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.
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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.[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 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.[14][15]
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.
- ^ "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.