BEIJING 2008

Bree Cole

Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist - tandem dive

One Olympic selection trial down...2 to go

Apr 16 9:13 am

Starting Friday and finishing on Sunday was the Diving Olympic Trials, which were held down in Hobart. It was a very stressful, cut throat and drama filled weekend. Friday morning Sharleen Stratton and I competed in the Women's 3m Synchronised event. We... Read more...

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Olympic diving trials just days away...

Fri, April 4, 2008, 12:43 pm EST

On Monday I'm off to Hobart to compete in the Diving Olympic Trials. The trials start on Friday and go until Sunday, the competition is invite only with the best divers from Australia competing. I'm really looking forward to the trials, but I'm also... Read more...
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A medal performance at the Water Cube

Sun, March 16, 2008, 8:51 pm EST

On the 15th of February I was off to China to dive at the World Cup in Beijing. I was really looking forward to competing in the Water Cube, which is the Beijing Olympic pool. The Australian team included: Mathew Helm, Matthew Mitcham, Chantelle... Read more...
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The World Cup in China Beckons

Fri, February 15, 2008, 9:22 am EST

Today (14/2) just after morning training had finished the drug testers from the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority arrived. I was randomly selected along with a few other divers, I had to provide a urine sample and a blood sample, and all in... Read more...
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National Championships - 2 gold's and a bronze

Tue, January 15, 2008, 3:45 pm EST

National Championships were held in Adelaide on the 11th to 13th of January. I competed in three events and finished with three medals which was a great start to 2008 and my Olympic campaign. On Friday the 11th was my busy synchronised diving day. My... Read more...
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National Championships are on

Mon, January 7, 2008, 4:51 pm EST

Well it's 2008, and it's pretty scary to think that the Olympics are this year, and only 8 months away (or 214 days - for those who are counting!)  The first hurdle in making the Australian Olympic diving team has arrived. National Championships... Read more...
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Ice Baths!

Wed, January 2, 2008, 2:21 pm EST

Training has been pretty full on for the last two weeks, lots of dryland and water training, also plenty of strength and recovery - which includes ice baths, and they aren't much fun as you could imagine. For recovery I will spend anywhere from 3... Read more...
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Championship Results

Fri, December 7, 2007, 2:42 pm EST

Last week I flew to Adelaide to compete in the SA Diving Championships. This competition was our warm up event before Nationals Championships in January, with most top divers around the country competing. There were divers from South Australia,... Read more...
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SA State Championships

Fri, November 30, 2007, 9:05 am EST

My training has been proceeding really well for the past few weeks, and I'm feeling like I'm on track. I have been doing lots of repetitions of my competition dives, both individually and synchronised with both Sharleen my 3m synchro partner and Melissa... Read more...
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Disrupted training

Thu, November 1, 2007, 8:52 am EST

 Well with less than 300 days until the Olympics, the countdown is really on, and the excitement is really building. There is so much training and competing to fit in before the 8th of August. However my week of training was quite disrupted by a... Read more...
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