Emily Boyd (diver)

Emily Boyd (born 12 March 1995)[1] is an Australian diver who competes in the 3m and 10m individual events, as well as the 10m synchronised. She is a commonwealth bronze medallist in the mixed synchronised 10 m platform competing alongside Cassiel Rousseau.[2][3]

Emily Boyd
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995
Warrington, England
Sport
SportDiving
Event(s)10 metre springboard
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham10 m mixed synchro

Early life

Boyd was born in Warrington, England.[4] At the age of 12 years, her family moved to Australia settling in Brisbane, Queensland. Boyd started out as gymnast whilst in England but was later attracted to diving after watching a friend's training session. After moving to Australia, she went to a school holiday clinic at Chandler and she got hooked up to diving fully.[4]

Career

She was part of the Australian team for the 2012 FINA World Junior Championships, before making the senior titles in Barcelona the following year where she finished 4th in the 10m platform synchronised with Lara Tarvit.[4]

Soon afterwards, she announced she would be competing for Great Britain, before returning to the Australian team in 2017.[4]

In June 2022, she was named in the Australian diving team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[5][6][7] Competing along with Cassiel Rousseau, the duo placed third and won the bronze medal in the mixed synchronised 10 m platform at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[8][9][2]

Boyd is member of the Diving Queensland team.[10][1]

Personal life

In a short interview with FINA, Boyd mentioned that she had suffered a fractured eye socket, achilles’ tendon rupture, a seizure whilst in a supermarket in the past was proud to have overcome all these prior to making her debut Commonwealth Games appearance. She also suffers from depression.[11]

References
  1. "Bio: Emily Boyd". Diving Australia. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. Larkin, Steve (9 August 2022). "Mixed synchro divers snare Games silver". Commonwealth Games Australia. Australian Associated Press. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. Ward, Roy (8 August 2022). "As it happened Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 10: Kookaburras win seventh-straight gold with 7-0 win over India; Melissa Wu to carry flag in closing ceremony". The Age. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. "Emily Boyd Results | Commonwealth Games Australia". Commonwealth Games Australia. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  5. "Australia announce diving team for Birmingham 2022". www.insidethegames.biz. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. "Aussie Divers set to take on the Commonwealth". Diving Australia. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  7. "Aussies Divers Looking for Minimal Splashes on Quest for Birmingham Gold | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  8. "Divers end Birmingham 2022 in style as one-two crowns best Games ever". Swim England Diving Sport Hub. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  9. Gunston, Jo (8 August 2022). "England win gold and silver in mixed 10m platform synchronised diving; Scotland claim first ever gold". Olympics. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  10. "Queenslanders make Commonwealth Games Team". Diving Queensland. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  11. "England goes 1-2 in Mixed 10m, Scotland takes first gold in Mixed 3m | Diving at Commonwealth Games". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 14 September 2022.


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