Thank you so much Southend Diving for an excellent weekend  Age Group & Elite Squad Training Camp! Last training weekend before national lockdown From left: Molly Lefever, Chris Beal (coach), Maya Peche, Matt Pipe (coach) Hernan Mosqueso-Jolly, Meah Thorngate, Joe Foster, Lauren Saunders, James West, Continue reading Age Group and Elite Training Camp Southend→

Albatross Armada Cup 2020 A huge weekend of success for the ADCR Armada Cup team with multiple PB’s, finalists, medals, and divers achieving the qualification score for their respective National finals this year.  The competition conditions were changed this year to include separate events for Continue reading Albatross Armada Cup 2020→

Congratulations to 15-year-old James West and Quinn Shaw after competing in their first senior event at the British diving championships in Plymouth. In the 1m event, James and Quinn finished in 11th and 13th place & 6th & 8th place in the Junior category. In Continue reading British Diving Championships 2020→

Elite Squad: Malcolm Green (coach), Lizzie Cullen, Lauren Saunders, Quinn Shaw, James West Our thanks go to Southend Diving for giving our elite divers a weekends dive training this past weekend and for inviting us to your awards celebration evening. Good diving and good fun, Continue reading Elite Training Weekend Southend→

Maya Pech  & Alexei along with coach Chris Beal attended the ESSA finals today as part of the South East regional team representing their respective schools. Alexei finished 10th in the Primary Boys event with Maya taking 6th in the Junior Girls! Well done both. The South Continue reading English Schools (ESSA) Diving Championships 2019→

Two Albatross members scooped awards at this year’s Reading Sports Personality of the Year Congratulations to Albatross coach Jeff Pearce who, along with Reading Cygnets Gordon Dart, won Reading Sports Personality Clubmen of the Year. And further congratulations to Lauren Saunders who was awarded the well Continue reading Reading Sports Personality of the Year Awards 2019→

Albatross divers have been proud to showcase their new Albatross club kit. In the traditional Albatross colours of green, navy & white the kit has been designed to offer divers and coaches comfort while training.  The kit also gives the club a striking presence when Continue reading New Team Albatross Kit→

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At the recent 40th anniversary celebrations special recognition was given to Anne Green Jessel whose vision for diving in Reading started the club back in 1968 as part of Reading Swimming Club and then Albatross, a stand alone entity, from 1978. in tribute to her Continue reading Albatross give thanks to their founder and president – Anne Green Jessel→

Albatross Diving Club marked its 40th anniversary on 23rd February 2019 with a night of awards and celebration. The evening united Readings’ diving heritage with its hopes for the future as it recognised contributions to the sport and outstanding performances from its divers across its Continue reading Albatross 40th Anniversary Celebration and Diving Awards 2019→

Albatross divers shone in Plymouth at the first Grand-Prix Club event of 2019.  The team of 12 Albatross Divers brought home a clutch of medals and sought essential qualification scores for National Championships later in the year.  The medal haul included: a gold, three bronze Continue reading Armada Cup 2019→

Congratulations to Joe Foster who won gold in the boy’s age12-13 springboard event.  Joe was awarded mostly 7s and 7.5s for all his dives and was rewarded with an 8 for his forward one and a half somersaults from the 1 metre board (final score Continue reading Gavin Brown Love to Dive 2019→

Charlotte West and Charlie Minns both travelled to Plymouth with Lead coach Malcolm Green for the British National Cup 2019.  This significant event in the British Diving Calendar brings British junior and senior diving talent together and is used as a selection and tracking event Continue reading British National Cup 2019→

Congratulations to five members of our START Diving Programme who have achieved their Level two Certificates. START Diving is open to anyone who feels they would enjoy diving.  Sessions are held on weekdays after school.  These sessions are suitable for recreational divers or as a Continue reading START Diving Level 2 Awards→

  Albatross Divers and their coaches travelled to Southend for a Competitive squad training and development weekend.  All competitive divers from the skills, age group and elite competition squads were invited and all came together to train in the dry land and pool. Southend is Continue reading Albatross Club Training and Development Weekend January 2019→