James Connor | |
Birth Date: | 5 May 1995 |
Birth Place: | Clayton, Victoria |
Height: | 177 cm |
Weight: | 68 kg |
Event: | 10 m |
Club: | Gannets Diving Club |
Headcoach: | Xiangning Chen |
James Connor (born 5 May 1995) is an Australian diver.
He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's 10 metre platform event, failing to advance to the semi-finals after classifying 20th in the preliminaries.[1]
James began his diving career at the age of 8, at the Ringwood Aquatic Centre, and is a member of the Gannets Diving Club.[2]
His more notable results include a gold medal at the 2011 Australian Swimming Championships in the 10 m synchro event with his partner Ethan Warren; as well as becoming a centurion at the Rage in 2017. He also won a silver in the 3 m synchro and a bronze in the 3 m individual springboard on the same occasion.[3] Connor also participated in the 2010 Commonwealth Games where he finished 9th in the 10 metre platform.[4] James also won first place in the 10m platform at the 2009 British Elite Junior Championships, and second in the 3m springboard at the same event.[5]