Grace Reid

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Grace Reid
Personal information
Born (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 27)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
Scotland
Event Diving
ClubDive London
Coached byJane Figueiredo

Grace Elizabeth Reid (born 9 May 1996) is a Scottish diver representing Scotland and Great Britain, and specialising in 1 metre and 3 metre springboard disciplines. She is a world championship silver medalist in the 1 metre springboard, twice a world medalist in the 3 metre mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard discipline, a double gold medalist at both the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games (once each in individual and springboard events in both cases) as well as a multiple minor medalist in both those events, the European Games and the FINA Diving World Cup. Domestically, Reid is a three-time national champion.

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Career

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, representing Scotland she competed in the Women's 3 metre springboard, aged only 14. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she competed in the Women's 1 metre springboard and Women's 3 metre springboard events. At her third Games, the 2018 Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Reid won gold in the 1 metre springboard the first Scottish female diver to win a medal at the games. [1] Four years later in Birmingham, paired with James Heatly she won her second Commonwealth title in the mixed 3 metre synchronised springboard event, [2] came 4th in the women's 1 metre springboard event and 8th in the women's 3 metre springboard event. [3]

Reid made her debut for Great Britain at the 2015 European Diving Championships. At the 2016 European Aquatics Championships she won Gold in the Mixed 3 m springboard synchro with partner Tom Daley. [4] She also won Bronze in the Women's 3 m springboard becoming the first Scot to win an individual European Championships diving medal for Great Britain since 1954. [5]

Following Daley's decision to withdraw from all 2018 diving competitions, Reid partnered with Ross Haslam and the pair won the bronze medal at the 2018 FINA Diving World Cup, [6] followed by silver at the 2018 European Championships.

Diving achievements

Competition [7] Event201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
International representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games 3m Springboard8th19thTBD
3m Synchro6th
FINA World Aquatics Championships 1m Springboard6thSilver medal icon.svg
3m Springboard4th8th8th8th
3m Synchro5th5th
3m Mixed SynchroSilver medal icon.svg4thBronze medal icon.svg4th
FINA Diving World Cup 3m Springboard17th14th12th
3m Synchro6th
3m Mixed SynchroBronze medal icon.svg
Mixed 3m & 10m TeamBronze medal icon.svg
European Aquatics Championships / European Diving Championships 1m Springboard5th7thBronze medal icon.svg
3m Springboard11thBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg8th5th
3m Synchro4th4th
3m Mixed SynchroGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
TeamBronze medal icon.svg
International representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Commonwealth Games 1m Springboard5thGold medal icon.svg4th
3m Springboard6th9th9th8th
3m Mixed SynchroGold medal icon.svg
Domestic
British Championships 1m Springboard4thSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
3m Springboard4thGold medal icon.svg6th6thGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
3m SynchroGold medal icon.svg [8] Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
British National Diving Cup1m SpringboardSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
3m Springboard5th5th4thSilver medal icon.svg8thGold medal icon.svg
3m SynchroGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
3m Mixed SunchroGold medal icon.svg

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References

  1. "Grace Reid takes Scotland's Commonwealth Games medal tally to 40 with stunning diving gold - Sunday Post". Sunday Post. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. Delaney, James (8 August 2022). "Heatly and Reid seal gold for Scotland's 50th medal of Games". STV News. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
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  8. With Hannah Starling