James Heatly

James Philip Heatly (born 20 May 1997) is a British diver.

James Heatly
Heatly in 2019
Personal information
Full nameJames Philip Heatly
Born (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997
Winchester, Hampshire, England[1]
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportDiving
Event(s)1 metre, 3 metres & 10 metres synchro
ClubEdinburgh Diving

Career

In 2015, at the inaugural European Games held in Baku where the diving events are for juniors only, he won a gold in the 3 metre springboard, a bronze in the 1 metre springboard, as well as a silver in the men's synchronised 3 metre springboard with Ross Haslam.[2][3]

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games he won bronze in the 1m springboard event, becoming only the second Scottish diver to win a diving medal after his grandfather Sir Peter Heatly won gold in 1958.[4]

At the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow/Edinburgh, Heatly won a bronze in the men's 1 metre springboard.[5]

At the 2019 European Diving Championships held in Kyiv, Heatly won bronze in the Men's 3m springboard.[6]

At the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup held in Japan as an official test event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Heatly won silver in the Men's 3m springboard event.[7]

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, Heatly won his first World Championship medals, a bronze in the Mixed 3m & 10m team event with Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, followed on the same day by a bronze in the mixed 3 metre synchro event with Grace Reid[8]

He represented Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where he won a gold medal in the Mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard event alongside Grace Reid.[9] and came 4th in the Men's 1 metre springboard[10] and Men's 3 metre springboard events.[11]

In May 2023, he won his third 3m synchro title at the British Diving Championships.[12]

Media

James Heatly appeared in a short film "The Bath House" in 2009.[13]

Personal life

Heatly is the grandson of fellow international diver Peter Heatly.[14][15]

References

  1. "James Heatly". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
  2. Wilkes, Neil (19 June 2015). "Interview: GB silver diving medallists James Heatly, Ross Haslam". Sports Mole.
  3. "GB's Heatly wins diving gold in Baku". BBC Sport. 20 June 2015.
  4. "Commonwealth Games: Jack Laugher wins 1m springboard gold, James Heatly takes bronze". BBC News. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. Sharland, Pete (7 August 2018). "Jack Laugher takes 1m Springboard gold". Eurosport.
  6. "Russian double, Kuznetsov performs first 100-pointer of the meet". LEN European Aquatics. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  7. Hope, Nick (6 May 2021). "Fina Diving World Cup: GB's James Heatly claims silver to help Olympic hopes". BBC Sport.
  8. "Competition Results | FINA Official".
  9. Delaney, James (8 August 2022). "Heatly and Reid seal gold for Scotland's 50th medal of Games". STV News. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  10. "Men's 1m Springboard - Final". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  11. "Men's 3m Springboard - Final". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  12. "live updates from the british diving championships 2023". British Swimming. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  13. "Henna-Riikka Halonen".
  14. Gillon, Doug (26 June 2015). "Teenager James Heatly making a big splash - just like his grandfather". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  15. English, Tom (11 April 2018). "Heatly family affair swells Scottish success". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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