Squads

Coaches

Steven Zhu

Steven started out as a young gymnast in China, winning a national title at the age of 13. After a bad injury he took up coaching the sport of diving where his athletes competed at Grand Prix, World Cups and Olympic Games. Steven was DNZ's Coach of the Year and also the New Zealand Coach to FINA Grand Prix Events and the World Cup.
View Profile>>

Li Feng Yang

Li Feng Yang arrived in Wellington on Wednesday 9th June to take up an assistant coaching role with WHPA. Feng Yang was a diver for 10 years winning at national level in springboard events. For the last two years he has been coaching at Shandong and Shanxi Provincial Sports Centres in the Junior Diving programmes. Some of his junior divers have had great success at national youth championships winning gold medals in synchro events as well as springboard and platform events. Between coaching he has been doing ‘Show Diving’ at the Olympic Pool in Beijing.
View Profile>>

James Hardaker

Started diving at the age of 8, for Bradford Esprit School of Diving in England. James came to New Zealand in 2002 where he is the head coach at the Wellington Diving Club.
View Profile>>

Wellington High Performance Junior Elite Squad

Yu Qian Goh

Yu has recently been selected to represent New Zealand at the 2011 Asia Pacific Rim Junior Diving Invitational in August. Yu is the youngest diver in the team.
View Profile>>

Wellington High Performance Junior Squad

Beth Edwards 

Beth started diving at the age of 10. Her goal is to learn a full set of back line-ups and she is focussing on New Zealand and Australian competitions in 2011!
View Profile>>

Janine Sharma

Janine began diving in 2007 and is setting her sights on competitions in 2011.
View Profile>>

 

Wellington High Performance TID Squad

Madeleine Knowles 

Madeleine is a multi-talented athlete, representing Kilbirnie School and also the Easter Zone in both Swimming and Athletics.

View Profile>>

Jessica Holland

Jessica is one of the recent additions to the WHPA programme. Jessica is an all rounded athlete, competing in Rugby, Cricket and Cross Country.
View Profile>>

 

Wellington High Performance Development Squad

Alice Loretto

View Profile>>

Briony Vern-Smith
View Profile>>

Freya Bacon-Bootham

View Profile>>

Joanna Zhao
View Profile>>

 

Wellington High Performance Minis Squad

Helena Nagrampa

View Profile>>

Arno Lee
View Profile>>

Jenna Larking

View Profile>>

Isabella Eftimov
View Profile>>

 

Patrons

Danyon Loader

Double Olympic Gold medallist Danyon Loader ONZM, became Patron of Wellington High Performance Aquatics in 2008.
View Profile>>