Wood 7th
Fundraising - Upcoming Bag Packing Dates
The Club is organising 2 bag packing dates to riase Club funds. Look out for a booking in sheet on the notice board soon.Saturday 10th April@ ASD, Chapeltown 10-2pm (Age 11+)
Saturday 24th April @ Morrisons, Hillsbourgh (No age restriction)
Sainsbury's Active Kids vouchers
The Club is collecting Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouchers from the 17th February to the 8th June 2010. The vouchers can be donated to the Club to redeem for sports equipment and resources. More information on how to earn the vouchers is on the notice board or is available to download from the downloads section on the left of this page. Please help the City of Sheffield Diving Club take advantage of this opportunity by collecting the vouchers and donating them to the Club. There will be 3 prizes for the people that collect the most vouchers. Vouchers can be posted in the Club post box in an envelope marked with the divers name on or can be handed in to a Parent Rep in June. For more information on the visit www2.sainsburys.co.uk/activekids/NER Grand Prix
The results from the 2010 North East Regional Grand Prix Leg 1 can be found in the Competitions section of this site.The Entry Pack and Entry form for Leg 2 is available to download from the menu on the left. A reminder that the closing date for that event is Saturday 13 February. A late entry fee of £5.00 will be charged for entries received after this date.
TRAINING ALTERATIONS
Find the latest changes to training (left).Ponds Forge International Sports Centre is home to members of the British Diving Team, however lessons are available for people of all levels and abilities. All potential divers must be able to competently swim a minimum of 25 metres and be confident in deep water. For information on diving lessons please visit http://www.ponds-forge.co.uk/