6th Memorial Ulla Klinger Cup Aachen 2018
6th Memorial Ulla Klinger Cup Aachen 2018 : Team Albatross competed successfully in the 6th Ulla Klinger Memorial Cup.  Hosted by the German Diving Club SV Neptun Aachen. This junior international event attracts divers from as far afield as Germany, Croatia, Netherlands, Switzerland, Finland, Ukraine and Russia.  Albatross divers faced stiff competition and were Continue reading 6th Memorial Ulla Klinger Cup Aachen 2018→
English Schools SE Region Preliminary event 2018
English Schools SE Region Preliminary event 2018 : Albatross divers had a successful evening at the English Schools regional selection event in Tunbridge Wells.  Eight Albatross divers placed in the top three in their age group and seven will now compete for the South East Region at the English Schools National Championship (one is eligible for Continue reading English Schools SE Region Preliminary event 2018→
Southampton Invitational 2018
Southampton Invitational 2018 : Lauren Saunders and Charlotte West celebrated a clean sweep winning on all boards in their age groups at the Southampton Invitational Grand Prix Diving event.  Lizzie Cullen won two silver medals whilst James West brought home a silver medal and team mate Finlay Cook a bronze. Competing in Continue reading Southampton Invitational 2018→
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 two divers and their coaches; Bernie Bicknell, Chris Beal and Matt Pipe.  Skills competitions are 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 Group titles with Ethan joining his team mate Quinn Shaw to win a further gold 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 East Region Skills diving competition on the 10th Jun 2018. Leading the team success was 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 Skills was Amber’s first competition away from Reading.  Competing in girl’s B plus Amber performed a Continue reading Diver of the Month May 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 final to be held in Manchester in July. Tunbridge Wells is a lovely pool with Continue reading East Region (Kent) Skills 2018→

Welcome to Albatross Diving Club

We are a springboard and high diving club based in Reading.  We are proud of our local 40 year history and the success of our divers at Junior International, National, Regional and Local competitions. As a Swim England Diving Development Centre 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.

 

We run START Diving sessions alongside our competitive squad programme so if you think you would like to give diving a try please do get in touch.  Everyone is welcome!

 

We are based at a brand new diving facility
The Abbey School Reading 
Divers also benefit from dry training at our dedicated dry training centre
Rivermead Leisure Centre Reading

National Champions at all Levels

2017 & 2018 

British Diving National Junior Elites Gold Medallist  
James West.
British Diving National Talent Games Gold medallist
Lauren Saunders
Swim England National Age Group individual Gold Medallists  
Ollie Breach Finlay Cook, Ethan Jones Lauren Saunders & Charlotte West
Swim England National Age Group Synchronised Gold Medalists
Ollie breach & Finlay Cook and Ethan Jones & Quinn Shaw
Swim England National Skills Gold Medallist 
Alfie Cook

Quick Facts about us

  • Albatross Diving Club was founded in Reading 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 about our club and the sport of diving

check out our fully interactive club handbook by clicking here

interactive club handbook

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