BSAC’s premier club award since 1958, the Heinke Trophy is open to BSAC clubs of all sizes – UK-based and overseas, diving or snorkelling (or both), well-established or new.
Each year our winner receives a prize to spend on their club’s activities as well as being presented with the prestigious Heinke Trophy.
History of the Heinke Trophy
The Heinke Trophy was donated to BSAC in 1958 by the established British diving firm Heinke, which had been producing high-quality hard-hat diving equipment for many years and had subsequently developed its own specialised range of diving apparatus.
Although the company was later acquired by Siebe Gorman, some of its original products continued to be manufactured and were available from diving equipment suppliers, Collins and Chambers.
Heinke always took pride in quality and service, so it is appropriate that this superb trophy, in the form of a shield with a silver sport diver motif, should be awarded annually to the BSAC club judged to have done the most to further the interests of its members and BSAC.
As BSAC now moves forward with its ambitious 2025–2029 strategy, the Heinke Trophy has evolved to become not just a celebration of past success, but also a catalyst for future growth, inclusion, and innovation.
