Ross Haslam (born 2 October 1997) is a professional competitive British diver, representing Great Britain at numerous international events. He is the 2023 European Games gold medalist and 2023 European Diving champion on the 1 metre springboard, and silver medalist in the mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard at the same event. In 2024, he won the bronze medal in the 1 metre springboard at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Ross Steven Haslam |
| Born | 2 October 1997 Sheffield, England |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Diving |
| Event(s) | Springboard, synchro |
| Club | Sheffield Diving |
| Coached by | Tom Owens |
Medal record | |
Background
editHaslam was born in Sheffield on 2 October 1997. He first started diving when he was 6. He has a brother Jack who is also a diver.[2][3]
Career
editHaslam first won an individual senior national medal with a bronze in the 10 metre platform at the 2012 British National Cup. The same year he started representing Great Britain in the European Junior Championships.[4]
In 2015, at the inaugural European Games held in Baku where the diving events are for juniors only, he won a silver in the men's synchronised 3 metre springboard with James Heatly.[5]
In 2018, at the FINA World Cup in Wuhan, China, he won a bronze in the mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard with Grace Reid.[6]
At the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow/Edinburgh, Haslam partnered with Grace Reid for the second time as her partner in this event Tom Daley had taken paternity leave for the rest of year. They won a silver in the mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard.[7]
In May 2023, he won the 1m springboard title and 3m synchro title, at the British Diving Championships.[8] One month later, during the 2023 European Diving Championships which were held as part of the 2023 European Games in Rzeszów, Poland he won a gold medal on the 1 metre springboard. He also performed in the 3 metre springboard event where he finished fourth. On the synchronised 3 metre springboard he partnered again with James Heatly where they became fourth, finishing less than two points behind the bronze medalists.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Ross Haslam". Commonwealth Games England.
- ^ White, Steven. "Diving together: a brief natter with the Haslam brothers". FQ Magazine.
- ^ Haslam, Ross (1 July 2016). "2016 Bolzano Diving Grand Prix". iCrowdNewswire.
- ^ "Ross Haslam". Swimming.org.
- ^ Wilkes, Neil (19 June 2015). "Interview: GB silver diving medallists James Heatly, Ross Haslam". Sports Mole.
- ^ "Fina Diving World Cup: Grace Reid and Ross Haslam win 3m synchro World Cup bronze". BBC Sport. 9 June 2018.
- ^ Charlie Talbot-Smith, Pete (8 August 2018). "Sheffield diver Haslam wins Euro silver". Yorkshire Post.
- ^ "live updates from the british diving championships 2023". British Swimming. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Golden European Double for Britain's Divers". British Swimming. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
External links
edit- Ross Haslam at British Swimming
- Ross Haslam at World Aquatics
- Ross Haslam at Team GB (archived)
- Ross Haslam at Team England
- Ross Haslam at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
