Jessica Macaulay (born 9 November 1992)[2][1] is a British and Canadian high diver. She placed second in the women's competition at two Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series and has won two bronze medals in high diving at the World Aquatics Championships.
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 November 1992 Great Yarmouth, England, United Kingdom[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | High diving | ||||||||||||||||||||
| University team | Texas A&M Aggies | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editMacauly was born in Great Yarmouth, England.[1] Her family relocated to Canada, where her father is from, when she was six weeks old.[3] She lived in Canada for two years,[2] then her family moved to Malaysia. After seven years in Malaysia, they moved to Texas.[4] She did traditional diving from ages nine to twenty-one.[5]
Career
editMacaulay competed for the Texas A&M Aggies from 2010-14.[6] She first tried high-diving in 2014.[5]
She competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, winning a bronze medal in high-diving for Great Britain.[7][5] She finished in second place overall in the 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, competing for Britain. Macaulay placed second overall in the 2021 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, competing for Canada. She had a podium finish in every event except one that season.[8]
In the movie Tenet, she played as a stunt double of the character Kat.[9]
Macaulay won the bronze medal in high-diving at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, competing for Canada.[10][11] She retired from the cliff diving circuit in January 2024, following her final dives in the 2023 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. She finished third in the season's final event in New Zealand, marking her 13th podium in 31 career events. She placed sixth overall in the series with 468 points.[3] Macaulay won a bronze medal in the women's 20-metre at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.[12]
Personal life
editIn early 2021, she moved to Montreal and began competing for Canada.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Jessica Macaulay". Red Bull. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Jessica Macaulay". Diving Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Canadian Jessica Macaulay 3rd in final cliff diving event of illustrious career". CBC. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Esme (30 December 2022). "New Heights". Glorious Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "World Aquatics Championships: Jessica Macaulay wins high diving bronze". BBC Sport. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Perreault, Rachel (16 September 2021). "Macaulay Shines at Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series". Texas A&M Athletics - 12thMan.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "2019 World Aquatics Championships results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Carlson second, Macaulay sixth at final event of Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series season". Diving Canada. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Tenet (2020) - IMDb, retrieved 17 July 2023 [unreliable source?]
- ^ Davidson, Neil (24 January 2024). "Canadian cliff diver Molly Carlson set to make the leap in Auckland in season finale". Toronto Star. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Canada's Jessica Macaulay wins women's high diving bronze at worlds championships". CBC. 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Canadians Carlson, Macaulay win high dive medals at World Aquatics Championships". CBC. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.