The Ottawa National Diving Club was awarded the Ontario Spring Provincials back in October of 2017. We had also found out that this competition was going to be the trials for an international competition to be held in Dresden Germany at the end of April of 2018. From that point forward it was all hands…
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Our crazy two weeks of competitions have now drawn to a close. First up was our Aspire Group of divers that headed to London Ontario for their first competition of the season. Led by coach Mary, the Ottawa National Diving Club brought four of its divers to the FCDC Invitational competition. For Natalie Clarke, 14,…
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Our most recent stop was in Montreal to compete at the first Quebec provincials of the 2017/2018 season. The Ottawa National Diving Club brought a team of 6 athletes to compete and try to secure their spots for the upcoming National championships in May and July. Our two youngest athletes Charlee-Mae Hunt and Emmanuelle Roberge-Le…
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To help kick off the new year two of our Ottawa National Diving Club athletes were selected to attend the first High Performance Athlete Development (HPAD) Camp of 2018! Only the top 16 divers across the country were selected to attend this camp. Catherine Boyer and Audree Howes of ONDC were selected to attend alongside…
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It’s been 10 years since the Murphy-Villemaire family took the plunge and started the Ottawa National Diving Club, and within a decade, ONDC has become a household name amongst the most respected diving clubs in the country. The early years weren’t without their hardships. It took long, exclusively volunteer hours at the outset, and funding…
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This past weekend marked a very special occasion! Dive Ontario celebrated its first Awards Banquet in over 20 years! With over 95 people in attendance, clubs from all across our great province gathered in Toronto to celebrate our athletes’ achievements and provincial accomplishments from the 2016-2017 competitive season. I am very pleased to say that the Ottawa National…
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The Ottawa National Diving Club were privileged to send 2 of its divers to the Toronto Pan Am Centre last week for the first training camp of the season! In order to be selected for this training camp, the athletes must have placed in the top 8 in the country at National Championships. We had 4…
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Maya Rana (left) and Chloe Maine (right) Well that’s a wrap! Our provincial level divers have just returned from their final competition of the competitive season, the Tier 2 Provincial Championships. We sent a team of 7 divers who showed some great performances over the weekend in Kitchener Waterloo. Beginning with our oldest divers because…
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Sofia Perrey [left] Timothy Lewis [centre] Talia Wootton [right]) On to our 14-15 age group divers, Talia Wootton, Sofia Perrey and Emma Corrigan. These girls all displayed leaps and bounds of improvement over the course of the weekend and wrapped up some of their final national qualifications, set new personal bests and more. Talia set…
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Timothy Lewis – boy in twist Our 12-13 age group divers had some great performances including two highlights I’m sure they will both remember for a long time! Beginning with Tim Lewis. He demonstrated some amazing dives over the weekend and proved to the province that he is the one to beat. His best dive…
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