Ross Haslam Explained

Ross Haslam
Full Name:Ross Steven Haslam
Country:Great Britain
Birth Date:1997 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Sheffield, England
Height:175 cm[1]
Weight:75 kg
Sport:Diving
Event:Springboard, synchro
Club:Sheffield Diving
Coach:Tom Owens

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.[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]

Notes and References

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