Ross Haslam

Ross Haslam (born 2 October 1997) is British diver. He has represented Great Britain at numerous international events including the European Championships where he won a silver in the mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard, and the World Cup where he won a bronze medal in the same event.

Ross Haslam
Personal information
Born (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997
Sheffield, England
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportDiving
Event(s)Springboard, synchro
ClubSheffield Diving
Coached byTom Owens
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
2018 Glasgow3 m mixed synchro
European Games
2015 Baku3 m synchro
FINA Diving World Cup
2018 Wuhan3 m mixed synchro

Background

Ross 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]

References
  1. "Ross Haslam". Commonwealth Games England.
  2. White, Steven. "Diving together: a brief natter with the Haslam brothers". FQ Magazine.
  3. Haslam, Ross (1 July 2016). "2016 Bolzano Diving Grand Prix". iCrowdNewswire.
  4. "Ross Haslam". Swimming.org.
  5. Wilkes, Neil (19 June 2015). "Interview: GB silver diving medallists James Heatly, Ross Haslam". Sports Mole.
  6. "Fina Diving World Cup: Grace Reid and Ross Haslam win 3m synchro World Cup bronze". BBC Sport. 9 June 2018.
  7. Charlie Talbot-Smith, Pete (8 August 2018). "Sheffield diver Haslam wins Euro silver". Yorkshire Post.
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