We are now accepting registrations for all of our Winter 2009 programs. If you would like to register in person, we will be holding registration sessions at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre at the following times:

Sunday, December 7th - 12:00 - 1:00PM
Monday, December 8th - Friday, December 12th - 4:30 - 6:00PM; and
Saturday, December 13th - 9:00 - 12:00PM.

Whether you just want to have fun and learn some new skills or whether you have your sights set on a future Olympic Games, our learn-to-dive program is the first step.

There are no minimum age or swimming level prerequisites - although participants must be comfortable swimming in deep water.

Take the Plunge! Add some excitement to your life and Learn-to-Dive!

Whether you just want to have fun and learn some new skills or whether you have your sights set on a future Olympic Games, our learn-to-dive program is the first step.

The Forest City Diving Club's Learn to Dive (LTD) Program is a recreational diving program designed to introduce novices of any age to the enjoyment of sport of diving in a fun and safe environment. Divers receive step-by- step instruction in Olympic diving form and technique from the 1 and 3 metre springboards, and where appropriate from the tower complex. There is no set minimum age or swimming level prerequisite - although participants should be comfortable swimming in deep water. Depending upon their maturity and physical conditioning, children as young as 5 and 6 years old have done exceedingly well in our programs.

In 2008 - 09, we are offering (1) a fall session starting in mid-September and running until December; (2) a winter session starting in early January and continuing until April; and (3) a spring session starting in April and running until June.

Each session is approximately 10 weeks in length and, for your convenience, we offer classes every day of the week, including Sundays.

All of our coaches are specially trained and qualified to provide instruction in proper Olympic diving form and techniques. Parents are invited to discuss their child’s progress with the coaching staff before or after scheduled dive times. We ask that all parents read and comply with the parents' code of conduct, prepared by our governing body, Diving Plongeon Canada. Specifically, we request that you do not try to coach your child either from the pool deck or the viewing areas.

In appropriate circumstances, the coaching staff may recommend that a diver in the recreational LTD program consider advancing to the pre-competitive program. Such a transition would involve training more often and more intensely and will accelerate the diver's progress. If your child is interested in a more intensive diving program, please make this known to the coaching staff.

For more information please contact our head coach, Ioana Marinescu at (519) 872-9799 or any other member of the executive.

NSF Cheques. All NSF cheques will be subject to a $30.00 processing fee and the diver will not be allowed to participate until all amounts owing are paid in full.

Cancellation. All fees are non-refundable except for medical reasons, in which case a doctor’s note is required.

Discipline. The coach has full responsibility for and complete authority over all activities on the pool deck and at any dryland training programs offered by the FCDC. The coach has the right to remove a diver from any such program and to suspend diving privileges to ensure the safety of the diver or others. There will be no reduction in fees as a result of any removal or suspension of a diver.

To register for our learn-to-dive program, please complete and deliver your completed Registration Form, together with your cheque payable to the Forest City Diving Club, to our mailbox which is located just inside the front doors of the Canada Games Aquatic Centre or mail it to The Forest City Diving Club, c/o Canada Games Aquatic Centre, 1045 Wonderland Road North, London, Ontario N6G 2Y9.