REVIEW TO IMPROVE CRYSTAL PALACE DIVING
British Swimming and the ASA have committed themselves to
helping to maintain and develop a strong and sustainable diving
programme at Crystal Palace.
The national governing body is set to evaluate the current
programme and will discuss how it can be taken forward to
ensure a vibrant diving programme is in place for summer 2008
- when Crystal Palace is planned to re-open.
Working with the full co-operation of Greenwich Leisure Limited
(GLL), the London Development Agency (LDA) Sport England and
the Crystal Palace Diving Institute, British Swimming will
analyse best practice examples from established elite diving
clubs - Southampton Diving Academy, the City of Sheffield,
Plymouth Diving and the City of Leeds - to decide the best
way to move the current programme forward.
At a meeting with GLL, LDA and Sport England this week, British
Swimming Chief Executive David Sparkes underlined the importance
of improving the programme to meet the needs of the hundreds
of divers that use Crystal Palace.
"British Swimming's primary focus has always been the
needs of the athlete."
"We want to make sure that an improved, vibrant and
sustainable programme is in place and with the support of
GLL, LDA and Sport England we will be able to achieve this
in time for the facility re-opening next summer."
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