Ross Haslam

Ross Haslam (born 2 October 1997) is a British diver. He has represented Great Britain at numerous international events, winning European gold medal on the 1 metre springboard and silver in the mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard, and a bronze medal in the same event at the World Cup.

Ross Steven Haslam
Personal information
Born (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997
Sheffield, England
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportDiving
Event(s)Springboard, synchro
ClubSheffield Diving
Coached byTom Owens
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-Małopolska1 m springboard
Silver medal – second place2015 Baku3 m synchro
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Glasgow3 m mixed synchro
European Diving Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Rzeszów1 m springboard
FINA Diving World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2018 Wuhan3 m mixed synchro

Background

Ross 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]

References
  1. "Ross Haslam". Commonwealth Games England.
  2. White, Steven. "Diving together: a brief natter with the Haslam brothers". FQ Magazine.
  3. Haslam, Ross (1 July 2016). "2016 Bolzano Diving Grand Prix". iCrowdNewswire.
  4. "Ross Haslam". Swimming.org.
  5. Wilkes, Neil (19 June 2015). "Interview: GB silver diving medallists James Heatly, Ross Haslam". Sports Mole.
  6. "Fina Diving World Cup: Grace Reid and Ross Haslam win 3m synchro World Cup bronze". BBC Sport. 9 June 2018.
  7. Charlie Talbot-Smith, Pete (8 August 2018). "Sheffield diver Haslam wins Euro silver". Yorkshire Post.
  8. "live updates from the british diving championships 2023". British Swimming. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  9. "Golden European Double for Britain's Divers". British Swimming. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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