About

About Us

Learn to dive in a safe and enjoyable environment with nationally accredited, experienced coaches.

The Hunter United Diving Academy (HUDA) has provided the Hunter NSW region with springboard and platform diving excellence for over 30 years. HUDA is based at Lambton Swimming Pool, located at 102 Durham Rd, Lambton in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is an outdoor facility equipped with 2 x 1metre springboards and 2 x 3metre springboards and a complete Platform Tower (5m, 7.5m & 10m). HUDA has a portable bubble system which allows new dives to be learnt over a large, soft pad of bubbles, as well as a variety of equipment for dryland training. Our training seasons run from July to June the following year, we provide pool training and dryland training from September/October to March/April each season and dryland training the remaining months when the pool facility is closed over the colder months.

HUDA welcomes anyone who wants to know how to jump, twist, turn and dive off diving boards. Diving lessons are catered to athletes of all ages, abilities and needs. Our diving pool is deep to accommodate safety when diving off the boards and platforms, we encourage all members to be competent swimmers independently. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced diver, looking for lessons for adults or children, wanting to dive for fun or competition, we have a variety of ways you can dive with us! For more information please head to our FAQ page.

HUDA has produced many past and present NSW and National Champions and place holders. We are also home to World Class and Olympic Divers and Officials.

Mathew Helm - 3 x Olympian (2000, 2004, 2008). 2004 Olympic Silver Medallist

Kevin Chavez – 2016 Rio Olympian

Rhiannan Iffland – 2016, 2017 and 2018 RedBull Cliff Diving World Series Female Champion

Eric Brooker - 2012 Olympic Diving Judge and 2016 Olympic Diving Chief Referee