Waukee Waves Diving

Summer 2026 Practice Schedule

Senior: 4-7 pm Monday- Wednesday and Thursday 9-11 am

Gold: Monday - Wednesday 4-7 PM

Silver and Bronze: Monday and Wednesday 4-5:30 PM

*No practice June 29-July 3

Practice times will also be shared through the Weekly Wave

2025-2026 Season Ends July 23, 2026

Summer 2026 Diving Meet Schedule

• USA Zone Meet (June 5th)
• Good luck to our members competing! If your athlete is participating, you should have already been contacted by me. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do so as soon as possible.
• Patriot Invite | Stevenson, IL (June 13–14)
• This is an AAU membership meet.
• Action Needed: Please review the attached meet information and let Dana know if your athlete would like to compete. Registration is on divemeets.com.
• Iowa Games | Iowa State University (July 11th)
• No special membership is required for this meet—just a registration fee.
• Note: This will be the final competition opportunity of the season for athletes not traveling to AAU Summer Nationals.
• Registration Link: Iowa Games Diving Info
• Pricing Tiers:
• $32 if registered between May 2 – June 1, 2026
• $37 if registered between June 2 – July 6, 2026

AAU Summer Nationals

• Requirement: Athletes must have achieved the AAU qualifying score through high school or club meets this season to participate.
• Registration & Info: Registration will be handled via DiveLive. You can find the full details here: AAU 2026 National Championship Info.
• Please reach out to Dana if you have any questions regarding the registration process.

Coaching Staff

Dana Liva

Nicholas Schlader

Contact dliva@waukeeschools.org with questions

Entry Requirements

• Intro to diving – one-meter dives
• Comfortable in deep water 
• Able to swim to diving ladders

 

Group Goals

• Learn a one-meter diving competition list and advance to Silver

Entry Requirements

• Ages 11 & Younger: Full one-meter dive list - Two dives from each category
• Age 12-13: Full one-meter dive list - One dive from each category - or strong gymnastics background
• Age 14 & Older: Three dive categories - or strong gymnastics background



Group Goals

• Review hurdles
• Full one-meter competition list
• Intro three-meter lineups and dives
• Advance to Gold Competition group

Entry Requirements

• Ages 11 & Younger: Full one-meter & three-meter dive list - Two dives from each category 
• Age 12-13: Two dives from each category on one-meter and one dive from each category 
• Age 14 & Older: Two dives from each category on one-meter or very strong gymnastics background
• Full one-meter & three-meter dive list - Two dives from each category
• Competition Group



Group Goals

• Improve entry, jumps, and diving basics 
• 11 dive lists on one meter
• High School Season Prep
• USA and AAU Travel Team

Entry Requirements

• One-meter and three-meter age group list 
• AAU membership 
• Advancement to this group is at the head dive coach's discretion

Group Goals

• Competition and travel team for AAU and USA Nationals
• Compete nationally one-meter and three-meter age group lists M/W