Kassidy Cook

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Kassidy Cook
Personal information
Birth nameKassidy Leigh Cook
Born (1995-05-09) May 9, 1995 (age 29)
Plantation, Florida [1]
Alma mater Stanford University
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Weight126 lb (57 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Diving
Event(s)3 m springboard
3 m synchronized springboard [1]
Team United States National Diving Team: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017
Coached byJohn Appleman, Kenny Armstrong, Bob Gunther
Achievements and titles
World finals2010 FINA Junior World Championships: 1 m springboard; Gold
3 m springboard; Gold
National finals
  • 2007 Speedo National Junior Diving Championships: 1 m springboard; Gold
    3 m springboard; Gold
  • 2008 Speedo National Junior Diving Championships: 1 m springboard; Gold
    3 m springboard; Gold
    10 m platform; Silver
  • 2009 Speedo National Junior Diving Championships: 1 m springboard; Gold
    3 m springboard; Gold
    10 m platform; Bronze
  • 2010 USA Diving Winter National Championships: 1 m springboard; Bronze
  • 2010 USA Diving Junior National Championships: 1 m springboard; Gold
    3 m springboard; Gold
  • 2010 AT&T National Diving Championships: 1 m springboard; Gold
Updated on 1 April 2013

Kassidy Leigh Cook (born May 9, 1995) is an American diver. Cook was a member of the United States national diving team in 2012. She missed out on competing in the Olympics by 0.4 points on June 23, 2012, but in 2016 she qualified for and competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics, placing 13th in the women's 3 metre springboard event.

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Early life

Cook is the 5th child of Kevin and Laura Cook and lives in The Woodlands, Texas. She has five siblings: Kevin, Kara, Kelsey, Kylie and Kendall. Cook started diving at the age of four; her sister, Kara, was a diver at Purdue University.

Cook trains five hours a day, six days a week. She was a child model before she started diving. The National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) named her the 2010 high school girls national champion in its diving All-American program.

She graduated from The Woodlands High School in 2013. Cook graduated from Stanford University in 2018. [1]

Career

YearCompetition1 m springboard3 m springboard10 m platform
2005Speedo Junior National Diving Championships18th (206.60)12th (225.66)
2006Speedo Junior National Diving Championships6th (261.80)3rd (296.15)4th (295.35)
2007Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships14th (239.65)
Speedo Junior National Diving Championships1st (277.65)1st (321.65)7th (280.00)
2008Speedo USA Diving Spring Championships6th (233.90)
Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships3rd (244.30)11th (266.25)
Speedo USA Diving Junior National Championships1st (335.65)1st (331.15)2nd (328.05)
2009Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships3rd (285.10)6th (271.30)
Speedo USA Diving Junior National Diving Championships1st (382.85)1st (440.75)3rd (344.60)
AT&T National Diving Championships9th (239.85)6th (300.60)
2010USA Diving Winter National Championships3rd (284.70)9th (612.70)
USA Diving Junior National Championships1st (400.95)1st (430.85)
AT&T National Diving Championships1st (299.65)5th (339.60)
2011USA Diving Winter National Championships5th (323.90)
AT&T National Diving Championships4th (263.65)21st (238.95)
2012USA Diving Winter National Championships4th (990.20)
U.S. Olympic Team Trials4th (962.55)

Olympic career

Competed at the 2016 Rio olympics and placed 13th on the 3 meter springboard.

Kassidy Cook with her partner and longtime friend Sarah Bacon, qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics on the 3 meter synchro for the USA. She also qualified in the 3m individual event. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kassidy Cook". TeamUSA. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012.
  2. "Kassidy Cook, Sarah Bacon secure Olympic diving spots by winning synchro event at US trials". AP News. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. "Cook and Bacon Qualify for U.S. Olympic Team in Synchronized 3-Meter". www.usadiving.org. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  4. "Cook, Bacon secure spots on U.S. diving team". ESPN.com. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-20.