Noah Williams (diver)

Noah Oliver Williams (born 15 May 2000) is an English diver who represents Great Britain and specialises in the 10 metre platform event. He has won silver medals in the 10 metre synchro platform with Matthew Dixon at the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games.

For the University of Miami economics professor, see Noah Williams (economist).

Noah Williams
Williams at the 2019 European Diving Championships in Kyiv
Personal information
Full nameNoah Oliver Williams
Born (2000-05-15) 15 May 2000
London, England[1]
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportDiving
Event(s)10 m
ClubDive London Aquatics
Coached byJane Figueiredo
David Jenkins
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Budapest10 m synchro
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Glasgow10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2020 Budapest10 m mixed synchro
Silver medal – second place2022 Rome10 m individual
Bronze medal – third place2022 RomeTeam event
European Diving Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 KyivMixed 10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2017 Kyiv10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2019 Kyiv10 m synchro
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham10 m mixed synchro
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold Coast10 m synchro

Early life

Williams is from Hoxton in Hackney, London. He was about nine when he first tried diving – while at school, he saw a leaflet from Crystal Palace Diving seeking talent and went to try out the sport, and was accepted.[2] He received support from Hackney's Youth Sports Fund and won the Hackney Sports Awards for six years. He now trains at the London Aquatics Centre.[3][4]

Career

Williams started diving competitively in 2011 in the ASA National Skills competition, and also competed in the National Age Group Diving Championships in 2013. He won his first national title in 2015 in Group B 3 metre Springboard event, and won a bronze in the 3 metre synchro in his European debut. In 2016, he won the British Junior Elite Platform, and won another bronze at the European Junior Championships in the same event. He was also part of the team that won gold in World Junior Championships.[1]

2017

In 2017, he partnered with Matthew Dixon in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform in the FINA Grand Prix event in held in Gatineau, Canada, and won a gold medal.[5] He also competed in the 10 metre platform at the European Juniors in Bergen, Norway, and won a silver medal behind his diving partner Matthew Dixon. The duo also won a silver in the 10 metre synchro.[6]

At the 2017 European Diving Championships, Williams and Dixon won their first senior international title, gaining a bronze in the 10 metre platform synchro.[7]

2018–2019

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in the Gold Coast, Australia, Williams again partnered with Matthew Dixon in the men's synchronised 10 metre platform. They won the silver medal behind fellow GB divers Tom Daley and Daniel Goodfellow with a score of 399.99 points.[8] He finished just outside the medal positions in fourth in the 10m Platform.

In 2018, at the World Junior Diving Championships in Kyiv, Williams and Dixon won the silver medal in the platform synchro.[9] The duo then won another silver at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow/Edinburgh in the Men's 10 m synchro platform.[10]

Williams made his World Championship debut at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea, he finished fourth with Robyn Birch in the mixed 10m platform synchro event, and won qualification for the 2020 Olympics GB team.[11] At the 2019 European Diving Championships held in Kyiv, Williams won silver in the Mixed 10 m platform synchro with Eden Cheng, a bronze in Men's 3m synchro with Dixon, as well as in the team event.[12][13]

2020–2021

In March 2020, Williams won his first individual international title at the first event of the 2020 FINA Diving World Series which was held in Montreal, Canada, winning gold in the Men's 10m Platform.[14]

In May 2021, Williams and Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix won a silver medal in the 10m mixed synchro event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships.[15]

Williams qualified for the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021,[16] however, he missed out on the Men's 10 metre platform semifinal after finishing 27th.[17][18]

2022

In February 2022, Williams won the gold medal in the Men's 10m Platform event at the British National Diving Cup with a score of 448.50.[19]

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Williams partnered with Matty Lee for the first time in an international competition and they won silver in the synchro 10 m platform event.[20]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Williams and Lee won gold in the synchro 10m platform despite Williams injuring his ankle.[21] Williams also won gold with in the mixed synchro 10m platform with Spendolini-Sirieix.[22] Williams also won a silver at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships in the men's 10m platform final.[23]

References
  1. "Noah Williams". Swimming.org. April 2018.
  2. Worsley, Harriet (14 May 2018). "Hackney people". Hackney Today: 9.
  3. Gelder, Sam (9 July 2018). "Hackney Council's young athlete fund helps diver win Commonwealth medal". Hackney Gazette.
  4. "Dive in for free swim sessions". Hackney Council. 19 April 2018.
  5. "Dixon and Williams Land Gatineau Gold". 10 April 2017.
  6. "Dixon and Williams land gold and silver to close 2017 European Juniors". Swimming.org. 2 July 2017.
  7. "Williams and Dixon win European 10m Synchro bronze". Swimming.org. 15 June 2017.
  8. "Commonwealth gold for daley and goodfellow". Swimming.org. 13 April 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018.
  9. "Dixon and Williams claim world silver medal for Great Britain in Kiev". Plymouth Sports Gazette. 28 July 2018.
  10. "European Championships 2018: Jack Laugher wins second diving gold in Glasgow". BBC Sport. 9 August 2018.
  11. Hope, Nick (19 July 2019). "World Aquatics Championships: Tom Daley and Noah Williams secure Olympic spots for Team GB". BBC Sport.
  12. "Russian double, Kuznetsov performs first 100-pointer of the meet". LEN European Aquatics.
  13. "Matthew Dixon and Noah Willams land ;unexpected' bronze for Great Britain". Swimming.org. 9 August 2019.
  14. Hope, Nick (3 March 2020). "Diving World Series: Britain's Noah Williams wins gold in Montreal". BBC Sport.
  15. "williams and spendolini-sirieix score synchro silver". British Swimming. 10 May 2021.
  16. "Noah Williams heading to Tokyo with momentum after strong start to 2021". Swimming.org. 22 July 2021.
  17. Wilkes, Neil (7 August 2021). "Tokyo 2020 - Tom Daley through to 10m semi as Noah Williams misses out". Sports Mole.
  18. "Diving - WILLIAMS Noah - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  19. "Select Diver".
  20. "Lee, Williams and Laugher land GB World Championships silver and bronze". Swimming.org. 28 June 2022.
  21. Ostlere, Laurence (5 August 2022). "Matty Lee and injured Noah Williams win Commonwealth gold in synchro 10m platform". The Independent.
  22. Majendie, Matt (8 August 2022). "Commonwealth Games: Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix wins third medal of Birmingham 2022". Evening Standard.
  23. "European Aquatics Championships: Noah Williams and Ben Cutmore win". BBC. 21 August 2022.
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