Simone Leathead

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Simone Leathead
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (2003-04-22) April 22, 2003 (age 21)
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) [1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb) [1]
Sport
CountryCanada
Sport High diving
Coached byStéphane Lapointe

Simone Leathead (born April 22, 2003) [2] is a Canadian high diver. She placed fourth in high diving at the 2023 World Aquatics Championship.

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Early life

Leathead was born on April 22, 2003 [1] in Montreal, Quebec, Quebec. [3]

Career

Leathead 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]

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  5. ↑ Naciri, Sliman (2023-08-06). "Une Montréalaise brille aux Championnats du monde de sports aquatiques". Journal Métro (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  6. ↑ "Leap to glory: Carlson, Macaulay capture Canada's 1st-ever high diving world medals". CBC. 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  7. ↑ "Five Canadians Crowned Champions at the Canamex High Diving Challenge". The Sport Information Resource Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ ""Une étoile montante du plongeon de haut vol": une jeune Québécoise s'illustre". TVA Nouvelles. 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  10. ↑ "Canadian Jessica Macaulay 3rd in final cliff diving event of illustrious career". CBC. 2024-01-28. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  11. ↑ "Redbull Cliff Diving World Series 2023 Final Tour Stop". Red Bull. 2024-01-28. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
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