Construction commences on new dryland dive facility at Perth’s HBF Stadium
The Western Australian Government has instigated the start of building a new dryland dive centre at Perth’s HBF Stadium, bringing the city's diving facilities up to international standard.
The new facility - set opening in the middle of the year - will allow divers to use trampolines, springboards, harnesses and foam pits to perform acrobatic jumps without water.
The Western Australian Government has instigated the start of building a new dryland dive centre at HBF Stadium that will help athletes hone their craft to give them the best chance at Commonwealth and Olympic success.
The new dryland facility - set to open in the middle of the year - will allow divers to use trampolines, springboards, harnesses and foam pits to perform acrobatic jumps without water.
Using the dryland facility will help divers practise 10 times as many repetitions than traditional water-based training.
With the facility being constructed to develop home-grown Commonwealth and Olympic athletes, it is anticipated the innovative centre will help Western Australia to retain home-grown springboard and platform diving stars as they work towards their Commonwealth and Olympic dreams.
The FINA international standard training facility will enable athletes and coaches to finely tune techniques of all parts of the dive, apart from the final water entry.
Technology in the facility will also give coaches and divers the ability to analyse techniques through three video replay systems.
Western Australian Sport and Recreation Minister, David Templeman advised that when the new facility opens, it will be among just a handful of dryland facilities in Australia - a drawcard for diving training camps and events hosted in Perth.
The facility - which will include six springboards, three trampolines, six harnesses, a sprung floor, foam pit and weights area - will also be the new home of Diving WA, including office space, athlete area, board room and training room.
It will honour the late Bruce Prance, a state-level diver and later world class coach, who was involved in the sport of diving for over 70 years. Prance was instrumental in the formation of what is now Diving Western Australia in 1957 and became a pioneer of dryland training in Australia.
Minister Templeman noted “a facility like the one we're building is becoming a necessity to be able to compete at the highest levels, so I'm thrilled it's underway.
"Developing our athletes on home soil, from grass roots to elite level, is a major priority for high performance sport in Western Australia and will be a significant benefit for divers in the lead up to Brisbane 2032.
"Diving is widely-loved by spectators and the facility will look to attract diving events at an international standard.”
Images HBF Stadium (top, credit: dlgsc.wa.gov.au/) and the entry to the new facility (below, credit: SITE Architecture Studio)
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