Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center

Jetstream Diving

The Jetstream Dive Team at the Brandon Sports and Aquatic Center has a 38-year history of producing award-winning champions. BSAC has served as the training center for several divers who have gone on to earn medals in the Olympics, World Championships, Pan American Games and Junior and Senior National Competitions. BSAC boasts one of the top diving facilities in the country and is the ONLY facility in the Tampa Bay area offering the unique advantage of a dry-land training center.

BSAC offers lessons to divers of all levels and ages. At the beginner level divers will work on stretching, strength conditioning, fundamentals of diving including forward entries, front and back jumps, as well as front and back fall-in entries. At the bronze level, divers will work on learning a front and back dive, an inward dive or a front flip from the one-meter. Divers will learn front and back jumps as well as a front entry from the three-meter. At the bronze level divers may begin competing in the US Diving Developmental Competitions. At the silver level new dives are taught in this class including front dive tuck, back dive tuck, reverse dive tuck, inward dive tuck and front flip tuck on the 1-meter; and back lineup, front dive tuck and inward dive tuck on the 3-meter. At the gold level divers learn the remaining dives required by U.S. Diving Junior Olympic diving rules, and will receive specialized coaching in both dry-land and water workouts individualized to their age and performance level.

The Jetstream Diving team members compete locally and throughout the State of Florida. As divers develop they will be invited to attend competitions throughout Florida and the United States on the National level. The team includes divers of all skill levels and ages.

Joe Greenwell has been the Jetstream Head Coach since 1978. He was also the coach of the University of Florida dive team for the 1987-88 season. He is a United States Master's champion in the one, three, and 10 meter. He was a collegiate All American, and a member of the National Championship team at Florida. He has more than 25 years of diving experience. Contact Coach Joe Greenwell at 813-917-5883.

Brandon Dive Camp

Facility

Diving Well
The diving well has 3 one-meters and 2 three-meters on concrete stands with model B boards on all levels. One 1-meter board is equipped with an overhead-spotting rig to be used as a supplemental training tool. The platforms are staggered at one, five and ten meters. The diving well is adjacent to the dry-land shelter for easy supervision of activities at all times.

Dryland Training Area
The dry-land training is comprised of two springboards with port-pit, three trampolines, and one 1-meter platform, all with spotting equipment. Diver will have a chance to perform dives over and over in the safety of a spotting rig before going take it to the water. We also have a full indoor gymnasium with spring floor, foam pit and video room.

Team Structure

Beginners
Five years old and up, no experience necessary. This class will teach stretching, strength conditioning, and the basics of diving. It includes front and back jumps, front and back fall-in entries and forward approaches.

Bronze
This class will further develop the skills covered in the beginner class. In addition, the divers will also learn a front dive, a back dive and either an inward dive or front flip from the 1-meter. They will also learn front and back jumps and a front entry from the 3-meter. Divers may begin competing in U.S. Diving Developmental Competitions, which requires a $50 annual fee.

Silver
This class will elaborate on the skills previously learned. New dives taught in this class include front dive tuck, back dive tuck, reverse dive tuck, inward dive tuck and front flip tuck on the 1-meter; and back lineup, front dive tuck and inward dive tuck on the 3-meter.

Gold
The goal of this team is to prepare the diver for Junior Olympic competition. They will learn the remaining dives required by U.S. Diving Junior Olympic diving rules. The diver will receive specialized coaching in both dry-land and water workouts individualized to their age and performance level.

National Team
The divers on this team are training at the Junior Olympic and National levels under United States Diving rules. At this level, diving becomes a life skill or career. Divers from the Jetstream Team have received scholarships to colleges and competed around the world.

Brandon Dive Camp