Swim England National Skills Diving Championships 2018
Swim England National Skills Diving Championships 2018 : Aiden Jones wins bronze Swim England National Skills final Manchester Aquatic Centre Swim England National Skills Finals is the culmination of a year’s preparation and hard work for our Level Continue reading Swim England National Skills Diving Championships 2018→
Swim England National Age Group diving championship 2018
Swim England National Age Group diving championship 2018 : Albatross strikes gold winning a record number of medals at the 2018 Swim England National Age Group Championships. Lauren Saunders, Ethan Jones and Ollie Breach won Swim England National Age Continue reading Swim England National Age Group diving championship 2018→
Swim England South East Regional Skills Crawley 2018
Swim England South East Regional Skills Crawley 2018 : Albatross skills divers all qualify for the Swim England National Skills Final to be held in Manchester in July. The K2 leisure centre in Crawley played host to the South Continue reading Swim England South East Regional Skills Crawley 2018→
Diver of the Month May 2018
Diver of the Month May 2018 : Diver of the month for May was awarded to Amber Cowen. This was Amber’s second consecutive nomination.  Amber was also nominated in April for her performance at Kent skills.  Kent Continue reading Diver of the Month May 2018→
Diver of the Month April 2018
Diver of the Month April 2018 : Austin Bradbury was voted diver of the month for April!  the award recognised his achievements in winning a gold and silver medal at Shipley Novices and in Tunbridge Wells. Nominations for Continue reading Diver of the Month April 2018→
East Region (Kent) Skills 2018
East Region (Kent) Skills 2018 : On the 29th April Albatross took a small squad of 5 novice divers to the Kent county skills competition in Tunbridge Wells. This is a qualifying event for National Skills Continue reading East Region (Kent) Skills 2018→
East Region National Age Group Qualifier 2018
East Region National Age Group Qualifier 2018 : Daisy Cook, Alfie Cook and Lauren Saunders all won hard-fought medals in the Swim England East Region National Age Group Qualification event held in Southend. Diving in group D (10-11 Continue reading East Region National Age Group Qualifier 2018→
British Diving National Junior Elite Diving Championship 2018
British Diving National Junior Elite Diving Championship 2018 : James West wins bronze in boys B 1m! Great performances and significant PBs from Charlotte West and Finlay Cook on both springboards in their first junior elite championships.  Well done! Continue reading British Diving National Junior Elite Diving Championship 2018→
Albatross Wins Team Performance Award. Get Berkshire Active 2018
Albatross Wins Team Performance Award. Get Berkshire Active 2018 : Get Berkshire Active sets out to  support, enable and improve the work of organisations developing and delivering sport and physical activity in Berkshire. The team performance award is awarded to Continue reading Albatross Wins Team Performance Award. Get Berkshire Active 2018→

Albatross Diving Club has been in Reading for forty years.  We are proud of our local history and the success of our divers at Junior International, National, Regional and Local competitions. We work hard to spot local diving talent and are especially proud that Albatross nurtured the early talent of Chris Mears, current GB Senior Dive Team Member and 2016 Olympic Gold Medallist.

 

Albatross is now based at a brand new facility
The Abbey School Reading 
Divers also benefit from dry training at a dedicated dry training facility
Rivermead Leisure Centre Reading

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Albatross divers won gold at every level of National competition in 2017

British Diving National Junior Elites Gold Medallist James West
British Diving / Swim England National Talent Games Gold medallist  Lauren Saunders
Swim England National Age Groups Gold Medallists Charlotte West & Finlay Cook
Swim England National Skills Gold Medallist  Alfie Cook

 

Quick Facts

  • Albatross Diving Club was founded in 1978 by Anne Green Jessel, our current Club President
  • We have approximately 30 competitive squad members and around 40 more members involved in learn to dive and adult diving
  • Our squad divers are aged from 5 years and train up to 5 times a week
  • All coaches are fully qualified (Swim England L1/L2 QFC) with some having additional qualifications in lifesaving gymnastics, trampolines & rig work
  • We take our commitment to child safety extremely seriously.   All adult coaches are DBS checked and have attended workshops on safeguarding & protecting children in sport. The club has been awarded Swim Mark accreditation from Swim England
  • Many divers know Albatross through attending our novice interclub competition. This highly popular event attracts over 150 divers from clubs across the country to Reading each summer

To find out more

including a record of our National success since 2006
 please take a look at our interactive club handbook.