Diving Australia

Scott Robertson

Nickname: Scotty
DOB: 24th June 1987
Home Town: Sale VIC
Lives: Sydney NSW
Club: Whitehorse Diving Club

Hgt: 175cm

Wgt: 76kg

Institute: NSWiS

Trains: Sydney Olympic Park

Coach: Chava Sobrino

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2nd 2008 Canada Cup Men’s 3m Synchro (Newbery).
3rd 2008 German Grand Prix Men’s 3m Synchro (Newbery).
Winning the 2007 Australian Open Championships Men’s 3m & 10m.
Competing at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.
Winning the Bronze medal at the 2006 USA FINA Grand Prix for Men’s 3m Synchro (Mitcham).
2nd 2004 World Junior Championships 18u 3m Synchro (Mitcham).

IN 2008

Claimed silver 3m synchro (Newbery) at the FINA Grand Prix Montreal, Canada (May).
Finished 4th 3m synchro (Newbery) FINA Grand Prix Fort Lauderdale USA (May).
Finished 2nd 3m synchro (Newbery) FINA Grand Prix Shenzhen, China (March)
3rd 3m synchro (Newbery) FINA World Cup, Beijing (Feb)
2nd 10m individual, 1st 3m synchro (Newbery), 2nd 3m individual, Aust. Champs. Adelaide (Jan).
1st 3m synchro (Newbery) 2008 Olympic Trials

IN 2007

Was 7th in 3m synchro (Nel) and 17th in 3m at FINA World Championships in Melbourne.
Won 3m, 10m 10m synchro (Hill), was 2nd in 3m synchro (Lilleyman) and 1m at Australian Open Championships in Melbourne.
Placed 5th three times during FINA Grand Prix series

IN 2006

Placed 4th in 3m synchro (Mitcham) and 7th in 1m at Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
Won bronze in 3m synchro (Mitcham) at Ft Lauderdale leg of FINA Grand Prix series.
Fourth in 3m synchro (Mitcham) at Zhuhai leg of FINA Grand Prix series.
Won silver in 1m & 3m synchro (Mitcham), and 4th in 3m at Australian Open Championships in Melbourne

IN 2005

Won gold in 3m synchro (Mitcham), bronze in 1m and was 5th in 3m at Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney

OUT OF THE POOL

FAMILY MEMBERS:

Dad- Stephen Robertson, Mum- Sylvia Robertson, Brother- Brett Robertson

BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE :

Ray Houghton, Doug Walton

WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU:

Kostya Tszyu, Andre Agassi & Tiger Woods

PERSONAL

STUDIES/OCCUPATION:

Student, QUT- & CQU Bachelor of Construction Management

SPORTS BEFORE DIVING:

Tried everything, only diving stuck

SUPERSTITIONS:

Don’t care too much about karma, like to check horoscopes

ULTIMATE RELAXATION:

Manual labour, working in the garden, cooking, building or fixing things.

SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN:

Anything and everything, mostly gourmet pizza’s and egg & bacon toasted sangas

ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT:

Food

MY FAVOURITE -

SPORTING TEAM:
Western Bulldogs (AFL)
MOVIES:
Chopper, Shawshank Redemption, Braveheart, 007
TV SHOW:
Seinfeld
BANDS/MUSIC: Rap/Hip Hop and old stuff
CD’S:
ipod
DRINK:
Canadian Club and Cola, Alcoholic Slurpies, Vanilla thick shakes
DIVING MEET:
Brazil World Championships 2004

HOBBIES:
Cooking
BEST MATES:
Melissa Wu, Pete Hill, Aus Diving Team
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL?
Grandfather fought in the war
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY?

Doug Walton, because he taught me from when I was a young boy, not just diving skills, but sportsmanship, leadership, maturity, passion and commitment.
DIVING SHORT TERM GOALS:
Olympic medal
DIVING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL:
Olympic medal

PERSONAL AMBITIONS:
Olympic medal
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR DIVING CAREER?
Injury
WHAT AGE DID YOU START DIVING AND WHY?
6 - because my parents pulled me out of gym and I needed something to do
FAVOURITE DIVER AND WHY?
Dmitri Saoutine (Russia) his consistency, diving style and ability is something I look up to and work towards
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM DIVING?
Cooking, Mini Golf, listen to music, going to the beach, beers with friends

AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
EVENT	LOCATION	YEAR	RESULTS
Olympic Games	Beijing, China	2008	8th 3m Synchro (Newbery)
German Grand Prix	Rostock	2008	3rd 3m Synchro (Newbery)
Canada Cup	Montreal, Canada	2008	2nd 3m Synchro (Newbery)
China Grand Prix	Shenzhen, China	2008	2nd 3m Synchro (Newbery)
USA Grand Prix	Ft Lauderdale, USA	2008	4th 3m Synchro (Newbery)
FINA World Cup	Beijing, China	2008	3rd 3m synchro (Newbery)

	Zhuhai, China	2007	5th 3m, 10m; 6th 10m synchro (Hill)
	Ft Lauderdale, USA	2007	5th 10m synchro (Hill); 8th 10m, 3m synchro (Lilleyman)
World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	2007	7th 3m synchro (Nel); 17th 3m
Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	2006	4th 3m synchro (Mitcham); 7th 1m
FINA Grand Prix	Sydney, Australia	2006	4th 3m synchro (Mitcham)
	Zhuhai, China	2006	4th 3m synchro (Mitcham); 20th 3m
	Ft Lauderdale, USA	2006	3rd 3m synchro (Mitcham); 18th 3m
	Rome, Italy	2006	11th 3m synchro (Mitcham); 22nd 3m
World Jnr Championships	Aachen, Germany	2002	20th 3m – junior B; 27th 1m – junior B
	Belem, Brazil	2004	2nd 3m synchro (Mitcham) – junior A; 7th 3m – junior A
Australian Youth Olympic Festival	Sydney, Australia	2005	1st 3m synchro (Mitcham); 3rd 1m; 5th 3m