Dublin Diving Club Divers meet world champion

Irish Divers from the Dublin Diving Club recently competed at the prestigious Armada cup in Plymouth, England, alongside Tom Daley who represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, At that time he was 14 years old and was Britain's youngest competitor suggesting a massive talent with remarkable prospects for the future. The Plymouth club is home to Tom who at age of 15 years old gained the title of World 10 metre platform diving champion.

Despite not bringing any medals home on this occasion, this competition and experience in general was of invaluable benefit for the young Dublin Diving Club competitors for the development of their diving careers. Two of the girls pictured with Tom Daley are Vivienne and Francesca who live in the Clonsilla area of Dublin 15. Ricardo Gutierrez who hails from Mexico is Head Diving Coach at the Dublin Diving Club and coincidentally, it is Ricardo’s brother Fito Gutierrez who coaches the diving team at Tom Daley’s club in Plymouth.

Dublin Diving Club, which bases its club sessions at the National Aquatic Centre in Blanchardstown trains not only competitive divers but has a thriving ‘Learn To Dive’ programme for both children and adults. The club has in excess of 70 members and is currently Ireland's biggest diving club. Anyone who is confident swimming in deep water and is over 6 years old is welcome to join the lessons and the diving club.

The club’s coaches are all competitive divers and include David Linehan, silver medallist in the 2009 European Masters Championships, Maeve O’Callaghan, current 1 metre, 3 metre and platform national ladies champion, Marie Ahern and Jennifer Barry. Two other divers on the Dublin Diving Club coaching team Vlada Shapoval - European masters gold medallist in 1 metre and 3 metre events - and Andrew Gaw are also in the process of completing their final level 2 coaching assessments.

If you would like to find out more about learning to dive or joining Dublin Diving club visit the club’s website: www.dublindivingclub.ie or contact the club’s chairperson Aisling Murray Daly (tel. 087 643 8132).

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