Doug Walton 1949-2009
Doug was associated with Diving at Box Hill, both as a competitor and as a coach and committee member since 1957.
He was also the dive coach for Camberwell Girls Grammar. In his younger days he competed at State and National levels receiving State National medals.
He was a qualified and accredited level two Diving Coach and had a degree in Psychology.
Over these years he helped produce and influence such divers as:
- Elizabeth Jack
- Commonwealth Games representative
- Canadian Olympic Diving coach
- Director Tasmania Institute of Sport
- Emma Campbell
- Australian Gold Medallist
- World Age Group Champion
- Meredith Boardmam
- Australian Gold Medallist
- World Age Group Champion
- Luke Jones
- Australian Age Group Gold Medallist
- World Age Group Representative
- Year 2000 team Member
- Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder
- AIS scholarship holder
- Leisel Ischia
- Victorian Age Group title holder
- Gold, Silver and Bronze medallist Australian Age Group
- Year 2000 team Member
- Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder
- 2002 Commonwealth Games Team, Manchester
- Scott Robertson
- State and National Champion and medallist
- World Junior representative and medallist 2002 Germany and 2004 Brazil
- 2006 Commonwealth Games Team
- 2006 International Grand Prix Diving series team member and medallist in Europe, China, and North America
- 2008 Beijing Olympic team member
- Current Australian Institute of Sport Scholarship holder
Doug has been a tremendous influence at the Whitehorse club and will be sorely missed.
