Noah Williams (diver)

Noah Williams (born 15 May 2000) is an English diver who represents Great Britain and specialises in the 10 metre platform event. He has won silver medals in the 10 metre synchro platform with Matthew Dixon at the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games.

Noah Williams
Noah Williams at the 2019 European Diving Championships in Kyiv
Personal information
Born (2000-05-15) 15 May 2000
London, England[1]
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportDiving
Event(s)10 m
ClubDive London Aquatics
Coached byJane Figueiredo
David Jenkins
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
2018 Glasgow10 m synchro
European Diving Championships
2017 Kyiv10m synchro
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast10m synchro

Early life

Williams is from Hoxton in Hackney, London. He was about nine when he first tried diving – while at school, he saw a leaflet from Crystal Palace Diving seeking talent and went to try out the sport, and was accepted.[2] He received support from Hackney's Youth Sports Fund and won the Hackney Sports Awards for six years. He now trains at the London Aquatics Centre.[3][4]

Career

Williams started diving competitively in 2011 in the ASA National Skills competition, and also competed in the National Age Group Diving Championships in 2013. He won his first national title in 2015 in Group B 3 metre Springboard event, and won a bronze in the 3 metre synchro in his European debut. In 2016, he won the British Junior Elite Platform, and won another bronze at the European Junior Championships in the same event. He was also part of the team that won gold in World Junior Championships.[1]

2017

In 2017, he partnered with Matthew Dixon in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform in the FINA Grand Prix event in held in Gatineau, Canada, and won a gold medal.[5] He also competed in the 10 metre platform at the European Juniors in Bergen, Norway, and won a silver medal behind his diving partner Matthew Dixon. The duo also won a silver in the 10 metre synchro.[6]

At the 2017 European Diving Championships, Williams and Dixon won their first senior international title, gaining a bronze in the 10 metre platform synchro.[7]

2018–2019

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in the Gold Coast, Australia, Williams again partnered with Matthew Dixon in the men's synchronised 10 metre platform. They won the silver medal behind fellow GB divers Tom Daley and Daniel Goodfellow with a score of 399.99 points.[8] He finished just outside the medal positions in fourth in the 10m Platform.

In 2018, at the World Junior Diving Championships in Kyiv, Williams and Dixon won the silver medal in the platform synchro.[9] The duo then won another silver at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow/Edinburgh in the Men's 10 m synchro platform.[10]

Williams made his World Championship debut at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea, he finished fourth with Robyn Birch in the mixed 10m platform synchro event, and won qualification for the 2020 Olympics GB team.[11]

2020

In March 2020, Williams won his first individual international title at the first event of the 2020 FINA Diving World Series which was held in Montreal, Canada, winning gold in the Men's 10m Platform.[12]

References
  1. "Noah Williams". Swimming.org.
  2. Worsley, Harriet (14 May 2018). "Hackney people". Hackney Today: 9.
  3. Gelder, Sam (9 July 2018). "Hackney Council's young athlete fund helps diver win Commonwealth medal". Hackney Gazette.
  4. "Dive in for free swim sessions". Hackney Council. 19 April 2018.
  5. "Dixon and Williams Land Gatineau Gold". 10 April 2017.
  6. "Dixon and Williams land gold and silver to close 2017 European Juniors". Swimming.org. 2 July 2017.
  7. "Williams and Dixon win European 10m Synchro bronze". Swimming.org. 15 June 2017.
  8. "Commonwealth gold for daley and goodfellow". Swimming.org. 13 April 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018.
  9. "Dixon and Williams claim world silver medal for Great Britain in Kiev". Plymouth Sports Gazette. 28 July 2018.
  10. "European Championships 2018: Jack Laugher wins second diving gold in Glasgow". BBC Sport. 9 August 2018.
  11. Hope, Nick (19 July 2019). "World Aquatics Championships: Tom Daley and Noah Williams secure Olympic spots for Team GB". BBC Sport.
  12. Hope, Nick (3 March 2020). "Diving World Series: Britain's Noah Williams wins gold in Montreal". BBC Sport.
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