My springboard to success

Hi I’m Riley. I am 13 years old and I am a junior elite diver with Auckland Diving. I began diving when I was 8 years old and now I have been selected to represent New Zealand on 3m springboard at the Junior World Championships in Montreal, Canada in November 2022, and then in December I will compete at the International CAMO Invitational, a world-calibre diving event which is also in Montreal.

I am so excited and have worked very hard for this opportunity which will be my first international competition. I train 5 times a week and I have won a number of regional and national events in NZ but diving against competitors from all over the world will be a huge step up and great experience toward my future goals.

This year, NZ had its biggest ever diving team at the Commonwealth Games and it was amazing to watch all of them compete. I hope one day I can do the same and represent New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games and maybe even the Olympics.

I will be away for a month and my parents are funding my trip. My goal for this page is to raise money to help pay for my travel costs and I would be grateful for any contribution you could offer to support me. In addition to this page I am doing odd jobs and other things to help raise money so if you have any jobs I could help you with please reach out to me or my parents.

If you want to follow my diving journey, please follow my instagram page @riley_nzdiver - I will share lots of updates about World Juniors and CAMO.

Thank you!