Swim England Diving Awards

Highgate Diving Club follows the Swim England Diving Awards - 7 Grades of diving skills, to provide children with the fundamental moves before leading onto more complex dives. Each Grade has several movements, starting on poolside before progressing up to the 1-metre and 3-metre diving boards.

Some divers will progress at different rates - this is totally normal! Those with a strong gymnastics or trampolining background may move up Grades faster. Our coaches will check regularly on divers’ progress and will recommend the diver advances onto the next Grade once each dive can be performed satisfactorily.

Children will receive a certificate and badge after completing each Grade.

A certificate titled 'Diving Award 4' with an orange and yellow background, featuring an illustration of a diver in mid-air performing a dive, and a blank space for recipient's name, examiner, and date, signed by Jane M Nickerson.
A certificate for the Diving Award 3 from Swim England Diving, with a silhouette of a diver in mid-air against a green and blue background with diagonal lines.
A red certificate for a diving award with a design of a person diving in the background. The certificate has spaces for recipient's name, examiner, and date, signed by Jane M Nickerson, Chief Executive Officer, Swim England Diving.
A certificate for a Diving Award from Swim England, featuring a silhouette of a diver in mid-dive against a blue background with diagonal lines, and a blank space for recipient details and signatures.