Sports - Diving

NEWS

Rachel Bugg is one step closer to realizing her Olympic dream. She and synchro partner, Loudy Wiggins won the Olympic Trial in the 10M event, beating World Championship silver medalist pair, Melissa Wu and Alex Croak. Bugg and Wiggins head to North America for two FINA events. They can stamp their ticket to London with good performances in Canada and USA.

Matt Barnard and Jocelyn Burnett were part of a 12-member Australian squad who competed in the Great Britain elite junior championships. Barnard made the finals of all three events, placing 2nd, 6th, and 7th. His finals performance on the platform was good, highlighted by 207C for 80 points. Only former World Champion Tom Daley was better. Burnett also made finals in each event, placing 4th, 5th, and 6th. “It was her first competition since Elite Juniors last July; and she was doing a new dive on the platform. Her 1M and platform scores would have made the finals at World Juniors, so it was a very successful event for her.”

Samantha Mills and Matthew Barnard have been named in the three-person Australian team that will head to Russia for the FINA Grand Prix meet, 8 - 10 June. SASI coach Mike Martens will coach the team there. It will be Mill’s first international competition. “We have our foot on the pedal to get a 407C (inward 3 ˝ somersaults) into her list for that competition. The degree of difficulty is big and she’ll be the only female competing that dive.”

STAFF - COACHING & SUPPORT

Nicole Boukaram - Development Coach
Eileen Robertson - Physiology

Amantha Saers - Strength and Conditioning
Matt McGregor - Sport Psychology
Tim Rawlins - Performance Analysis
Marco Lippus - Physiotherapist
Brendan Tammo - ACE
Russell D'Costa - Program Manager
Amantha Saers - Performance Servcies Coordinator

Other support diving coaches from DSA have close working relationships with SASI.

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The SASI diving program aims to develop divers who can achieve junior and open international representation and success.

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HIGHLIGHTS

• 2012 -
  Rachel Bugg named in National Squad and qualifies for Olympic Trial.
  Samantha Mills and Matthew Barnard are named in the Diving Australia Development Squad
  Barnard and Burnett make finals in all events at Great Britain Elite Juniors.
• 2011 Rachel Bugg silver medal in Russian Grand Prix, Finalist in Spain Grand Prix
• 2004 Olympic Games SA Representatives - Robert Newbery & Lynda Folauhola
• FINA German and Russian Grand Prix - Cody Caldwell & Rachel Bugg
• 2008 Olympic Representative - Robert Newbery
• 2008 World Junior Championships, Hayley Taeuber - bronze medal

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CURRENT ATHLETES

Rachel Bugg
Samantha Mills
Sarah Hopkins
Sophie Hinks
Matthew Barnard
Jocelyn Burnett

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HALL OF FAME

Olympic Games

2004 Lynda Folauhola, Robert Newbery (Bronze Medal)

2000 Robert Newbery (2x Bronze Medal)

World Championships

2003 Robert Newbery (Bronze Medal)

2001 Shannon Roy
1998 Shannon Roy (bronze medal), Scott Weeks

World Cup
1999 Scott Weeks, Lynda Folauhola, Shannon Roy
1997 Shannon Roy (Silver Medal)

Commonwealth Games

2006 Robert Newbery (Silver Medal, Bronze Medal)

2002 Nicole Boukaram, Robert Newbery (Bronze Medal)

1998 Shannon Roy (Gold Medal)

World Junior Championships

2008 Hayley Taeuber (Bronze medal)

2006 Rachel Bugg, Josie Wilson

2004 Cody Caldwell, Rachel Bugg

2002 Louise Gabrovsek, Victoria Linnell

2000 Nicole Boukaram, Rebecca Cornthwaite