MelAm Diving Club

This morning DJ will be competing in the Australian men’s three meter open national championships. We are Sending good vibes and positive energy your way.

This morning DJ will be competing in the 2024 Australian men’s open 3m nationals. We are Sending good vibes and positive energy your way.

AUSTRALIAN AGE CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 1 & 2 UPDATES 🥳🥳
Day 1: Taya landed herself in the top 5 with a PB in 14/15 girls 3 metre!!
Day 2: again Taya has shown incredible courage coming 2nd in the 14/15 girls 1 metre in a tough group of 40 girls! 🥈Not only did she receive her first nationals medal, she also got a PB - we congratulate her on holding nerve!
Taya we are so proud of all the hard you’ve put, it’s awesome to see you perform at your best!

Taya competes in platform on Sunday, good luck!! 🥳

🤩 As their supporters and teammates, we couldn’t be more proud of Paul, Taya, and Anirudh. We have seen firsthand the blood, sweat, and tears that they have poured into their training, and we know that they are more than ready to take on the competition this weekend in the Victorian Age State Championships. You are going to be amazing! Good luck!

Wishing our very own DJ all the very best in the 3m competition at the World Championship in Doha!! He’s been training very hard and we’re all very excited to watch him on the big stage 🥳Coached by SuperCoach Monica we know you’re in good hands ! If you’d like to watch the prelims, tune in at 6pm AEDT on the 9Now app 🤩

Yesterday we had our annual Christmas party at Monopoly dreams 🥳 We celebrated an awesome year with so many achievements and fun was had by all (and lots of Monopoly money won!). Wishing the whole MelAm and wider community a lovely Christmas and happy new year 🌟

QUALIFIED FOR WORLD CHAMPS 📣 Well done DJ!!! Dj has been training super hard in Canada and we’re super excited to announce he’s qualified for the world championships next year! Hard work pays off, we’re so proud of you 🥳🥳

Good luck to Paul and Taya who are competing at the Pullar Family Championships this weekend! 🤩🥳

Congratulations to Taya, meeting Club Challenge Qualification for Level 6 Platform (with a PB!!) and Level 7 Springboard (1m) 🥳 We are so proud of you and your hard work!

Love to see our girls support of the Matildas who spectacularly earned a semi final place last night 😍 The Tillies doing wonderful things for women’s sport and we are loving every minute of this home tournament 🔥💚💛💚

Hey everyone! Let's take a moment to wish our very own DJ all the best as he embarks on his training at the World Aquatics Training Centre in Canada. A big round of applause to DJ for this incredible opportunity and for representing us all on the international stage. He’s worked so hard to be where he is and we know he's going to do amazing things and make us all proud. So, let's show him our support and encouragement as he takes on this exciting new challenge. Go, DJ! We're all behind you! 🏊🏼‍♂️👏🏼👍🏼💪🏼

The Australian Diving Nationals have just concluded, and the athletes from the club have shown impressive performances. The competition sets a high standard, and the club's athletes have shown they have what it takes to compete at this level. It's a great achievement to compete at the national level, and both Taya and Tyleigh should feel proud of themselves. They had a “Zooper Dooper” time, forging new friendships while also competing at the highest level. They have shown dedication and hard work, and everyone in the club is proud of their achievements. The focus now shifts to the future, and everyone is looking forward to seeing what they will achieve next year. 🤩❤️

TIME FOR NATIONALS!! 🤩🥳

MelAm Diving Club wishes Tyleigh and Taya the best of luck at the 2023 Australian Age Diving Nationals! It is with great excitement and anticipation that we watch these talented young divers represent our club on the big stage.They have shown tremendous dedication and commitment to their sport, training tirelessly each day to push themselves to new heights.

We are incredibly proud of these young athletes and all that they have accomplished thus far. But the Australian Age Diving Nationals is an entirely different level of competition, and we know that Tyleigh and Taya are ready for the challenge.
We are confident that they will represent MelAm Diving Club with the utmost professionalism and sportsmanship, demonstrating the true spirit of the sport. We wish them the best of luck and can't wait to see them compete on the national stage in 2023.
To Tyleigh and Taya, we say: dive your best, be proud of your accomplishments, and remember that you always have the support of the MelAm Diving Club behind you. Good luck and go dive!💓💞

Incredible performance by Taya in her platform event, winning the silver and qualifying for nationals 🥳We are so proud of you and all your hard work 🥈

Congratulations Tyleigh on an outstanding 1m competition placing third and also qualifying for nationals! 🥉

Well done Tyleigh on your bronze medal and qualifying for nationals, in your first attempt on 3m 🎉 we’re so proud of you! 🥉

Wishing Taya,Tyleigh, and Jacinta best of luck in todays state championships!🥳

On Sunday the MelAm squad came together for the Christmas party held at Archie Brothers 🥳 Dodgem cars, 4D experiences, Kris Kringle and loads of games - it was an awesome time.
We’d like to wish the MelAm family a safe and merry Christmas and happy holidays to all! Looking forward to the season ahead, see you next year 🥰

Today is International volunteers Day. We’d like to extend a huge thank you to all MelAm Volunteers for their commitment to the club and supporting Diving Victoria events. These events couldn’t be done without you! 🥳 If family or friends of the MelAm community would like to volunteer at any future events we would love you to get in touch! 💙

🥈Silver 🥈for Taya on platform who is new to 14/15 age group & 4th on 1 m in a very competitive field! Well done, we are so proud! 🥳

🥈SILVER🥈for Tyleigh at yesterdays 12-13 1m event at the Pullar Family Championships!! Tyleigh also got a PB 🥳We are so proud of you, congratulations ❤️

A HUGE first day at the pool with not only all MelAm divers being awarded medals but also producing outstanding dives to get PBs too 🥳

Today’s results:
Nicole 🥉Bronze & PB - 1 metre Women’s 40-49

Luke🥉Bronze & PB-1 metre, 🥈- Silver & PB 3 metre Mens 30-34

Andy 🥈Silver & PB- 1metre,🥉Bronze & PB- 3 metre🥈Silver & PB- Platform Mens 30-34

Paul 🥇Gold &PB - 1 metre
🥇Gold &PB - platform
Mens 35-39

We are super proud of everyone at MelAm today! Stay tuned for tomorrow where we see Paul competing in 3 metre - good luck!

PanPacs are back after 4 years and what a beautiful day for it! 😍🌞Good luck to the MelAm divers today, have fun 🥳

Today is mental health day marketing the start of mental health week. We encourage you all to reflect on how you’re feeling, do or start up activities that make you feel good and check in with each other 💞

Congratulations to our nominees from the 2022 Diving Victoria Awards Night held last night!

MelAm winners:
Wendy Pullar - community award
Paul Rankin- Endeavour Award
Shixin Li - Most Outstanding Make Diver of the Year

MelAm Runners up:

Paul Rankin - Male Masters Diver of the Year
DJ Fernando - Most Improved Male Diver of the Year
Stephen Lingard- Most Outstanding Male Diver of the Year

Well done to all the nominees from this year, it’s been a great season and we are so proud of you 🥳🥳

We want to extend a huge congrats to DJ- he again had a PB; what an experience for his international debut 🎉
Sushi gave it a red hot go in his 3m final event in a tough field.

We are proud of you both🥳

Sushi will be diving one more time in 3 metre mixed synchro with Maddison Keeney tonight from 7:05pm. Good luck!

DJ and Sushi are back on the boards again for the 3m prelims at 7:05pm AEST 🥳 definitely not one to be missed - good luck boys!!

Some more Commonwealth Games hardware for sushi ‼️Bronze in mens 3m synchro with Sam Fricker 🥉 Congratulations 🥳