HUNTER Diving dominated the 2014-15 Diving NSW Country Championships at the Orange Aquatic Centre over the weekend, snaring four of five major awards and another 10 divisional titles.
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Hunter Diving took out the prestigious club of the year gong, while Liz Heather took out the country volunteer of the year, Liam Heather won the Land Trophy for the best five dives in one event, and Charlotte Moore took out country sportsperson of the year.
Grace Barrett of Wagga Wagga was the other major award winner, securing the most improved country diver gong.
Hunter divers also won titles in the 16-18 years boys’ and girls’ one metre events, the 14-15 years girls’ one metre, masters women one metre, open men’s one metre, open women’s one metre, pathways girls, 14-15 years’ girls’ three metre and 16-18 years boys’ and girls’ three metre categories.
Liam Heather took out the 16-18 years boys’ one metre springboard, scoring 308.20, ahead of fellow Hunter diver Joshua Chapman (257.80).
Olivia Dillon also excelled, winning the corresponding girls’ title with a stellar score of 319.85.
The 14-15 years girls’ one metre saw Eliza Carey (213.50) secure a championship, ahead of second placed Emily Petingill (201.75), of Albury.
Charlotte Moore scored 201.35 to take out the masters women one metre and Heather secured his second championship in the open men’s one metre, scoring 249.10, while Dillon won the corresponding women’s event with a total of 212.15.
Zoe Aurisch beat out younger sister Amy in the pathway girls’ event, scoring 140.20 to Amy’s 95.10.
Dillon (318.50) and Heather (342.90) both won their third titles in their respective 16-18 years girls’ and boys’ three metre categories, while Carey (223.65) scored her second championship in the 14-15 years’ girls’ three metre.
The central west’s lone diver, Max Mead, scored 108.40 in the pathways boys’ event after participating in the come and try session on Friday, and entering.
