The Swim Ireland Podcast
Swim Ireland
March 29, 202128 min
Swimming
Coaching Series Ep1 - Damian Ball on Irish diving, going to Tokyo and growing up in Yorkshire.
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Episode Notes
"I think everyone's found a really deep resilience at the moment, and I think they've learnt a lot about themselves over this last period. One of the things with performance athletes across a lot of sports is that they have a tendency to over-train - to want to do too much...."
Damian Ball is Ireland's National Head Coach for Diving with four key athletes under his care, Oliver Dingley, Clare Cryan, Tanya Watson and Ciara McGing. All four divers will be aiming to qualify for the 2021 Olympic Games at the FINA Diving World Cup from April 18th – 23rd.
For more info on Diving in Ireland head to swimireland.ie/diving