Diving at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
# Diving at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

The diving competition at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica counted a total number of four medal events: two events for both men and women.

Australia missed out on a clean sweep of silver medals when Beverly Boys of Canada beat Australia's Susan Knight in the women's 3 metre springboard by a score of just 0.02. Australia also missed out on a gold medal by the same score of just 0.2 in the women's 10 metre platform, with England's Joy Newman finishing just ahead of Australia's Robyn Bradshaw.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Jamaica)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | England | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Australia | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Men |||||||
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Brian Phelps England | 154.55 | Don Wagstaff Australia | 150.17 | Chris Robb Australia | 136.52 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Brian Phelps England | 164.51 | Don Wagstaff Australia | 148.44 | Chris Robb Australia | 141.68 |
| Women |||||||
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Kathy Rowlatt England | 147.1 | Beverly Boys Canada | 134.92 | Susan Knight Australia | 134.9 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Joy Newman England | 98.87 | Robyn Bradshaw Australia | 98.85 | Beverly Boys Canada | 97.21 |

## Results

### Men

3 metre springboard :

| Rank | Name | Score |
| - | - | - |
| | Brian Phelps (ENG) | 154.55 |
| | Don Wagstaff (AUS) | 150.17 |
| | Chris Robb (AUS) | 136.52 |
| 4 | Larry Follinsbee (CAN) | 132.07 |
| 5 | Robin Hood (NZL) | 130.46 |
| 6 | Dennis Young (ENG) | 129.97 |
| 7 | Thomas Miles (ENG) | 124.73 |
| 8 | David Priestly (WAL) | 119.52 |

10 metre platform :

| Rank | Name | Score |
| - | - | - |
| | Brian Phelps (ENG) | 164.51 |
| | Don Wagstaff (AUS) | 148.44 |
| | Chris Robb (AUS) | 141.68 |
| 4 | Thomas Miles (ENG) | 139.23 |
| 5 | David Priestly (WAL) | 135.38 |
| 6 | Alexander Davidson (SCO) | 129.58 |
| 7 | Terry Fitzpatrick (CAN) | 128.42 |
| 8 | Larry Follinsbee (CAN) | 113.14 |

### Women

3 metre springboard :

| Rank | Name | Score |
| - | - | - |
| | Kathy Rowlatt (ENG) | 147.10 |
| | Beverly Boys (CAN) | 134.92 |
| | Susan Knight (AUS) | 134.90 |
| 4 | Madeleine Haswell (WAL) | 130.74 |
| 5 | Robyn Bradshaw (AUS) | 130.18 |
| 6 | Cathy McDonald (CAN) | 121.67 |
| 7 | Betsy Sullivan (JAM) | 70.61 |

10 metre platform :

| Rank | Name | Score |
| - | - | - |
| | Joy Newman (ENG) | 98.87 |
| | Robyn Bradshaw (AUS) | 98.85 |
| | Beverly Boys (CAN) | 97.21 |
| 4 | Susan Knight (AUS) | 96.68 |
| 5 | Francis Cramp (ENG) | 88.32 |
| 6 | Cathy McDonald (CAN) | 86.35 |
| 7 | Madeleine Haswell (WAL) | 82.62 |
