Our Coaches

Wayde - Friday & Sunday

Wayde takes our Learn to Dive classes on Thursday and Friday evenings and Sunday mornings. He is a qualified level 1 coach.

Wayde started diving late at the age of 18, it was something he enjoyed but wasn’t sure if he would stick with it. Wayde was then asked to assist at national events, and found that he thoroughly enjoyed announcing and volunteering. Over 25 years after he started, Wayde is still here, and still enjoying it. Wayde’s career highlight as a Diver was to win the Australian Senior Men’s Champion in the early 90’s, and as a coach he can proudly say, he has coached an Olympian, Robert Newbery (when he first came along to trydiving for about 2 lessons). Wayde swears that dealing with kids during the week keeps him young, and loves watching the kids achieve and being a positive influence in their lives.

Maddy R - Friday & Sunday

Maddy coaches the Intro to Diving lessons on Sunday mornings. She is a qualified level 1 coach. 

Maddy is herself a diver and is very interested in coaching. She loves to learn about diving and sharing the things that she learns with others. She currently trains with the Red Squad.

Allie - Monday, Tuesday & Saturday

Allie (Alexandria) coaches Learn to Dive classes on Monday and Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings. She is a qualified level 1 coach.

Allie is one of our newer coaches and is herself a diver within the High Performance program.

Emily - Wednesday

Emily coaches one of the Wednesday evening Learn to Dive classes and one of the Wednesday evening Intro to Diving classes. She is a qualified level 1 coach.

Emily is one of our newer coaches and is herself a diver in the Navy Squad.

Elizabeth M - Wednesday & Sunday

Elizabeth M coaches both Intro to Diving and Masters lessons. She is a qualified level 1 coach.

Elizabeth is one of our newer coaches and is herself is a diver in the Red Squad.

Maddie L - Tuesday

Maddie is our newest coach, having recently completed her level 1 coaching course. She is now a qualififed level 1 coach.

Maddie coaches  the Intro to Diving classes on Tuesday evenings and is a diver herself within the High Performance Program.

Chloe - Red Squad 

Chloe is the current coach for the Red Squad. She is a qualified level 2 coach.

Chloe has been with Diving SA since she started diving herself in 2010. In 2015, she became a coach and has been enjoying giving back to the sport she loves. As a diver, her highlight would be at the 2019 Age Nationals where she finished 1st in 3m, 2nd in 1m, 3rd in Platform and 2nd in synchro. Chloe enjoys being able to be a part of helping kids achieve their goals and feels rewarded every time she helps someone learn something new and succeed. She is also a qualified judge and a current member of the Diving SA Admin team.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

Zack - Navy Squad

Zack is the current coach for the Navy Squad. He is a qualified level 1 coach.
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Zack began diving after following his brothers into the sport and found that he really enjoyed it. He enjoys being a part of the diving community, and has competed at multiple Age National events where he has won a few medals.

Suzie - Yellow Squad

Suzie coaches the Yellow Squad on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and on Saturday mornings. She also coaches the Accelerate Program on Saturday mornings. Suzie is a qualified level 1 coach.

Amber - Junior High Performance
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You may see Amber on pool deck coaching the High Performance Squad. Amber herself was a diver with DSA for many years and is now an Exercise Physiologist. 

Lily - National Talent Program

You may see Lily on pool deck coaching the National Skills Squad. Lily has been involved in the sport of diving for over 11 years. She has been an Elite Diver with the South Australian Sports Institute since she was 14 years of age. She has competed nationally and internationally several times for the Women’s 10 Metre Platform event. In 2020, Lily was awarded the ‘Peoples Choice Credit Union Women in Sport Scholarship’. Lily is a part of the NextGen32 coaching group which works to develop the skills of current coaches to continue their development into Senior Coaches for our home Olympics in 2032.

Duncan - SASI Coaching Assistant

You may see Duncan occasionally on pool deck assisting Andy, Amber and Lily in their coaching. Duncan has been involved in diving for quite a few years and has coached divers of all levels and in many different cities. Most recently he was a coach at DSA for 6 years before becoming a coaching assistant for the High Performance Program.