2004 Competitive Year End Review

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Edmonton Springboard and Platform Diving Club
2003 2004 Competitive Year End Review
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•   In the past year over 40
• competitive divers from our club
• entered 438 events in over a
• dozen provincial, national and
• international diving competitions.

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At these competitions our divers won over 156
medals with 55 of these medals being gold.
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At the National Junior Diving Championships our
divers won 8 medals, two of them being
gold medal national champions.
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• At this meet our club placed third with the score
  of 236 points which was more than double the
  fourth place finisher. The previous year we had
  only 137 points and the year before that in 2002,
  131 points

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• Our best placing for our senior divers was a 4th
  place in the mens 3 meter event at both Senior
  Nationals and Olympic Trials and a 6th place in
  the womens 3 meter event at the Senior Nationals

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The E age Group Category

• The E Age Group divers are 9 years old and
  younger.
• Of the more than 40 competitive divers, a quarter
  of them were from the age group of 11 and under
  including the 9 and under E group.

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• Paige Sawyer
• Paige Sawyer had a 3rd place on the 1 meter at
  the Summer Provincials and a silver medal on the
  3 meter.
• Paige was continually and rapidly improving on
  all of her skills throughout the year but
  unfortunately before the start of this coming
  year she had to move to Ottawa where she is
  currently training with the Nepean, Ottawa diving
  team. We wish her the best of luck.
• ADAM

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• Keanna Battistoni
• Keanna Battistoni dove in the E age group and had
  a second place, silver on the 1 meter in the
  Winter Provincials and another silver at the
  Summer Provincials.
• Keanna made some amazing changes last year by
  going from A group to I group and being a
  competitor in 2 of the Alberta Provincial meets.
  This year looks like it could be a great year for
  her in her first year of D.
• ADAM

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• Becky Deacon
• Becky Deacon won a gold medal on the 1 meter and
  3 meter in both the Winter and Summer Provincials
  in the E age group. Becky also dove in the D
  category at the Summer Provincials where she
  placed 7th on the 1 meter with 142.70 and 5th on
  3 meter with 153.80.
• Becky had a great season in the E category,
  winning gold medals at both the winter and summer
  provincial championships. Becky started to travel
  in April at the Saskatoon Western Canadians and
  the Summer Provincials in Calgary. She also dove
  in the D category with a basic list and did
  them well. Becky is a strong diver with great
  form and with her harder dives she will be
  learning in 2005 she should have an even better
  season.
• STEVE

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The D age Group Category

• This group consists of divers who are 11 and
  younger.

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• Teala Peden
• Our newest diver in the competitive group was
  Teala Peden who dove both 1 meter and 3 meter in
  the Alberta Summer Provincial Diving
  Championships in Calgary and placed 19th on the 1
  meter with a score of 137.70, and she was also
  19th on the 3 meter with 115.70. Teala competes
  in the D age group
• Teala had an amazing year last year. Teala not
  only moved up from A group to I group but she
  also learned a full list on 1 meter and the 3
  meter board and competed both of them at the
  Calgary, Summer Provincials. Remarkable for being
  such a new diver.
• ADAM

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• Keanna Kutchinski
• Another one of our newer divers, Keanna
  Kutchinski also diving in D, competed on the 1
  meter in our Winter Provincials in Edmonton and
  placed 5th with a score of 167.30.
• Keanna had a good season on the 1 meter board
  making her national standard in the March
  Provincials in Edmonton. She was working on her 3
  meter list last year but was having some
  difficulties with one dive and missed the summer
  Provincials in Calgary. With one more year in the
  D category, Keanna should have a good season on
  all boards in 2005, and compete in the National
  Championships
• STEVE

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• Mackenzie Albert
• Also competing at the Alberta winter provincial
  championships was Mackenzie Albert in the same
  age group. Mackenzie had a 9th place with a score
  of 152.55.
• Mackenzie moved into my group mid way through
  last season. When she came into my group we
  started off with nothing but basics which has
  helped her gain confidence. This year she has
  done many new dives and there will be many to
  come and I feel that she is ready to step up to
  new challenges and have a successful year.
• ADAM

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• Brent Sagert
• Brent Sagert had his first competition at the
  provincial level with our club, placing 5th at
  the Winter Provincials with a score of 128.00.
• Brent loves to dive and has been working on
  being more tight, and needs more experience in
  competitions. When he has done enough
  repetitions of his list his scores will improve
  this year.
• MARK

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• Igor Tomasevic
• At the Alberta Winter provincials Igor placed 3rd
  in Alberta and 1st on 3 meter tying with Denzil
  with a score of 146.40. Both boys won the gold
  medal.
• Igor then traveled to the Western Canadian
  Championships where he placed 4th, 4th and a 3rd
  on the 1 meter, 3 meter and platform events
  respectively
• At the Summer Provincials, Igor had a 2nd place
  on the 3 meter with 180.75, and a 1st place on
  the platform with 125.25.
• Igor had a great year starting in Edmonton. Igor
  traveled to Saskatoon and Calgary and had a great
  meet in May where he made his national standard
  on 3 meter and set a provincial record on tower.
  With one more year in the D category, Igor should
  have a strong season in 2005.
• STEVE

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• Denzil Pullock
• In Denzils first meet of the year he competed on
  the 1 meter and the 3 meter boards where he
  placed first on the one meter and tied for 1st
  with Igor on the 3 meter. He then set the
  provincial record for the platform event in the D
  age group.
• Denzil then competed in the Victoria Speedo Sting
  meet, placing 8th on 1 meter and 6th on 3 meter.
• He then went to the Western Canadian Diving
  Championships, where he placed 2nd on all 3
  boards.
• At the Alberta Summer Provincials Denzil placed
  first in Alberta on both springboards with 187.20
  on the 1 meter and 186.40 on the 3 meter. He had
  an amazing meet since he qualified for the
  National Age Group Championship on both boards
• Denzil qualified to go onto the Age Group
  National Diving Championships where he was a
  finalist on both the 1 meter and the 3 meter. He
  was 11th on 1 meter with 171.40 and 12th on 3
  meter with 166.25.

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• Denzil had a great year last year. He not only
  qualified for nationals for the first time but by
  doing so he also qualified for the Alberta
  Provincial Team that will be traveling to Cuba in
  2005.
• Because of his lack of fear and willingness to
  learn new dives he remarkably made a 57
  improvement in his 1 meter scores and a 63
  improvement on his 3 meter score from the start
  of the year to the end. He then went on to
  compete at his first Nationals that were held in
  Victoria, BC.
• We are really looking forward to seeing what
  Denzil has to come for 2005.
• ADAM

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• Christine Hiron
• Christine Hiron moved up from E to D this
  year and competed at the Polar Bear Classic in
  Winnipeg and had a 12th, 13th and 9th place on
  the 1 meter, 3 meter and 5 meter platform
  respectively.
• Christine competed in the Victoria Speedo Sting
  meet where she had a 20th, 18th and 14th placing
  on the 1 meter, 3 meter and 5 meter.
• She then competed in our Edmonton Winter
  Provincial Championships where she had a 7th, 5th
  and 5th placing.
• Then she went to the Saskatoon Western Canadians
  and had a bronze medal on both the 1 meter and 3
  meter with scores of 184.45 and 182.35 and placed
  4th on the platform.
• At the Summer Provincials in Calgary she had a
  6th, 4th and 5th respectively. Her 4th place
  scored her 183.65 on the 3 meter and qualified
  her to go to the Age Group Nationals.
• At the Age Group Nationals, Christine placed 17th
  with a score of 170.70.

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• Christine had a slow start to the season but in
  April, she went to the Saskatoon Western
  Canadians and had a bronze medal on both the 1
  meter and 3 meter.
• Then her diving started to improve and at the
  Summer Provincials in Calgary, she qualified on
  the 3 meter to go to the Age Group Nationals, and
  kept improving all the way to the Age Group
  Nationals.
• With one more year in the D category, Christine
  should have a great season in 2005.
• STEVE

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• Jade Linaker
• Jade Linaker started off her season in December
  03 going to the CAMO Invitational in Montreal
  where she placed 24th, 20th, and 22nd against
  divers from all over the world.
• Jade went on to the Orlando Invitational in
  Florida, an international competition, and had
  two gold medals on 1 meter and 3 meter, and a 4th
  place on the platform. She had the score of
  182.65 on the 1 meter, 184.30 on 3 meter and
  183.35 on the platform.
• She then went on to the Speedo Sting in Victoria
  and had a 2nd place on the 1 meter, 1st place on
  the 3 meter with scores of 223.65 and 237.60 and
  a bronze medal on the platform with a score of
  161.65.
• Jade then came back in March to our Alberta
  Provincial Championship where she won all three
  boards with scores of 242.90, 234.20 and 179.45
  on the 1 meter, 3 meter and 5 meter respectively.
  
• Jade went to the Summer Provincials in Calgary
  and again came 1st on all three boards with
  236.40, 247.60 and 180.10 on the 1 meter, 3 meter
  and 5 meter.
• Jade competed at the Age Group Nationals in
  Victoria and won two bronze medals on the
  springboards and a 6th place on the platform.
  Her scores were 218.75 on the 1 meter, 255.24 on
  the 3 meter and 187.75 on the platform.

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• Jade is a pleasure to coach. She arrives at the
  pool with one thing in mind and that is She is
  going to give it 100. She is a very hard worker
  and results from her meets proved that hard work
  does pay off.
• In 2004, Jade placed 1st on at least one board at
  each of her meets except the National
  Championships. Jade did however place in the top
  three at Nationals bringing home two bronze
  medals.
• Jade now holds two Provincial Records to her name
  which she set at the Provincial Championships.
• Jade is one of the strongest Group D divers this
  country has seen in a while which will help make
  her one of the favorites for the Junior team that
  will compete at the 2005 Junior Pan Am
  Championships in Cuba next summer. Jades
  strongest event is the 1 meter board, but as we
  saw at Nationals it was Jades weakest event and
  yet she still earned a bronze medal on an off
  day!
• I expect Jade will have another strong year this
  year and it wont be long before she will be
  representing Canada at upcoming International
  championships.
• DAVID

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• Angelina Kroupko
• Angelina Kroupkos first meet of the year was the
  Polar Bear Classic in Winnipeg and she had a
  silver medal, bronze medal and a 7th place on
  the platform with 215.25 on the 1 meter, 196.00
  on the 3 meter and 129.40 on the platform.
• Angelina then competed in the Sting competition,
  she had a 6th place on 1 meter with 174.70, a
  bronze medal on 3 meter with 199.25 and was 12th
  on 5 meter with 123.45.
• Angelina competed in our Winter Provincials with
  a 2nd place on 1 meter, a 4th place on 3 meter
  and a bronze medal on platform. Her scores were
  209.70, 170.55 and 149.30.
• At the Summer Provincials in Calgary, Angelina
  received two silvers and a bronze with 212.70 on
  1 meter, 206.00 on 3 meter and 161.05 on the 5
  meter.
• Angelina then went on to the Age Group National
  Diving Championships where she became the
  National Champion on the 1 meter with a score of
  239.85. On 3 meter she was 15th, with 184.35 and
  on platform 14th with 140.95.

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• Angelina is our clubs newest National Champion!
  Congratulations Angelina. Her 1 meter score at
  Nationals was one of the Top 5 scores ever at
  Nationals for that event and this was at her very
  first Nationals!
• Angelina is one of the toughest divers, I have
  ever coached. She has more than enough strength
  to complete her dives. Sometimes too much!
  Angelina has a very distinct diving style that
  judges love to see. This style will help her when
  she moves up to challenge for medals next year in
  Group C. Angelina besides her great flexibility
  and toe point is one of the fastest spinners for
  her age which will allow her to perform one of
  the hardest lists of dives in her age category.
• Angelina earned at least one medal in each of her
  competitions that she competed at in 2004!
• Angelina surprised a lot of people at Nationals
  and one coach from Calgary mentioned how her
  performance was determined, deliberate and
  HOT!!!  Fire in the eyes you might say. 
  Surprised a few people I would think. 
• I expect Angelina to surprise even more people
  this year when she adds a couple more dives to
  her list!
• DAVID

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The C age Group Category

• The C age group, consists of divers who are 12
  or 13 and who havent had their 14th birthday
  before December 31st of the year of competition.

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• Deanna Dumur
• Deanna Dumur competed in the 1 meter C girls
  event at the Alberta Winter Provincials she was
  12th making finals and had 157.20 points.
• At the Alberta Summer Provincials, Deanna placed
  9th on 1 meter with 183.00 and 9th on 3 meter
  with 231.20.
• Deanna had a good start to the season but
  leveled off in the winter. She started to improve
  again in April and in May competed at the Alberta
  Summer Provincials where Deanna placed 9th on 1
  meter with 183.00 and 9th on 3 meter with 231.20.
  With one more year in the C category, Deanna
  should have a good season in 2005.
• STEVE

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• Brittany Weigel
• Brittany Weigels first competition of the year
  was the CAMO Montreal International where she
  placed 19th on 1 meter and 22nd on 3 meter and
  20th on the platform.
• Brittanys next competition was in Florida at the
  Orlando International where she was 5th on 1
  meter, 3rd on 3 meter and 3rd on platform, with
  the scores of 179.85, 196.70 and 186.25
  respectively.
• Brittany competed at the Speedo Sting in
  Victoria where she had a 7th place on 1 meter
  with 271.85, 9th on 3 meter with 267.25 and 8th
  on platform with 192.85.
• At our Winter Provincials in Edmonton, Brittany
  was the bronze medal winner in Alberta on the 1
  meter with 263.00, she was 8th on 3 meter with
  242.20 and on platform she was 5th with 211.05.
• In Saskatoon at the Western Canadian
  Championships, Brittany was the silver medal
  winner on all three boards with 272.70 on 1
  meter, 295.80 on 3 meter and 219.90 on platform.
  
• At the Alberta Summer Provincials in Calgary,
  Brittany had a 3rd place, 3rd place and a 2nd
  place with 277.15 on the 1 meter, 318.15 on the 3
  meter and 233.35 on platform.
• At the Age Group Nationals in Victoria, Brittany
  was an 11th place finalist on 1 meter with
  253.45, 17th on 3 meter with 167.95 and 16th on
  the platform with 133.40.

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• Brittany had a very successful first year of
  group C. She qualified to compete on all three
  boards at the National Championships even with
  the new stricter qualification standards.
  Brittany really turned it on towards the end of
  the year when she placed in the medals on all
  three boards at the Summer Provincials. However
  she did not perform quite as well at Nationals.
  Brittany did qualify for the final on the 1 meter
  event but struggled a little in the other two
  events.
• Brittany will be at the top of her age category
  in the 2005 season and I believe this will be the
  year that she breaks out for a memorable year.
  Brittany is a very powerful and compact diver who
  already has the big dives on 3 meter and with
  another year of perfecting those dives, I know
  she will be in the mix when the hardware is
  handed out at Nationals.
• On a personal note Brittany is a great addition
  to the group as she always has a smile on her
  face and she is also very supportive towards her
  teammates. She is also there for the
  congratulatory hugs (especially the boys, right
  Brit!).
• DAVID

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• Lindsey Madsen
• Lindsey Madsen competed in the C age group at
  the CAMO International meet in December and was
  25th on 1 meter, 15th on 3 meter and 17th on
  platform.
• Lindsey competed in the Orlando Invitational and
  was 7th on 1 meter and won the gold medal on the
  3 meter with her excellent rips and was 5th on
  the platform.
• Her scores were 178.60, 226.05 and 180.75
  respectively.
• Lindsey went on to the Sting in Victoria and was
  10th on the 1 meter with 250.70, 4th on the 3
  meter with 297.55 and 6th on platform with
  204.30.
• Lindsey then competed at our Provincials in
  Edmonton in March where she placed 5th on 1 meter
  with 260.45, 3rd in Alberta on 3 meter with
  293.10 and she won the Alberta championship on
  platform with 223.80.
• In the Summer Provincials in Calgary, Lindsey had
  the silver medal on 1 meter with 283.35, the gold
  medal on the 3 meter with 336.40 and a bronze
  medal on platform with 209.10.
• At the Age Group Nationals she was 15th on 1
  meter with 162.15, 8th on 3 meter with 294.25 and
  8th on the platform with 225.45.

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• Lindsey is a fierce competitor. You wouldnt know
  that from looking at her but she has that tiger
  inside of her. Miss Consistency is what I would
  call her. With her awesome rip entry that all
  divers are jealous of, she has shown that she
  will always be a contender. What she lacks in
  power she definitely makes up for with her
  lineups.
• She has already scored over the magical 200.00
  points on her compulsory dives on 3 meter and
  that is in Group C! That is tough test for most
  senior divers to perform.
• I expect Lindsey will be our next representative
  for the Rip Contest at the 2005 Junior
  Nationals. I know that she wont disappoint when
  she goes in with her winning dive next summer!
• Lindsey also was a member of the Alberta
  Provincial Team that traveled to Orlando Florida.
  She already has won an International event when
  she took home the gold medal on the 3 meter
  board. She also had a great finish to the year,
  placing 8th on both the 3 meter and tower events
  at last summers Junior Nationals. Lindsey showed
  that the CAMO girls are within striking
  distance for the upcoming year.
• DAVID

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• Tanis Chomyn
• Tanis Chomyn in the same age group, C girls,
  had a 16th place finish on 1 meter at the CAMO
  International, 10th on 3 meter and 25th on the
  platform.
• Tanis then competed in Victoria at the Sting
  meet. She was 6th on 1 meter with 272.40, 8th on
  3 meter with 272.35 and 5th on platform with
  218.70.
• At our Winter Provincials in Edmonton, Tanis was
  the Alberta silver medalist with 269.20 on 1
  meter, she won the Alberta championship on 3
  meter with 315.30 and had a bronze medal on the
  platform with 219.35.
• Tanis competed in Calgary at the Alberta Summer
  Provincial Championships, she had a 5th on 1
  meter with 268.90, 5th on 3 meter with 303.50 and
  won the platform with 257.30.
• At the Age Group Nationals, Tanis came 7th on 1
  meter with 280.75, 12th on 3 meter with 274.00
  and 6th on platform with 230.40.

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• Tanis had an outstanding year. Taniss dynamic
  diving style with her long body lines and great
  toe point will always standout in the judges
  eye.
• Tanis who has only really been diving full time
  for less than 1 ½ years, has already accomplished
  some amazing things. She broke a 12 year old
  provincial record last May at the Summer
  Provincials in the tower event. Tanis was 1 of
  only 7 group C girls who made all 3 finals at the
  Junior Nationals showing that she is a very
  versatile athlete. Tanis best showing was
  placing in the top 6 in the platform event. Being
  a former gymnast, Tanis showed that there is more
  to a dive than just the entry as she spins
  extremely fast and finishes dives higher up in
  the air than most others. Tanis will be adding a
  couple of new dives to her list that will help
  her challenge the top six again even though she
  is moving up an age group.
• Tanis had a great Winter Provincial Championships
  were she was selected to the Provincial Team
  based on her Gold medal performance on the 3
  meter board. She will be traveling to Cuba next
  March for a training camp and competition against
  a tough Cuban team.
• Tanis always has a way of making her teammates
  laugh. She has shown that there is more than the
  love of a sport to keep you coming to the pool
  and that is having fun with your diving friends
  is just as important. Now if I can only get her
  to work as hard at her diving as she does making
  other people laugh we will all be happy!
• DAVID

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• Leah Suley
• Leah Suleys first meet of the year was the Polar
  Bear meet in Winnipeg where she had a bronze
  medal on 1 meter with 254.65, 4th place on 3
  meter with 289.45 and she dove open 1 meter and
  was 25th with 165.50.
• Leah went to Florida for the Orlando
  International and on 1 meter she came 1st with
  218.35 and was 2nd on 3 meter with 206.95. At
  the Sting in Victoria, Leah had a bronze medal on
  the 1 meter with 284.85 and 6th on 3 meter with
  286.40.
• In our Winter Provincials, Leah was the
  provincial champion on 1 meter with 269.40, she
  was the runner up with the silver medal on 3
  meter with 313.65 and another silver medal on the
  platform with 220.15.
• At the Summer Provincials, Leah won the 1 meter
  with 305.70, was 2nd on 3 meter with 334.70 and
  4th on the platform with 205.70.
• At the Age Group Nationals, on 1 meter, Leah was
  5th with 294.55, 4th on 3 meter with 323.55 and
  10th on the platform with 216.90.

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• Leah had a great year! I can only say a little
  since I wasnt her personal coach last year. I
  would like to say that I had the opportunity to
  coach Leah in Orlando at the All Star
  Invitational and she showed me that she can
  compete with the best. She placed 1st on 1 meter
  and 2nd on 3 meter. A month later she again made
  the Provincial Team based on her gold and two
  silver medal performances.
• Leah can say that she has competed against all
  the top girls in Canada her age and has beaten
  all but two at some point during the 2004 year!
  That is quite amazing considering the quality and
  depth of the CAMO diving club.
• Leah narrowly missed getting her first medal at
  the Junior Nationals when she placed 4th on the 3
  meter and 5th on the 1 meter, missing a medal by
  about 10 points on both boards.
• Looking ahead, Leah moves into a group of hard
  working girls who will help push and challenge
  her so that she can achieve even better things
  during the 2005 season.
• DAVID

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• We had three boys competing in the
• C age group last year,
• Julien Cousineau, Ritchie Brostrom and Cody Yano.

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• Julien Cousineau
• Juliens first competition of the year was the
  Polar Bear in Winnipeg in January. He had a 3rd
  place on the 1 meter, 3rd place on 3 meter and a
  5th place on the platform. His score on 1 meter
  was 248.50, on 3 meter 267.40 and on the
  platform, 183.20.
• Julien also attended the competition in Victoria,
  the Sting, where he had a 4th place on 1 meter
  with 274.80, 7th on 3 meter with 289.50 and 7th
  place on platform with 215.65.
• In our Winter Provincials, Julien had a 4th place
  on 1 meter with 273.65, another 4th on the 3
  meter with 274.65 and went 201.20 for the bronze
  medal in the Boys C Platform. Julien competed
  in the open events and was 7th on 1 meter with
  213.30 and 7th on the 3 meter with 374.40 and won
  the silver medal on platform with 355.35 which
  helped him qualify to go to the Canada Games
  training camp.
• In Saskatoon at the Western Canadian
  Championships in April, he had a 3rd place on the
  1 meter with 271.35, 4th place on 3 meter with
  282.35 and a 2nd place on platform with 215.80.
• In our Summer Provincials in Calgary, Julien had
  a 4th place on 1 meter with 266.05, a bronze
  medal on the 3 meter with 295.65 and placed 2nd
  on platform with 223.10. Julien also dove in the
  open 1 meter event and was 7th with 181.40.
• At the Age Group Nationals, Julien had a 16th
  place on 1 meter with 158.20, 25th on 3 meter
  with 142.85 and 20th on the platform with 124.70.

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• Julien improved gradually through the competitive
  season. In February at the Sting, he had a 4th
  place on 1 meter and dove well on 3 meter and
  platform only missing one dive on each board.
• At our Winter Provincials, he competed in the
  open event on platform with a score of 355.35,
  which helped him qualify to go to the Canada
  Games training camp in Mission Viejo, California.
• Julien dove well thru to July but ran out of
  steam just before the Age Group Nationals.
• 2005 will be a new challenge for Julien in the B
  category, with more dives, harder dives and
  diving in the reverse order, doing his hard dives
  first. We will be using new strategies this year
  to build his endurance.
• STEVE

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• Ritchie Brostrom
• Ritchie Brostroms first competition of the year
  was in Montreal in December at the CAMO
  Invitational. He was 25th on the 1 meter with
  168.25 and 20th on 3 meter with 178.25 and 19th
  on the platform with 176.10.
• Ritchie competed in Orlando, Florida for the
  Invitational, he was 10th on 1 meter with 182.25,
  9th on the 3 meter with 184.35 and 7th on the
  platform with 183.90. Ritchie competed at the
  Sting in Victoria where he was 8th on 1 meter
  with 243.90, 5th on 3 meter with 300.20 and 8th
  on the platform with 193.95.
• Back at our Provincial Championships, Ritchie had
  a 2nd place on the 1 meter with 299.65, and had a
  bronze medal on the 3 meter with 293.20 and he
  won the platform event with 250.50. This was an
  amazing list which broke the provincial record.
• In Saskatoon, Ritchie was 2nd on the 1 meter with
  264.75, 3rd on 3 meter with 307.20 and 3rd on
  platform with 214.35.
• At the Summer Provincials in Calgary, Ritchie was
  3rd on 1 meter with 280.05, 4th on 3 meter with
  278.90 and 3rd on platform with 221.55.
• At Age Group Nationals, Ritchie was 10th on 1
  meter with 266.60, 18th on 3 meter with 171.90
  and 18th on the platform with 139.05. Ritchie did
  some amazing dives this year especially on
  platform. Ritchie is still in the same age group
  this coming year and we expect him to be doing
  even better as his list becomes more consistent.
• HERB

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• Cody Yano
• Cody Yanos first competition of the season was
  in Montreal, where he had a 7th place on 1 meter
  with 212.30, 14th on 3 meter with 196.30 and 16th
  on the platform with 183.90.
• Cody then went to Orlando and had a bronze medal
  on the 1 meter with 221.15, 6th place on the 3
  meter with 213.45, he missed the platform event
  because of the flu.
• In Victoria at the Sting, Cody had a 3rd place on
  1 meter with 284.90, 4th place on the 3 meter
  with 315.15 and 4th on platform with 228.30.
• At the Winter Provincials in Edmonton, Cody
  placed 3rd on the 1 meter with 296.50, 2nd on the
  3 meter with 319.05 and 2nd on the platform with
  241.50. Cody also dove in the open event placed
  4th on 1 meter with 228.25 and on 3 meter he had
  a 6th place with 380.65 and on platform he had a
  bronze medal with 333.65.
• In Saskatoon, Cody won the 1 meter with 292.10,
  2nd place on the 3 meter with 330.20.

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• In Calgary at the Summer Provincials, Cody had a
  2nd place on 1 meter with 283.30, he won the gold
  medal on the 3 meter with 339.60. Cody did not
  compete platform over the past few months because
  of a back problem.
• At the National Age Group Championships, Cody was
  7th on the 1 meter with 274.75, on 3 meter he was
  6th with 309.20.
• With having Codys back healed up this coming
  year, we expect him to be doing even bigger and
  better things.
• Cody has amazing power for his age and has a full
  senior list on both springboards. This year he
  will learn a senior platform list as well.
• HERB

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The B age Group Category

• This group consists of divers who are 14 and 15
  years old.
• Amongst our competitive divers this year, seven
  of them were in the B category, with six girls
  and one boy.

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• Genevieve Laurent
• Genevieve Laurent entered the 1 meter even at the
  Alberta Winter Provincials and was a finalist,
  placing12th place with a score of 222.95. She
  could not compete for the rest of the year
  because she had to have an operation on her foot.
  However she is back this year, and we expect big
  things from Genevieve.
• Last year Genevieve was continually improving
  and getting a full list off on 1 meter and was
  working towards a list on 3 meter but an
  unfortunate injury stopped her hopes of achieving
  this goal. But this year she is ready to pick up
  from where she left off.
• ADAM

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• Eden Gresiuk
• Eden Gresiuks first competition of the year was
  the Polar Bear Classic in Winnipeg. She placed
  10th on the 1 meter with 310.95 and placed 11th
  on the 3 meter with 213.35. It was Edens first
  year in the B category.
• Eden then competed in Victoria at the Sting and
  was 15th on the 1 meter with 300.95, 17th on 3
  meter with 155.60 and 13th on the platform with
  208.30.
• At our Winter Provincials in Edmonton, Eden had a
  9th place on 1 meter with 303.30, 7th place on 3
  meter with 340.10 and 7th place on the platform
  with 202.10. Eden also competed in the Open 1
  meter and placed 24th with a score of 160.00 and
  in the Open 3 meter where she placed 21st with a
  score of 319.55.
• Eden came on the bus with us to Saskatoon and
  competed in the Western Canadians, she was 7th on
  1 meter with a score of 324.15 and 5th on the
  platform with 208.35.
• At the Alberta Summer Provincials in Calgary,
  Eden was 9th on 1 meter with 333.10 and 11th on 3
  meter with 331.45, Eden also competed on the 3
  meter in the open event where she placed 19th
  with a score of 358.40.
• At the Age Group Nationals she competed on 1
  meter and placed 26th with a score of 143.49 and
  25th on the 3 meter with 153.03.

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• Eden is one of 4 new additions to my group this
  year. I really didnt coach her at all last year
  but as far as this year goes she is extremely
  motivated to become a better diver.
• She has taken a new look at things and feels it
  is time to start doing some of those bigger
  dives.
• Eden has a lot of talent and I am looking forward
  to a very successful year and another qualifier
  for the Nationals.
• ADAM

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• Cindy Medynski
• Cindy Medynskis first meet of the year was the
  Polar Bear Classic in Winnipeg where she had a
  9th place on 1 meter with 318.35, 11th place on 3
  meter with 314.75 and she dove Open 1 meter and
  was 32nd with 150.15.
• Cindy competed at the Sting and had an 18th place
  on 1 meter with 164.30, 15th on 3 meter with
  159.35 and dove 3 meter open where she was 40th
  with 152.90.
• At our Winter Provincials, Cindy placed 6th on 1
  meter with 315.35, 5th on 3 meter with 358.85 and
  in the Open events, she was 26th on 1 meter with
  155.20 and 25th on 3 meter with 298.60.
• In Saskatoon, Cindy placed 5th on 1 meter with
  332.70, 5th on 3 meter with 335.25 and 6th on
  platform with 192.75. In the 1 meter Open she
  was 13th with 163.10.
• In Calgary at the Summer Provincials, Cindy was
  6th on 1 meter with 347.75, 8th on 3 meter with
  355.75, she dove in the Open events and was 22nd
  on 1 meter with 162.75 and 20th on 3 meter with
  348.30.
• At the National Championships she was 18th on 1
  meter with 175.59 and 24th on 3 meter with 164.31.

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• Cindy is another new addition to my group this
  year and so far so good. I can see she is a hard
  worker and strives very hard to improve on her
  diving skills.
• Last year she worked very hard and it all paid
  off with her qualifying to go to the nationals. I
  am hoping for the same results from her this year
  even though it will be her first year in the A
  Age Group.
• ADAM

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• Anne Seath
• Anne Seaths first competition of the year was
  the Polar Bear Classic and she was 11th on 1
  meter with 290.55, 12th on 3 meter with 285.55
  and 12th on the platform with 212.95.
• Anne competed at the Sting and she was 20th on 1
  meter with 155.20, 21st on 3 meter with 128.60
  and 12th on the platform with 215.95. She also
  dove 3 meter Open where she placed 43rd with
  134.20.
• At our Winter Provincials in Edmonton, Anne was
  7th on 1 meter with 313.45, 9th on 3 meter with
  267.65 and 6th on the platform with 250.80. She
  dove Open 1 meter and placed 28th with 133.75 and
  Open 3 meter placing 23rd with 308.30.
• Anne competed in Saskatoon and came 8th on the 1
  meter with 298.90, 6th on 3 meter with 331.95,
  2nd on the platform with 245.25. In Open 1 meter
  she was 17th with 145.45 and 16th on the 3 meter
  with 130.40.
• At the Summer Provincials, Anne specialized on
  platform and had a 2nd place in Alberta, a silver
  medal, with 255.30.
• She then went on to the National Age Group
  Championships where she was qualified to dive
  platform in the B event, she was 8th with an
  8.5 on her back 2½ somersault which thrilled the
  crowd, her total score was 269.88.

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• Annes determination finally paid off last year.
  She had one of those breakout meets that builds
  confidence. Anne qualified just for 1 event for
  the Junior Nationals (platform), but she made it
  a memorable one. She had all her teammates on
  their feet when she nailed a difficult Back 2 ½
  ss from the 7.5 meter tower. She received 8s and
  8 ½s enabling her to make her first National
  final and vaulted her into an 8th place final
  finish.
• Anne too will be moving into the same group with
  Leah and I expect to see Anne continue where she
  left off, showing the rest of Canada that she
  will not only be challenging for the top spots on
  tower but showing that she performs just as well
  on the springboards.
• DAVID

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• Katie Routledge
• Katie Routledges first competition of the year
  was the CAMO Invitational and she was 18th on 1
  meter with 170.30 and 22nd on 3 meter with
  180.00.
• Katie competed in Florida at the Orlando
  International Invitational, she had a 2nd place
  on the 1 meter with 271.90 and a 6th place on the
  3 meter with 281.55.
• At the Speedo Sting, Katie placed 9th on 1 meter
  with 335.25, 5th on 3 meter with 388.60 and dove
  3 meter open and had 19th place with 198.45.
• At our Alberta Winter Provincials, Katie was 8th
  on 1 meter with 312.70, and won the bronze medal
  in Alberta on the 3 meter with 387.85. She dove
  open 1 meter and was 13th with 182.25 and 18th on
  3 meter with 330.70.
• In Saskatoon she won the bronze medal on both the
  1 meter and 3 meter boards with the scores of
  369.55 on 1 meter and 382.00 on 3 meter. She
  placed 4th on the platform with 227.50.

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• Katie had an excellent meet in Calgary at the
  Summer Provincials where she won the gold medal
  on the 1 meter with 395.45 and a silver medal on
  the 3 meter with 385.60. She also dove in the
  open events and was 18th on 1 meter with 179.20
  and 13th on 3 meter with 399.75.
• Katie was not able to attend the Age Group
  National Championships because of an injury but
  we are looking forward to seeing her do great
  things this upcoming year as she is now healing
  up.
• Her improving fundamentals will allow her to use
  her natural strength to do the big dives this
  year.
• HERB

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• Aniesa Debaji
• Aniesa Debajis first competition of the year was
  the CAMO Invitational where she was 14th on 1
  meter with 180.55 and 12th on 3 meter with
  282.00.
• Aniesa went to the Polar Bear Classic and was 4th
  on 1 meter with 337.90, 3rd on 3 meter with
  377.20, 8th on platform with 242.95 and dove open
  1 meter and was 14th with 180.25.
• Aniesa went to the Sting in Victoria, where she
  had a 6th place on 1 meter with 354.75, 6th on 3
  meter with 378.95 and 11th on the platform with
  231.55. She also competed in the open 3 meter
  and was 20th with 197.15.
• In our Alberta Provincials in Edmonton, Aniesa
  won the silver medal on 1 meter with 332.90, and
  also won the silver medal on the 3 meter with
  390.75, she also had a 4th place with a score of
  265.90 on the platform. Aniesa dove in the 1
  meter and 3 meter open, where she was 16th with
  178.60 on 1 meter and 10th with 371.30 on the 3
  meter.
• In the Summer Provincials in Calgary, Aniesa was
  4th on 1 meter with 366.00 and 1st on 3 meter
  with 409.40.
• At the Age Group Nationals, Aniesa was 9th on 1
  meter with 358.05, 4th on 3 meter with 410.28 and
  11th on the platform with 262.47.

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• Aniesa surprised a lot of people in her first
  year of Group B and in only her second year of
  diving! She started off the year at the CAMO
  International event, competing against some of
  the best 14 and 15 year old divers in the world.
  Not only did she make the finals on the 3 meter
  she was the 2nd best Canadian diver beating out 3
  or 4 CAMO divers which we all know has the
  strongest junior program in the country. She
  almost duplicated that feat when she placed 4th
  at the Junior Nationals again on 3 meter. Aniesa
  was in medal contention up until the last couple
  of dives.
• Aniesa has already qualified to compete at the
  Senior Nationals in Quebec City next March but
  instead will stay home and focus on improving her
  lineups so that she can improve on her 4th place
  finish from last year.
• Aniesa thrives on competitions. She loves to
  perform and as usual I am proven wrong at meets
  as she always pulls out her best dives under
  pressure. I am not sure how she does it but as
  long as she knows how thats all that matters.
  She is a true competitor. She can step up to the
  plate and hit a home run when she needs to and it
  is that type of determination that will develop
  her into an force to watch out for next year as
  she will be trying to again battle it out with
  the CAMO divers for some medals.
• DAVID

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• Brook Nash
• Brook Nashs first competition of the year was
  the Florida International competition in Orlando.
  He had a 12th place on the 1 meter with 202.65
  and 10th place on 3 meter with 226.10.
• He then competed in the Sting where he had a 12th
  place on 1 meter with 244.65 and a 10th place on
  3 meter with 301.60.
• At our Winter Provincials in Edmonton, Brook was
  4th on 1 meter with 310.45 and won the bronze
  medal on 3 meter with 320.30.
• At our Summer Provincials in Calgary, Brook won
  the silver medal on 1 meter with 357.20 and also
  won the silver medal on 3 meter with 380.95.
• Brook had an injury which prevented him from
  competing at the Age Group National
  Championships.
• Brook last year grew stronger and became a more
  consistent diver as the year progressed. He
  learned many new dives such as the reverse 2.5
  tuck and a Back 2.5 pike, which is not an easy
  dive for someone of his age. He unfortunately was
  injured just before the Junior Nationals and was
  unable to compete.
• ADAM

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The A age Group Category

• In the A category, which is the 16, 17 and 18
  year olds, we had six divers competing in A
  this year with our club. Four girls and two
  boys.

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• Andrea Odenbach
• Our newest diver in this category, Andrea
  Odenbach, improved rapidly throughout the year.
  Her first meet was the Alberta Winter Provincials
  in Edmonton where she just dove on the 1 meter
  board, while developing her newer dives.
• She placed 15th with a score of 252.55. She dove
  in the 1 meter open event as well and was 29th
  with a score of 132.35. The Open events only
  have 5 dives.
• In Saskatoon, in April, Andrea improved her
  scores considerably and had 317.60 on 1 meter for
  8th place and was 9th on the 3 meter with 352.65.
  She also dove in the Open, she was 19th on 1
  meter with 137.10 and 12th on 3 meter with
  345.85.
• In the Alberta Summer Provincials in Calgary, she
  placed 19th on 1 meter with 313.05 and 19th on
  the 3 meter with 346.65. Andrea also dove in the
  open 3 meter where she was 17th with 362.05.

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• Andrea is another one of the new additions to my
  group. Last year Andrea joined the ESP diving
  club with hopes to improve on the talent that she
  already had.
• Andrea supplied us with a great year, constantly
  getting better from the start of the year right
  to the very end. She very quickly got better with
  increasing training.
• This year she will be working hard to hopefully
  gain a spot on the team that travels to
  nationals, and maybe even putting together a
  tower list!
• ADAM

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• Amy Gallant
• Amy Gallants first meet of the year was the
  Polar Bear Classic in Winnipeg where she placed
  15th on 1 meter with 166.00, 25th on 3 meter with
  142.55 and 34th on the open 1 meter with 144.20.
  
• Amy then went to Victoria for the Speedo Sting
  and was 29th on 1 meter with 118.55, 25th on 3
  meter with 143.30 and 41st in the open 1 meter
  with 147.40.
• At our Winter Provincials in Edmonton, Amy placed
  14th on 1 meter with 287.55, 12th on 3 meter with
  284.90. She dove in both of the open events and
  had 23rd on 1 meter with 160.25 and 24th on 3
  meter with 304.40.
• At the Saskatoon Western Canadians, Amy placed
  10th on 1 meter with 296.25, 10th on 3 meter with
  337.90. She also dove open 1 meter and placed
  15th with 159.50.
• Amy dove in Calgary at the Summer Provincials and
  was 17th on 1 meter with 340.15 and 20th on 3
  meter with 323.70.

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• Amy worked very hard last year improving her
  scores from competition to competition and by
  doing so she almost reached her goals in
  qualifying for the Junior National Championships.
• Just narrowly missing out on the qualifying score
  by only 0.5 points at the Calgary Summer
  Provincials.
• ADAM

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• Morgan Haley
• Morgan Haley came back to the sport this year
  after a long lay off and started her first
  competition in March at the Edmonton Winter
  Provincials where she went 361.25 on 1 meter for
  6th place, she was 11th on the 3 meter with
  326.25. She dove in the open events and was 14th
  on 1 meter with 180.55 and 17th on 3 meter with
  340.50.
• Morgan then went on to the Saskatoon Western
  Canadians and was 7th on 3 meter with 371.65 and
  7th on the 3 meter open with 371.40.
• At the Summer Provincial Championship, Morgan
  placed 8th on the 1 meter with 387.05 and 9th on
  the 3 meter with a score of 400.40.
• Morgan went to the Age Group National
  Championships with an injury and was not able to
  dive any of the boards except an attempt on the 1
  meter where she was 30th with 168.00 on 5 dives.
• Morgan has recovered from her injury and is
  looking very fit this year and is learning some
  new very difficult dives.
• HERB

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• Taryn Zack
• Taryn Zacks first meet of the year was at the
  CAMO Invitational in Montreal where she dove in
  the A age group on 1 meter and was 4th with
  347.45. She dove in the international open 3
  meter event and was 11th with a score of 225.69
  (this was only optional scores). All of the
  other finalists in that meet were either national
  team members from Canada or national champion
  medalists from the other nations.
• Taryn dove in the Sting in February and was 5th
  on 1 meter with 402.60, 4th on the 3 meter with
  437.55. Taryn also dove 3 meter open where there
  was almost a three way tie, she ended up in 3rd
  with a score of 462.70, which was a personal best
  at the time.
• Taryn dove in our Alberta Winter Provincials and
  had a bronze medal on 1 meter with 397.05, silver
  on the 3 meter with 464.10, she had a 2nd in the
  open 1 meter with 228.80 and she won the 3 meter
  with a score of 479.95, again another personal
  best.

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• At the Western Canadian Championship in
  Saskatoon, she was 2nd on the 1 meter with
  404.70, 2nd on 3 meter with 480.90. She dove in
  the open events and was 4th on 1 meter with
  196.70 and won the 3 meter event with a personal
  best score of 489.00.
• In the Alberta Summer Provincials, Taryn dove 3
  meter in the A age group and went 482.75 for
  2nd, she dove open 1 meter and had bronze medal
  with a score of 240.65, then on the 3 meter open
  she had a score of 497.95 and won the event with
  another personal best.
• At the Age Group National diving championships
  Taryn was injured and was not able to dive for a
  month or so before that, she had only done her
  dives one time each but still won two bronze
  medals, 414.63 on the 1 meter and 466.56 on the 3
  meter.
• HERB
• Look for Taryn under Senior International
  Divers as well.

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• Kelly Dee
• In the boys A category, we have Kelly Dee who
  went to Montreal for his first meet of the year.
  He was 17th on 1 meter with 225.20 and 21st on 3
  meter with 161.90.
• Kelly went to the Orlando meet and had a 17th on
  1 meter with 158.55 and 12th on 3 meter with
  187.25.
• Kelly went to the Speedo Sting, where he placed
  11th on 1 meter with 361.75 and 12th on 3 meter
  with 353.85. He dove in the Open events and had
  a 19th on the 1 meter with 186.10 and placed 17th
  on 3 meter with 342.05.
• Kelly competed here in our home town for the
  Winter Provincials, he was 2nd on 1 meter with
  389.65 and 2nd on 3 meter with 438.20. In the
  Open event, he was 5th on 1 meter with 220.55 and
  8th on 3 meter with 364.05.
• In Saskatoon he had a 5th place in both A
  events with a 365.00 on 1 meter and 412.95 on 3
  meter. In both of the Open events he placed 6th
  with 214.00 on 1 meter and 377.65 on 3 meter.
• At the Alberta Summer Provincials, Kelly dove 3
  meter A and had a score of 380.65 for 4th place
  and dove 3 meter Open with a score of 376.55 for
  9th place.

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• At the Age Group Nationals, Kelly had a very good
  meet, making finals on both the 1 meter and the 3
  meter, with an 11th place on 1 meter with 404.82
  and a 12th place on 3 meter with 390.51.
• Kelly had a very successful year last year
  competing at many of the more major competitions,
  such as the CAMO invitational and the Orlando All
  Star with the Alberta Provincial Team.
• Kelly competed at the Junior Nationals in
  Victoria where he went on to compete a personal
  best score on 1 meter, what a great place to do
  so. He will also be traveling with the Alberta
  Provincial Team that will be going to Cuba in
  2005.
• ADAM

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• David Ovelson
• David Ovelson, another A boy, was off most of
  the year with injuries and sickness and was not
  able to compete until April at the Western
  Canadian Championships in Saskatoon. David was
  2nd on the 1 meter with 477.40 and won the 3
  meter with a score of 499.35.
• A months later at the summer provincials, David
  won both the boards in Alberta and had 486.45 on
  the 1 meter and 530.55 on the 3 meter.
• He went on to the Age Group Nationals where on 1
  meter he won the silver medal with a score of
  493.35, which would have qualified him to go to
  the Brazil championships if he had 1.65 points
  more to make the 495.00 standard. On the 3
  meter, David placed 3rd with a score of 516.30.
• David is healthy this year and he is back doing
  many much harder dives, he has a pike list and
  some 3.4 dives, we can expect great things from
  David at the senior level in 2005.
• HERB

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• Cory Watson
• Cory Watson had and exceptional year. This was
  his first year in the A age group. Cory used his
  physical strength advantage to compete a full
  pike list on the 3 meter springboard and some
  very difficult dives on the 10 meter platform as
  well.
• Cory started off the season in Montréal at the
  CAMO Invitational with a 7th place on the 3 meter
  and a 7th place on the 1 meter with almost
  identical scores of 408.65 on the 1 meter and
  408.55 on the 3 meter.
• Cory was on the Alberta team, and competed in
  Orlando, Florida at the International
  Invitational Competition and had an 11th place on
  the 1 meter with 361.50 and on the 3 meter had
  7th place with 203.55 (these were optional only
  scores).
• In Victoria at the Speedo Sting International
  Invitational Cory had a bronze medal on the 1
  meter in his age group with a score 458.65, and
  10th place on the 3 meter with 386.55 on
  platform. He was fifth with 399.65, in the open
  event he had an 11th place on 1 meter with
  243.95, 15th place on the 3 meter with 420.25,
  and 8th place on the on the tower with 399.65.

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• At our Winter Provincials in Edmonton, Cory was
  1st on the 1 meter with 471.30 and 1st on the 3
  meter with 494.60. In the open events he was 2nd
  on 1 meter with 283.10 and he had a 2nd place on
  the 3 meter with 535.05, which is an excellent
  score.
• Cory went on to Calgary to the Senior National
  Diving Championships. Cory scored 258.36 on the 3
  meter placing19th, 283.77 on the 1 meter placing
  9th.
• In April Cory went to the Saskatoon Western
  Canadian Diving Championships and he had a 1st
  place on 1 meter in A with 483.35 and a bronze
  medal on the 3 meter with 476.85 and he won the
  platform with 474.25. In the open event's Cory
  had a 2nd place on 1 meter with 291.40 had a 2nd
  place on the 3 meter with 510.90 and he had a 2nd
  place on the platform with 474.25.
• At the Summer Provincial Championship Cory had a
  2nd place on the 1 meter with 476.95, a second
  place on the 3 meter with 494.00 and a first
  place on the platform with 431.70. In the open
  events Cory had a bronze medal and was 2nd in
  Alberta on 1 meter with a score of 300.05, and on
  the 3 meter he had a score of 486.80 with a 6th
  place, and on the platform he had a 3rd place
  with 431.70.

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• At the Age Group National Diving Championships
  and trials for the World Junior Championship in
  Brazil, Cory was 5th on the platform with 486.72,
  and 4th place on the 3 meter with a score of
  511.92 and on the 1 meter he had to make a score
  of 495.00 in order to qualify for the team and
  also be 1st or 2nd Cory was 1st in the Canadian
  Championship with 500.19 points. Cory was
  selected to the team to represent Canada in
  October in Brazil at the World Junior Diving
  Championships. This was Corys first National
  Championship title.
• We will be looking toward even better results for
  Cory in the next two years while he remains in
  the same age group. At the Senior Championship
  especially on 10 meter and 3 meter we expect him
  to be a finalist with no particular limitations
  there as he will probably be doing amongst
  hardest dives of anybody in the country, along
  with his senior teammates.
• HERB

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Senior International Level
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• Reuben Ross
• At the Senior level, we had Reuben Ross whos
  first event of the year was the CAMO Invitational
  where he placed 18th on the 3 meter with 293.46
  and 15th on platform with 343.14, this qualified
  him to be a member of the Senior International
  traveling team, as was the same case with Taryn
  Zack from her score on the 3 meter at the same
  meet.
• Reuben went on to the Orlando competition and was
  3rd on the 1 meter with 433.85, 3rd on 3 meter
  with 346.35 and 3rd on platform with 525.45, a
  personal best.
• At the Speedo Sting, Reuben placed 2nd on the 1
  meter with 328.95, 3rd on 3 meter with 552.70 and
  3rd on platform with 471.95.
• In the Alberta diving championship, Reuben won
  the 1 meter with 355.05, bronze medal on 3 meter
  with 521.75 and he won the platform with a score
  of 520.90.

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• Reuben and Taryn then traveled to Madrid, Spain,
  where they represented Canada with the other
  members of our Canadian team, which were
  basically all our Olympic team members.
• Reuben had a 21st place on platform and Taryn had
  a 21st place on 3 meter and Reuben had a 15th
  place on the 3 meter. This was Reuben and
  Taryns first international diving experience and
  they learned a number of things which helped them
  in other events.
• The experience that Reuben and Taryn gained was
  very helpful, because the following week back in
  Calgary at the Senior National Diving
  Championships, Taryn placed 6th on the 3 meter
  which qualified her to go to the Canada Cup and
  Reuben placed 4th on the 3 meter which qualified
  him to go to Canada Cup and the US Grand Prix in
  Texas.
• Reuben attended the Western Canadian Championship
  in Saskatoon, where he won gold medals on all
  three boards with 329.10 on 1 meter, 616.55 on 3
  meter and 494.45 on the platform.

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• At the Canada Cup in Victoria, Taryn placed 25th
  with a score of 213.18 with optionals only.
  Reuben was 20th with 327.93. Again Reuben and
  Taryn were learning to dive against the very best
  divers in the whole world and still maintain
  their focus.
• Reuben then went to Texas the following week
  where he was 24th with a score of 302.07.
• All of this experience paid off because at the
  Olympic trials in June, in Winnipeg, Taryn was
  able to place 9th in the Womens 3 meter Olympic
  Trials even though she was suffering from a back
  injury and was not able to train properly. She
  learned to maintain her focus from the experience
  of the year and not miss any of her dives.
• Rueben on the other hand was not injured and came
  4th at the Olympic Trials just behind three
  divers all of whom are Olympic veterans. His
  score was 608.52 in the prelims and an additional
  390.12 points on top of that for a total of
  998.64. It looks like Reuben can be thinking
  very seriously about being on that Olympic Team
  in 2008 in Beijing as well can Taryn.
• HERB

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• My thanks goes out to Scott Richardson, Steve
  Flewwelling, Adam Marsh, Marc Lussier and David
  Flewwelling for their part in developing this
  very successful 2003-2004 Competitive Team.
• Herb Flewwelling
• Head Coach

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