Competitive Diving
New River Diving’s Competitive Program is broken into three tiers based on the various athletes’ skill, experience, and commitment - Elite Team, Team, and Pre-team. All tiers will compete at the same meets throughout the year with variance at the end of season championship meets - USA Diving Nationals and AAU Nationals.
In the world of Competitive Diving competition is divided into four age groups:
11 & Under(D), 12-13(C), 14-15(B), and 16-18(A).
An athlete’s age is determined by how old they are on December 31st of that competition year,
so some athletes will age up on January 1st 2025.
Pre-Team
This is the youngest of our Competitive Diving program and the age of athletes range from 6-11. Pre-Team is a four month fall commitment dedicated to equipping young athletes with the tools to become competitive divers. Pre-Team members are expected to work towards learning a competitive dive list, travel to AAU meets, and compete on both 1 meter and 3 meter springboards.Team
This is our group of athletes with competition experience and the age of athletes range from of 10-15. Team will continue to build upon the dives and skills they have already learned, which will help them to continue to build more degree of difficulty in their competitive lists. Team is a twelve month commitment and members are expected to travel to both USA and AAU Diving meets, work towards a competitive dive list on platform, and compete on all three levels.Elite Team
This is our most competitive group of athletes with national competition experience. Elite Team athletes strive for excellence on and off the pool deck, cultivating an addictive culture that spreads to all groups at practice. Elite Team is a twelve month commitment and members are expected to travel to both USA and AAU Diving meets, work towards a competitive dive list on platform, and compete on all three levels.