Ross Haslam

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Ross Haslam
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Personal information
Full nameRoss Steven Haslam
Born (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 (age 26)
Sheffield, England
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
Sport Diving
Event(s)Springboard, synchro
ClubSheffield Diving
Coached byTom Owens
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Doha 1 m springboard
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 1 m springboard
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Baku 3 m synchro
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Glasgow 3 m mixed synchro
European Diving Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Rzeszów 1 m springboard
FINA Diving World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Wuhan 3 m mixed synchro

Ross Haslam (born 2 October 1997) is a professional competitive British diver, representing Great Britain at numerous international events. He is the 2023 European Games gold medalist and 2023 European Diving champion on the 1 metre springboard, and silver medalist in the mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard at the same event. In 2024, he won the bronze medal in the 1 metre springboard at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Background

Haslam was born in Sheffield on 2 October 1997. He first started diving when he was 6. He has a brother Jack who is also a diver. [2] [3]

Career

Haslam first won an individual senior national medal with a bronze in the 10 metre platform at the 2012 British National Cup. The same year he started representing Great Britain in the European Junior Championships. [4]

In 2015, at the inaugural European Games held in Baku where the diving events are for juniors only, he won a silver in the men's synchronised 3 metre springboard with James Heatly. [5]

In 2018, at the FINA World Cup in Wuhan, China, he won a bronze in the mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard with Grace Reid. [6]

At the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow/Edinburgh, Haslam partnered with Grace Reid for the second time as her partner in this event Tom Daley had taken paternity leave for the rest of year. They won a silver in the mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard. [7]

In May 2023, he won the 1m springboard title and 3m synchro title, at the British Diving Championships. [8] One month later, during the 2023 European Diving Championships which were held as part of the 2023 European Games in Rzeszów, Poland he won a gold medal on the 1 metre springboard. He also performed in the 3 metre springboard event where he finished fourth. On the synchronised 3 metre springboard he partnered again with James Heatly where they became fourth, finishing less than two points behind the bronze medalists. [9]

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References

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