| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Bermudian |
| Born | 26 February 1983 Paget, Bermuda |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Diving |
Katura Horton-Perinchief (born 26 February 1983) is a Bermudian diver. [1] She competed in the women's 3 metre springboard event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. [2] She also competed at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games. [3] Horton-Perinchief was the first black woman to compete in diving at the Olympics. [4] [5] She was also the first female to compete for Bermuda in diving at the Olympics, and the first Bermudian diver at the Olympics since the 1952 Summer Olympics. [4] [6]
Horton-Perinchief was born in Paget, Bermuda in 1983. [2] Her mother, Ellen-Kate Horton, represented Bermuda in softball, [4] while her father, Philip Perinchief, was the Attorney General of Bermuda. [4] She began diving in competitions when she was seven years old, at events in Canada, [4] and went to school in Toronto. [7] At the age of fifteen, she was the Canadian National Champion, winning three gold medals across three different events. [4] She went on to represent Bermuda at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 2003 Pan American Games. [4] [8]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Horton-Perinchief competed in the women's 3 metre springboard event, finishing in 30th place. [9] [10] She was also the flag bearer for Bermuda at the closing ceremony. [11]
She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA in French, [4] and became the Diving Team Captain in 2004. [4] She later went to study at George Washington University, where she was recruited as the university's diving coach. [4] She achieved Masters degrees in public health (MPH) and business administration (MBA). She also sits on the board of the Bermuda Olympic Association. [4]
After the Olympics, Horton-Perinchief was forced to retire in 2008 from diving through injuries, arthritis, [4] [12] and a cerebral cyst. [10]
