Diving coaching is run by Active Luton under the leadership of the Diving Development Officer & Head Coach.
Jack Tempest
A little bit about myself and my background.
I started diving at the age of 10 after I had completed my swimming programme. I wanted to do something different from swimming, so I gave diving a go, and grew to love it. I would continue to hone my skills towards becoming a competitive diver, but I found out this wasn’t the right path for me, and I wanted to dive for fun and to improve my skills. When I turned 16, I started coaching and loved this even more than diving myself. It is an incredible feeling to see a diver overcome a challenge that they have been facing. The feeling is just as great now 7 years on. I have always enjoyed teaching and have even gone to university to qualify as a teacher. I have taught at charities, schools as well as the pool so I have creative and fun ways to help divers face the challenges. I have now started as the assistant head diving coach, and I can’t wait to see what the future holds!
Dave McCullagh
My diving journey started even before I had even joined a club. Having some natural ability, I was questioned about where I had trained. This provoked me to attend my local club, Kingfishers in Bath road, Luton. Within 6 weeks I won the inter club competition and after a few podium placements I knew diving would be in me forever. Playing various sports and starting a career in engineering my 6yrs of diving had to take a back seat. After 35 years off the diving circuit my passion for the sport had not ceased. So, after lockdown, I decided to return as a coach, to pass my knowledge on to a new generation of talented athletes.
Katie Cripps
I have been involved with Luton Diving club since 2009 as a keen 6 year old wanting to try out this amazing sport! Across my diving career I have trained with multiple different coaches and groups, attending many different competitions around the country and abroad, reaching the British Elite Junior Diving Championships in 2021. Upon attending Leeds University in 2022, I have reduced my training, focusing more on the sociality of the sport and for pure enjoyment of it. Alongside my training I started to becoming increasingly interested in coaching diving; seeing it as an opportunity to pass on what I had learnt in my 16 years of diving, and to stay within the diving community. I started my coaching journey in 2020, being lucky enough to learn from some of the best coaches in British Diving, and since then have fallen in love with developing the potential of the divers at Luton diving club. While at university, I’ve been able to learn from Leeds diving coaches, being able to bring ideas back to LDC. I am excited to see how LDC will continue to grow as it has been a massive part of my life!