About
Tunbridge Wells Diving Club was formed in April 2013 and has over 60 members ranging from beginners to advanced divers.
Our aim is to provide quality coaching both wet and dryside to everyone who has a passion for diving as a sport.
Our team of qualified and experienced coaches are dedicated to bringing out the most of your diving potential while providing a fun and safe environment to work in. We provide opportunities for divers to compete at all levels should they want to.
Since we set up we our junior divers have competed in inter club regional and national competitions and and our masters both in national and European competitions.
We run our own club championships in the Autumn/Winter.
Committee
Chair: Clair Brand
Treasurer: Tara Gatt
Marketing and PR: Karen Steadman
Secretary: Warren Hawker
Coaches
Betty Allen (Lead Coach)
Qualifications:
Swim England Diving Coach – level 2
Swim England National Diving Judge
British Gymnastics club trampoline coach – level 2
ESSA (English Schools Swimming Association) diving advisor to the Council
I have spent many years as a volunteer coach for R.T.W. Monson S.C., where I trained divers to National level, with a degree of success.
My involvement with Masters divers has taken me to European Championships as an appointed coach in Slovenia, Sweden and Spain. My major claim to fame is that I am the mother of Hayley, double Olympic Finalist in Barcelona and Atlanta.
David Edkins
Qualifications:
Swim England Diving coach – level 2
British Gymnastics Trampolining coach – level 2
Warren Hawker
Qualifications:
Swim England Diving coach – level 2
Sara Martinelli
Qualifications:
Swim England Diving coach – level 2
British Gymnastics Trampolining assistant coach – level 1
Catherine Alexander
Qualifications:
Swim England diving coach – level 2
Michelle Hall
Qualifications:
Swim England Assistant diving coach
Clair Brand
Qualifications:
Swim England Assistant diving coach