Eleanor Smart Explained

Eleanor Smart
Full Name:Eleanor Townsend Smart
Nickname:Ellie Smart
Birth Date:20 October 1995[1]
Height:1.68m
Weight:56kg
Country:USA
Sport:High diving

Eleanor Townsend Smart (born 1995),[2] also known as Ellie Smart, is an American high diver. She placed third at the 2022 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.

Early life and education

Smart was born on October 20, 1995. She grew up in Fairway, Kansas[3] and began diving at age 5.[4] Smart attended Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas before moving to Texas after her freshman year to more seriously pursue her athletic career in Texas.[5]

She attended the University of California at Berkeley[6] and graduated in 2016. After graduation, she pursued master's degree program in sports psychology.

Career

Smart competed on the diving team for two seasons at the University of California at Berkeley.

In 2017, she made her Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series debut as a wildcard at the opening event in Inos Mor, Ireland. She scored 195.35 points, placing fifth. Smart won a bronze medal in high diving at the 2018 FINA High Diving World Cup, her world cup debut.[7] [8] 2019 was Smart's first season as a permanent diver on the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. She placed second at the event in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina that season.[9] In 2022, Smart placed second overall at the Red Bull World Series.[10] She placed third in the Mostar event at the 2023 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series,[11] and fourth in the series overall.[12]

She co-founded the Clean Cliffs Project with partner and fellow diver Owen Weymouth.

Smart placed ninth in the women's 20-metre at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.[13] She was in fourth place after the first two rounds of diving.[14]

Personal life

Smart splits her time between Fort Lauderdale and Prairie Village.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eleanor Smart . 2024-02-04 . www.redbull.com.
  2. Web site: 2019-04-25 . World Series Divers Share Secrets on Diving with Philippine National Diving Team . 2024-02-04 . Rank Magazine . en-US.
  3. Web site: Senter . Jay . 2018-06-18 . Fairway native Ellie Smart joins professional cliff diving circuit — and founds an environmental action group in the process . 2024-02-04 . Johnson County Post . en-US.
  4. Web site: Church . Ben . 2022-06-02 . Cliff diver Eleanor Smart wants to clean the world's beaches while pushing her sport to the Olympic Games . 2024-02-04 . CNN . en.
  5. News: Torres . Maria . 2017-10-12 . She wanted to be an Olympic platform diver. Now she dives off cliffs for a living . 2024-02-03 . The Kansas City Star.
  6. Web site: Pennington . Juliet . 2023-05-18 . Ellie Smart on diving into travel, a great fanny pack, and loving Oprah Winfrey . 2024-02-04 . The Boston Globe . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2018-11-10 . Smart Takes Bronze at FINA High Diving World Cup in Abu Dhabi . 2024-02-04 . SwimSwam . en-US.
  8. News: 2018-11-10 . Lysanne Richard off to high diving worlds after silver showing in Abu Dhabi . 2024-02-03 . CBC.
  9. Web site: 2019-08-25 . Montreal high diver returns from neck injury, takes third in cliff diving competition . 2024-02-04 . CTV News Montreal . en.
  10. Web site: See . Jen . Train Like a Pro "Winning Means Being the Best Diver I Can Be" . 2024-02-04 . The Red Bulletin . en . Magzter.
  11. Web site: 2023-09-09 . Molly Carlson is the Winner of the Red Bull Cliff Diving Competition for Women in Mostar! . 2024-02-04 . Sarajevo Times . en-US.
  12. Web site: Auckland Results . 2024-02-04 . Red Bull . en.
  13. Web site: Ellie SMART Results World Aquatics Official . 2024-02-14 . World Aquatics . en.
  14. Web site: 2024-02-13 . Three U.S. High Divers in Top Five After Two Rounds at World Championships . 2024-02-14 . www.usadiving.org . en.

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