Anchor at Babbacombe (Photo: Dan Bolt)
The most prestigious award a BSAC dive can achieve is the Heinke trophy. It is awarded annually to a branch judged to have done most to further it’s members interests and the BSAC and is hotly contested. We are proud to have won it in 1994 and 2006, and been runner up in 1999 and 2022. We were also the runners-up for the BSAC/Diver Spotlight Award in 1998. We like to think of this as recognition of our passion to remain one of the best clubs in the country.
Every year within the club, we celebrate the best and brightest of our divers diving by presenting four awards.
Diver of the year is presented to the person who has made the biggest contribution to club diving that year.
2022 Geoff Ford
2021 Heather Milburn
2020 Steve Bessant
2019 Char Smith
2018 Sarah Dashfield
2017 Allan and Carole Tudor
2016 Pete Watton
2015 Steve McKay
2014 Steve Fox
2013 Paul Newland
2012 Mike Balmforth
2011 Dominic Walley
2010 Allen Murray
2009 Rosemarie Longfield
2008 Paul Newland
2007 John Oliphant
2006 Tony Clarke
2005 Ruth Swarbrick
2004 Mike Balmforth & Allen Murray
2003 Bella Snook
2002 Carole Tudor
2001 Richard WoodÂ
2000 Barry Preston
1999 Richard Knights
1998 Dave Topley
1997 Martin Cox
1996 Derek Pearson
1995 Karen Jones
1994 Allen Murray
1993 Sean Sessions
1992 Sarah Dashfield
1991 Steve Widdicombe
1990 Ben Donaghue
1989 Marie-Louise Sessions
1988 Nick Parsons
1987 Kevin Sessions
1986 Simon Powell
1985 Dave Crockford
1984 Ray Evans
1983 Nigel Sweatman
1982 Martin Cox
1981 Phil Owens
1980 John Greenwood
1979 Kevin Moran
Novice of the year goes to the person who has shown the most promise during their first steps into diving – either because they made it all look easy or because they overcame the biggest challenges to get there.
2022 Uma Oliver
2021 Andy Guy
2020 Jim Burns
2019 Rory Beasley
2018 Steve Bessant
2017 Marianne Lewis
2016 Judith Peplow
2015 Katie Swan
2014 Kim Maidment
2013 Michelle Godden
2012 Steve Fox
2011 Mike Spray
2010 Tracey Cleave
2009 Helen Hardwicke & Lu La Buzz
2007 Natalia Passynkova
2006 Andy Pedrick
2005 John Hern
2004 Peter Rogers
2003 Pete Watton
2002 Lis Leader
2001 Mark Fahey
2000 Aaron Sharp
1999 Chris Catt
1998 Shaun Carter
1997 James Drummond
1996 Debbie Bowditch
1995 Mark Hanson
1994 Gavin Houlston
1993 Tigger Passey
1992 Gill Keites
1991 Andy Hawkins
1990 Robin Wilson
1989 John Kemp
1988 Steve Jesney
1987 John Woollacott
1986 Mike Maslin
1985 Mike Ford
Trainee of the year is presented to the person who has achieved the most in the diver training.
2022 Emma Broadhurst
2021 Chris Bearblock
2020 Mike Morris
2019 Chris Bearblock
2018 Margaret Cushen
2017 Harry Mann
2016 Geoff Ford
2015 Val Godden
2014 Pete Watton
2013 Jon Goodfellow & Richard Knights
2012 Paul Downs
2011 Richard Luscombe
2010 Mark Chatwin & Neil Edlin
2009 Dominic Walley
2008 Jon Goodfellow
Tom Glomb award (In memory of Tom)
2022 Margaret Cushen
2021 Ray Harrison & Matthew Tressider
Well done to our winners!
