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Awards Night Finalists Announced

Published Mon 24 Aug 2015

2014/15 Diving Victoria Annual Awards Dinner

  • Saturday 5 September 2015
  • 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start
  • Bentleigh Club, 33 Yawla St. Bentleigh, VIC 3204
  • Booking deadline Sunday 30 August (midnight)
  • Adults $55, Children (11 & Under) $30
  • Click Here to book, or visit the Diving Victoria website under EVENTS

There's a buffet dinner planned, a DJ to rock the house, activities for the kids and fun for all to enjoy. Club and Individual Awards will be presented.

Did you compete in 3 or more Pennant Competitions last season? Then you may be a candidate for the Diver Grand Prix awards... 20 divers will be winners!

And the finalists are (in random order)...

Official of the Year

  • Helen Sist
  • Shirley Panayi
  • John Hillard
  • Peter Panayi

Female Age Diver of the Year

  • Amy Kenny (Slipstream Diving Club)
  • Alia South (Ringwood Diving Club)
  • Zoe Adam-Gedge (Slipstream Diving Club)
  • Morgan Sholakis (Slipstream Diving Club)

Male Age Diver of the Year

  • Ethan Delany (St Kevin's Aquatic Club)
  • Luca Jarvis (St Kevin's Aquatic Club)
  • Cooper Read (Slipstream Diving Club)
  • Marc Jencik (St Kevin's Aquatic Club)

Female Masters Diver of the Year

  • Olivia Carter (Whitehorse Diving Club)
  • Julia Haigh (MelAm Diving Club)
  • Pamela Downing (Whitehorse Diving Club)
  • Monica Fly (MelAm Diving Club)

Male Masters Diver of the Year

  • Corey Bruno (Ringwood Diving Club)
  • Nathan Veal (Melbourne Elite Diving Academy)
  • Rohan Blake (PLC Aquatics)
  • Ivan Mckenzie (Diving Sunraysia)

Female Elite Junior Diver of the Year

  • Ruby Neave (Melborune Elite Diving Academy)
  • Laetitia Donato (VIS/MelAm Diving Club)
  • AnnaRose Keating (VIS/Melbourne Elite Diving Academy)
  • Shiori Bak (Whitehorse Diving Club)

Male Elite Junior Diver of the Year

  • Lachlan Cronin
  • Bailey Cronin
  • Ethan Newnham (Ringwood Diving Club)
  • Joshua Kehagias (VIS/Melbourne Elite Diving Academy)

Most Outstanding Female Diver of the Year

  • AnnaRose Keating (VIS/Melbourne Elite Diving Academy)
  • Ruby Neave (Melbourne Elite Diving Academy)
  • Bridget Lord-Henry (VIS)
  • Anabelle Smith (VIS)

Most Outstanding Male Diver of the Year

  • Joshua Kehagias (VIS/Melbourne Elite Diving Academy)
  • James Connor (VIS)
  • Grant Nel (VIS/Ringwood Diving Club)
  • Matt Pozzobon (Ringwood Diving Club)

Most Improved Female Diver of the Year

  • Kiara Field (Bendigo Divers)
  • Ruby Neave (Melbourne Elite Diving Academy)
  • Anna Hachmann (PLC Aquatics)
  • AnnaRose Keating (VIS/Melbourne Elite Diving Academy)
  • Ashleigh Meneses 

Most Improved Male Diver of the Year

  • Nathan Hatton (Slipstream Diving Club)
  • Ethan Newnham (Ringwood Diving Club)
  • Bailey Cronin
  • Josh Kehagias (VIS/Melbourne Elite Diving Academy)

Coach of the Year

  • Hector Simpson (Slipstream Diving Club)
  • Tommy Michael (Development Squad - Diving Victoria)
  • Ming Gong (VIS)
  • Pavel Plotnikov (Melbourne Elite Diving Academy)
  • Kim Hynynen-Furler (Ringwood Diving Club)

PHOTOS NEEDED

Please take a moment to look through your photos from the past year (1 July - 30 June) and pass on any that you would be willing to have included in our slideshow presentation for the Annual Awards Dinner! Needed are diving action shots, podium finishes and faces in the crowd.  We would love to have ALL of our clubs and groups represented. Please forward to info@divingvictoria.com.au AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!


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