CEO: Steve Gladding
Steve has been at Auckland diving since 2015, initially as head coach and now CEO. He has coached at all levels, from beginners to Olympic medalists and has coached for both GB and NZ at the Olympic Games, 4 Commonwealth Games and over 10 World Championships and World Cups. Before this role in ADCT, Steve was a very successful coach in the UK, Scotland and South Africa and managed national programmes, developing diving from grassroots to elite performance. He is qualified as a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and was involved in the UK Sport Elite Coach Programme.
Steve’s role within ADCT is to lead on coach development, athlete pathway and club overview.
Performance Coach: Cordelia Norris
After being a diver herself, Cordelia moved into coaching in 2014. After receiving the award for the highest-ranking student in academics in her last year of high school, she pursued coaching whilst completing a Bachelor of Psychology at Massey University. Cordelia now works with Auckland Diving’s Performance athletes, coaching those competing on a world stage. She has coached divers at several World Championships, and the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Program Manager: Ellie Price
As well as being our Program Manager, Ellie is the lead coach of the Senior Performance Squad. She has coached at multiple domestic competitions including Skills and Age Group Nationals, North Island Champs and Auckland Champs along with International Competitions including World Junior Championships in 2022 and CAMO Invitational International 2022. Ellie is also a qualified trampolining junior coach and she started out coaching trampolining from 2014-2017. Being a diver herself, she fell in love with the sport and began dive coaching in 2017 and believes it is one of the most rewarding and exciting jobs. After graduating from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Science majoring in Physiology in 2020, she is now completing a Masters degree at UoA majoring in Conservation Biology.
Junior Performance Squad Lead Coaches
Monique Gladding
Monique has competed at all levels of diving, including World Championships, Commonwealth Games and the Olympics. During her athletic career, she coached various squads predominantly in the UK, with her attention focused on talent squads aiming for similar accolades as herself. As an Olympic athlete Monique was asked to work with Skysports to deliver their schools programme which involved talking to school children about her experiences as an elite athlete and delivering a presentation on the 6 keys to success as defined by Olympic athletes. Since retiring from elite sport Monique is now the mother of two children and has trained as a nutritional health coach, knowledge she shares within Auckland Diving. She plays a huge part in Auckland Diving’s ability to efficiently run, taking on any task presented to her, such as managing the social media, liaising with schools or judging competitions - making her priceless within our community.
Georgia Fitzpatrick
Georgia is one of our lead coaches on the Junior Performance Squad. After beginning competitive diving in 2018, Georgia started coaching in 2019. Since 2019, Georgia has been heavily involved with Diving as one of our coaches and she has coached at many National events and International events including Australian School Games 2022, Australian Age Champs 2023, and Singapore Nationals 2023. Georgia is also currently completing a Bachelor of Science and the University of Auckland majoring in Exercise Physiology.Georgia is a member of our senior coaching team who works with a group of our Junior Performance athletes. She also assists on our Junior Development squad. Georgia started coaching in 2018 and first got involved in working with some of our 11 & under skills divers at the time. She then worked her way up coaching at an Age Group C/D level, and Junior Elite/Performance level. Her University journey closely links in with her coaching. Georgia is currently studying exercise physiology and biomechanics and is going into her final year of study in 2025. Georgia was born and raised in Switzerland before spending her teenage years in New Zealand. She started diving in 2018 and then fell in love with coaching 7 months later. Her favourite thing about coaching is working with her awesome athletes. A fun fact about Georgia is that her favourite food is tomatos (although this may be an unpopular opinion for some!).
A & B Age Group Squad and 19-24 Years Squad
Lead Coach - Henry Hansen
Henry is the lead coach of our Age Group A/B and 19-24 Years Squads. He starting diving in 2016 which was his first year of high school. Henry’s favourite dive as a diver was 5231d on 3m, although he admits it was never the prettiest dive. Henry is currently studying a Bachelor of Science in Sport and Exercise Science with a major in Biomechanics at Massey University. He pursued this pathway after years of coaching in this sport. His favourite thing about coaching is pulling harness. “I love this part of my job as it’s where I feel I have the most impact on the athletes I’m working with. I find it especially exciting when the diver is learning something new”. One of Henry’s goals in the sport is to coach at a major international event, whether that be at a junior level, or a senior level further down the track. Something you may not know about Henry is that he loves playing and writing music. If he wasn’t coaching he thinks he’d probably be pursuing a career in music!
C & D Age Group Squad Lead Coach: Amelia Norris
Amelia has a background in gymnastics. She started competitive gymnastics at 5 and gave up when she was 14. She has been coaching gymnastics since then, so for 6 years now, but has finally decided to step away from gymnastics. Amelia loves coaching, and believes it such a rewarding job, which is why she has joined the coaching team at Auckland Diving. Her involvement with diving started in 2018 when she left gymnastics. She has been coaching diving since 2024 and loves working with our Age C/D divers. Amelia has competed in a huge range in National events and at varying different levels including Age Group, Junior Elite and Open. She has also competed internationally at Aussie Age, Singapore Nationals, and Pan Pacific Masters Games.
InterAge Squad Lead Coach: Yasmin Kelly
Yasmin is a member of our senior coaching team who leads on the Interage squad as well as supporting on many other lessons. Her range over the program is very broad and she loves working with all of her athletes. Outside of diving, Yasmin is studying her Bachelors in Sport Health and PE at the University of Auckland. She is also a cat lover and owns a Devon Rex named Alfie.
Yasmin’s main goal with her coaching is to help people achieve their goals and have fun as well as put a smile on people’s faces. She has been coaching for 11 years now and started her coaching journey in Wellington before moving to Auckland in 2023.
12 & Over Skills Squad Lead Coach
Gianna Herlambang
Gianna is the dedicated lead coach of our 12 & Over Skills Squad. Her diving journey began through the Albany Junior High School Diving Programme, and she joined the club as an athlete in 2017. Currently, Gianna is studying a conjoint Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business, majoring in Psychology and Marketing. She brings her passion for both sport and people into her coaching. Gianna loves giving back to the community that shaped her, and finds real joy in watching her athletes grow in both skill and confidence. She especially values the supportive environment that diving creates, and the way her squad members encourage one another through every stage of their journey. Outside the pool, Gianna enjoys going to the gym and has recently started exploring calisthenics.
12 & Over Skills Squad Assistant Coaches: Tanner Costin, Yasmin Kelly, Olivia Fox, Emma Goldstone
11 & Under Squad Lead Coach
Monika Sumner
Monika is the wonderful lead coach of our 11 & Under Skills Squad and is currently in her first year of Nursing at the University of Auckland. Her journey into diving began after training as a swimmer. Seeking a new challenge, she made the switch to diving and quickly fell in love with the sport. After an injury led her to step back from competing, Monika turned to coaching as a way to stay connected, grow her skills, and share her passion with others. Monika coaches because she genuinely loves the diving community and is passionate about giving back to the sport that shaped her. She especially enjoys helping young athletes discover their own excitement for diving and supporting them as they learn and grow, just as she did. Outside the pool, Monika leads an active and adventurous lifestyle. She enjoys hiking in the summer, skiing in the winter, and keeps up her fitness by going to the gym in her spare time.