Hi! I’m Mel Wu and I’m an Australian Olympic Diver.

I’m a 3x Olympian:
- Beijing 2008 🇨🇳 Olympic Silver Medalist 🥈
- London 2012 🇬🇧
- Rio 2016 🇧🇷

I’ve also represented Australia at 4x Commonwealth Games and have won 2x Gold and 2x Silver Commonwealth Games medals 🥇🥇🥈🥈

I’m proudly sponsored by PB Physio, Funkita and NuroKor. I’m also a Little Gym Shop ambassador and an ambassador for GoDaddy.

Outside of the pool I co-own my business HrdKAW Strength with my brother Josh Wu. HrdKAW is named after our sister Kirsten and is a strength and skill based gym specializing in Olympic weightlifting, gymnastics strength and skill training, and CrossFit gymnastics 🏋🏻‍♂️🤸🏻‍♀️
I coach the gymnastics program and also mentor our youth athletes at HrdKAW Strength. When I’m not coaching for HrdKAW, I’m coaching the NSW Institute of Sport Diving Target Squad, which aims to bring through Australia’s next generation of Olympic divers.

I’ve also recently launched Australian Diving Academy, which I co-own with my former diving teammate Kevin Chavez, who represented Australia at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. ADA focuses on teaching strong foundational skills and we help athletes prepare for competitions using the strategies that have worked for us throughout our careers as athletes. We use dryland to help our divers improve their skill level and longevity in the sport. 💦

In addition to that, I have my own activewear label Havok Athletic, which I created for athletes using premium quality fabrics that are super soft and comfortable. The products are designed to enable the freedom of movement that each sport demands, providing both function and fashion. 🪡

ABOUT

I’ve been on the Australian Diving Team since I was 13 years old, so I’ve worn a lot of activewear. I know there is nothing worse than training in uncomfortable or restrictive gear. To get the most out of your training sessions you need your activewear to give you the freedom of movement your sport demands. But you also want to look good, so it's important to me to create pieces that give you both function and fashion.

When creating Havok products, I use premium quality fabrics that are super soft and comfortable and team them with pretty prints and soft summery colours. The shorts are all squat proof and the collection is designed so that all the pieces mix and match.

UNITED BY STRENGTH

Strength develops through challenge and adversity. Challenge and adversity come in many forms, for someone it could be the loss of a loved one, while for someone else it could be the challenge of learning a muscle up.

Life will bring us all Havok at some time, in those times we are UNITED BY STRENGTH

Havok is built on strong family and community values and our mission is to embrace strength in all forms.

Strength of Mind | Strength of Body | Strength of Character

OUR STORY

In 2014 my younger sister Kirsten took her own life as a result of depression. She was just 21. My family was turned upside down and we didn’t think we could go on without her. It’s still a daily struggle, but we decided to live our lives big and do all the things Kirsten wouldn’t get to do.

It has always been my dream to have an activewear label, so I finally took the plunge and spent the last year creating Havok Athletic. This label represents my dreams, and the struggles I’ve had to overcome to make them come true. But more than that, it celebrates every one of you who has fought to overcome a challenge in your life.

We all face different challenges, both in the gym and in our personal lives. These challenges build our strength.

Havok represents the strength gained through adversity. Don’t let life wreak Havok on you, #gohavok on your struggles and goals and live the life you want.

• UNITED BY STRENGTH •

Melissa

HrdKAW Strength is co-owned by Australian representative athletes Melissa Wu (diving) and Joshua Wu (weightlifting). We are a strength and skill based gym specialising in Olympic weightlifting and gymnastics, with a focus on impeccable technique and optimal movement patterns. Our programs are individualised and ideal for novice to elite athletes seeking to enhance strength, power development and athletic performance. We offer face-to-face and online coaching.

Melissa is a three time Olympian and Olympic Silver Medallist, and coaches our gymnastics programs. Joshua is a 14 time Australian Representative and Senior Oceania Bronze Medallist, and coaches our Olympic weightlifting programs. As we are both senior Australian athletes who have competed at international level, we offer an approach to sports performance that is based on not only our knowledge as coaches, but also our experience as athletes.

We place great emphasis on our ongoing professional development and regularly attend workshops, seminars and complete courses in order to expand our knowledge base and skill set. We complement this by connecting with other athletes, coaches and professionals to learn about and experience other strength and power modalities so we can offer the best possible knowledge based service to our athletes.