MATTHEW ROBERTS, Head Diving Coach at BH Live Active, The Quays in Southampton, has been awarded the Children/Age Group Coach of the Year at Swim England’s South East Regional Awards.
The annual awards bring the aquatics community together to celebrate individuals, groups and organisations for their outstanding contributions throughout the past 12 months.
Matt, along with other regional award winners, will advance to Swim England’s National Awards ceremony, where he will be in contention for the National Children/Age Group of the Year award on Saturday, 29 November 2025, in Birmingham.
Nominated by Southampton Diving Academy, Matt was selected as a nominee from hundreds of submissions for his commitment to coaching and the excellent support he has provided to The Quays’ divers.
Matt began his journey at The Quays as a Diving Coach in 2016. His career quickly progressed to a Diving Development Coach, sourcing, retaining and developing divers in alignment with Swim England’s national pathway.
As a Head Coach, he now oversees the diving programme at The Quays, mentoring coaches, and cultivating a fun, safe and inspiring environment for divers of all ages. Matt has nurtured divers across several competitive categories through the years, including National skills divers, National age group divers and Junior elite divers, developing national champions across all levels.
Close to Southampton’s bustling marina, The Quays is one of five diving talent development centres in the UK. Complete with a 10m diving pool, the centre and its coaching team have supported hundreds of divers over the years, including athletes representing Great Britain at GB World Aquatics Junior
Diving Championships, European Aquatics Junior Diving, and the Olympics.
