“BEHIND THE BOARD” TWO-EPISODE FINALE TO AIR ON TSN JULY 11TH
Diving Plongeon Canada – Behind the Board offers a behind-the-scenes view of Canada’s star divers leading into Rio 2016
OTTAWA, July 8th 2016 – Diving Plongeon Canada’s “Behind the Board”, a four-show series featuring the country’s brightest diving stars, concludes with two new episodes on Monday, July 11th at 10 p.m. on TSN1/3. “Partnership & Teamwork” and “Owning the Podium” will take the viewers on the road with the Canadian diving team as they get closer than ever to their Olympic dream.
Episode #3 will profile the various partnerships and teamwork required by Canadian divers to reach the pinnacle of their sport, while show #4 portrays their quest to be on the podium at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Developed and produced by DPC, in collaboration with Baslaw + Associates, the series gives behind the scenes access to viewers across the country. The first two episodes, “The Olympic Dream” and “Power vs Precision”, aired on TSN June 7th.
Detailed broadcast schedules for TSN are available online at http://www.tsn.ca/tv#/TSN1
About Behind the Board
“Behind the Board” combines coverage from DPC’s two international events, the Canada Cup FINA Diving Grand Prix (Gatineau, QC) and the FINA/NVC Diving World Series (Windsor, ON), and exclusive training footage of the national diving team as they strive to secure Olympic qualification.
The main protagonists of this four-part series include all members of the FAB IV (Roseline Filion, Jennifer Abel, Meaghan Benfeito and Pamela Ware) and the emerging stars on the men’s side (Maxim Bouchard, François Imbeau-Dulac, Philippe Gagné and Vincent Riendeau).
About Diving Plongeon Canada
Diving Plongeon Canada (DPC) was established in 1967 as a not-for-profit organization to promote the growth and awareness of the sport in this country. As a member of FINA, the world’s governing body of aquatic sports, DPC contributes to the development of globally accepted standards of excellence in diving and supports the rules and regulations of international competition. Representing nine provincial diving associations, 67 local diving clubs and close to 4,000 high performance athletes, DPC shares a national commitment to advance the art and sport of diving and to position Canada as the number one diving nation of the world.
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For more information:
Maelle Dancause
Manager, Public Relations
Diving Plongeon Canada
Cell: 514-475-4540
maelle@diving.ca