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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ross Steven Haslam |
| Born | (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 (age 27) Sheffield, England |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Diving |
| Event(s) | Springboard, synchro |
| Club | Sheffield Diving |
| Coached by | Tom Owens |
| Medal record | |
Ross Haslam (born 2 October 1997) is a professional competitive British diver, representing Great Britain at numerous international events. He is the 2023 European Games gold medalist and 2023 European Diving champion on the 1 metre springboard, and silver medalist in the mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard at the same event. In 2024, he won the bronze medal in the 1 metre springboard at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Background
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.
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.
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.
In 2018, at the FINA World Cup in Wuhan, China, he won a bronze in the mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard with Grace Reid.
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.
In May 2023, he won the 1m springboard title and 3m synchro title, at the British Diving Championships. 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.
References
- "Ross Haslam". Commonwealth Games England.
- White, Steven. "Diving together: a brief natter with the Haslam brothers". FQ Magazine.
- Haslam, Ross (1 July 2016). "2016 Bolzano Diving Grand Prix". iCrowdNewswire.
- "Ross Haslam". Swimming.org.
- Wilkes, Neil (19 June 2015). "Interview: GB silver diving medallists James Heatly, Ross Haslam". Sports Mole.
- "Fina Diving World Cup: Grace Reid and Ross Haslam win 3m synchro World Cup bronze". BBC Sport. 9 June 2018.
- Charlie Talbot-Smith, Pete (8 August 2018). "Sheffield diver Haslam wins Euro silver". Yorkshire Post.
- "live updates from the british diving championships 2023". British Swimming. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- "Golden European Double for Britain's Divers". British Swimming. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
External links
- Ross Haslam at British Swimming
- Ross Haslam at World Aquatics
- Ross Haslam at Team GB (archived)
- Ross Haslam at Team England
- Ross Haslam at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- English male divers
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Divers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- European Games gold medalists for Great Britain
- European Games silver medalists for Great Britain
- European Games medalists in diving
- Divers at the 2015 European Games
- Divers at the 2023 European Games
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
- Sportspeople from Sheffield
- 21st-century English sportsmen