Who’s Who on Poolside?
Beth Molyneaux
Coach
Beth started diving at Havering Cormorants when she was 7 years old. Her world class diving career took her to various clubs but she’s been back with us coaching since 2005.
In between she represented Great Britain on the 10m platform and 3m springboard in several European and World Championships. She came 4th in the 10m synchro (as Beth Ackroyd) in the 1995 World Cup, and narrowly missed out on a place at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games.
She’s a level 2 diving coach, a level 2 trampolining coach, a special needs coach in both diving and trampolining, and a fully qualified life guard.
Beth is involved in teaching at all levels of the club, from first timers right through to our top squad divers.
Alex Bagiu
Coach
Alex competed for Romania in the 1980 Olympics at both 10m platform and 3m springboard.
For the last 12 years he’s been coaching the Cormorants. He coaches our squad divers.
John Dickerson
Coach
John starting diving when he was 8 years old, was a national level competitor in his youth, and has been coaching for over 30 years – at Waltham Forest, Chelmsford, and now the Cormorants.
He’s a level 2 diving coach and teaches our young squad divers.
Ryan Anderson
Coach, Club Chairman
Ryan started diving when he was 8, but moved on to other things as a teenager. When his own children started diving, he got involved in the other side of the sport, qualifying as a level 1 coach and then taking over the running of the club.
He teaches our lessons and coaches the young squad members. He also sometimes dives at the adult sessions, and we love to see him take to the boards!