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Sheffield Diving - Athletes, Staff, Facilities, Programme

Sheffield Diving - Athletes

Squad Athletes

Our World Class and TASS athletes are:

World Class Performance

Tony Ally - Olympian (1996, 2000, 2004), European Champion (1999), 2xCommonwealth medallist (2002)

Mark Shipman - Olympian (2000,2004), World finallist (2003, 2004)

Leon Taylor - Olympian (1996, 2000, 2004) - Olympic Silver medal (2004), World Cup medal (2004), World Championships medal (2005), Commonwealth medal (1998, 2002)

Claire Blencowe - Youngest team member, World Championships (2005), National sychro champion (2005), 4x National Age-Group champion (2005), Junior International (2003-2005).

World Class Potential

Katie Hamilton - Junior European Silver medal (2005), National 1m Junior Champion (2005), National Age-Group Champion (2005)

Jodie McGroarty - National Age-Group medallist (2005), Junior International (2003-2005)

Tom Nieto - National Age-Group 3m Champion (2005), National Age-Group 1m silver (2005)

Sam Hydes - National Age-Group Champion (2005), National Age-Group 5m silver. World Class Start Member (2003-2005)

World Class Start

Athina Abdullah - 3x National Age-Group Champion (2005)

Megan Sylvester - 4x National Age-Group Champion (2005)

Jack Haslam - National Age-Group silver medallist (2005)

James Milton - 2x National silver medallist (2005)

TASS

Ben Swain - National senior 1m Champion (2005), Junior International (2002-2004), Senior International (2004-2005), member of 2005 World Championships and World University Games teams.

 

Summer Talent ID We have had the opportunity to conduct two more sweeps for talented divers and have recruited more juniors for our teams. Read how it works.

At the end of the season It's been a long season, but an extremely successful one for Sheffield Diving. Read about the successes, events where Sheffield divers have represented their country, and what we have to exceed in 2006.

Junior European Success Claire Blencowe and KAtie Hamilton produced the best results Sheffield divers have had at the European Junior Diving Championships in Electrostal, Russia. Along with a silver medal for Katie on 3m, there were top six results for both athletes in each event they dived.

World Championships Leon Taylor ended his 2005 campaign with his a World Championships bronze medal, to add to his Olympic silver, his Commonwealth silver and his World Cup bronze medals. His Sheffield team-mates Tony Ally, Mark Shipman, Ben Swain and Claire Blencowe were also on the GB team competing in Montreal. Read the whole story.

Welcome to New Athletes In addtion to out Talent ID squad athletes, we would like to welcome Nicholas Robinson-Baker and Jodie McGroarty to Sheffield. Both World Class Potential athletes have chosen to make the move to Sheffield to train with Chen

World University Games Ben Swain represented Manchester University and Great Britain at the World University Games in Turkey. He's had better meets...