Simone Leathead (born April 22, 2003)[2] is a Canadian high diver. She placed fourth in high diving at the 2023 World Aquatics Championship and second at the 2024 World Aquatics High Diving World Cup event in Bahrain. She won bronze at the 2024 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.
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| Born | April 22, 2003 Montréal, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb)[1] | ||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||
| Sport | High diving | ||||||||
| Coached by | Stéphane Lapointe | ||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editLeathead was born on April 22, 2003[1] in Montreal, Quebec, Quebec.[3]
Career
editLeathead initially trained in diving at 3m and 10m.[4] She began high diving in February 2022.[5] In December of that year, she competed at the first ever junior high diving championship at the 2022 FINA World Junior Diving Championships in Montreal. She won gold in the 15m.[3] Leathead competed in high diving at the 2023 World Aquatics Championship and placed fourth overall with 312.40 points.[6] She placed fifth at the Canamex High Diving Challenge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in December 2023.[7]
She made her Red Bull Cliff Diving debut in as a wildcard Paris in June 2023, finishing in sixth place with 285.6 points.[8] She also competed at the Japan and Auckland events in the 2023 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.[9][10] She placed 10th overall in the series with 183 points, and earning a spot as a permanent diver on the 2024 series.[11] Leathead placed seventh in the women's 20-metre at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.[12] She placed third at the first stop on the 2024 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Athens, with 319.1 points.[13] Leathead came third overall in the series after winning silver at the final stop in Sydney.[14]
Leathead placed second at the first World Aquatics High Diving World Cup event of 2024 in Bahrain. Before the final dive, she was in seventh place. She dove a back triple with one twist and took the lead with 307.80 points, only being surpassed by 16.40 points by fellow Canadian, Molly Carlson.[15][16]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Simone Leathead". RedBull. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "Simone LEATHEAD Profile". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ a b Gillespie, Kerry (2022-12-04). "The world's best high divers can see the Summer Olympics from way up there". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ Piche, Alexandra (2023-07-24). "High diving upstart Simone Leathead contests her first World Championships". Diving Canada. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ Naciri, Sliman (2023-08-06). "Une Montréalaise brille aux Championnats du monde de sports aquatiques". Journal Métro (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ "Leap to glory: Carlson, Macaulay capture Canada's 1st-ever high diving world medals". CBC. 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "Five Canadians Crowned Champions at the Canamex High Diving Challenge". The Sport Information Resource Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ "Molly Carlson on the Second Step of the Podium in Paris; Simone Leathead Makes her Red Bull debut". Diving/Plongeon Canada. 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ ""Une étoile montante du plongeon de haut vol": une jeune Québécoise s'illustre". TVA Nouvelles. 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ "Canadian Jessica Macaulay 3rd in final cliff diving event of illustrious career". CBC. 2024-01-28. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ "Redbull Cliff Diving World Series 2023 Final Tour Stop". Red Bull. 2024-01-28. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "Canadians Carlson, Macaulay win high dive medals at World Aquatics Championships". CBC. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Results - Athens, Greece 2024". Red Bull. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ Press, Canadian. "Canadians finish second, third overall in Red Bull Cliff Diving season standings". rdnewsnow.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Popovici and Carlson win Bahrain World Cup". World Aquatics. 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ Almaskati, Hussain (2024-09-23). "Popovici and Carlson reach Golden Heights in High Diving". The Daily Tribune News Of Bahrain. Retrieved 2024-09-24.