Steven scott tayloralamy live news e553t4 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and. Five commonwealth games champions have been selected in great britains squad for the fina diving world cup 2018 in china. Grace reid made her senior competitive debut at the commonwealth games in 2010 for scotland and returned four years later in glasgow. Grace reid delivers lifetime best score to win diving gold. The royal commonwealth pool in edinburgh is the venue for the 2016 scottish national diving championships the final day of action includes springboard action and a real treat for fans with olympian grace reid due to compete in the womens 3m event.
Scotland competed at the 2018 commonwealth games in gold coast, australia from 4 april to 15 april 2018. Tom daley determined to master demon dive at commonwealth. Grace reid aquatics selected for her third commonwealth games at the age of just 21, grace put in a brilliant display in the 1m springboard to win scotlands first ever medal for womens diving at a commonwealth games, and the first scottish diving gold for 60 years. Tom daley seals commonwealth games gold with diving. Daley and reid land second world series silver march 19, 2018. She has since gone on to become an established member of the british diving team, winning medals at european, world and commonwealth level. Apr, 2018 grace reid becomes the first scottish female diver to win a commonwealth medal after claiming gold in the 1m springboard at gold coast 2018. Daley to lead british team as laugher and reid bid for. Grace reid competes in the womens 3m springboard at royal commonwealth pool during the glasgow 2014 commonwealth games. Dislocated shoulder early 2014, hampering preparations for glasgow 2014 commonwealth games. Aug 02, 2014 tom daley determined to master demon dive at commonwealth games. Grace reid results, biog and events british swimming.
Reid made a return to commonwealth action in 2014, her second time representing scotland, where she competed in both the womens 1m and 3m events and finished 5th and 9th respectively. Swimming diving high diving artistic swimming open water water polo masters. Aug 11, 2018 grace reid climbed the stairs on the final attempt of the very last round of the 3m springboard competition at the european diving championships in her native edinburgh with either a medal or. She has won two gold medals in european championships and a gold at the commonwealth games. Grace reid secures 11th gb olympic place for rio 2016. Grace is an extremely talented diver and the firm are delighted to be supporting her in her journey. Grace reid takes scotlands commonwealth games medal tally to. She becomes the first female scottish diver to win an individual medal at a commonwealth games. We asked european and commonwealth champion diver grace reid what it means to her to be a woman in sport and what she hopes she. Grace reid for whom this weekends event in plymouth will bring a seventh senior nationals appearance in nine years was also given some parental perspective before diving into action. The big names were out in force on day two of the british national diving cup, with tom daley, matty lee, dan goodfellow, grace reid, kat torrance and gemma mcarthur all taking home gold medals. The diving may have been under way for three days at the royal commonwealth pool but the arrival of.
Five commonwealth games champions in fina diving world cup squad. Tom daley tips scots diving partner reid for the top. Commonwealth and european champion team red sky graham and sibbald. In their final action before the commonwealth games in australia next month, the duo finished on 299. Just a couple of days after james heatly won scotlands first commonwealth diving medal in 60 years, another has come along in quick time. Diver grace reid in a good place ahead of olympic bid the. In 2017, jack was awarded his mbe for his performances within diving. Grace reid, who came close to scotlands first commonwealth games diving medal in 56 years in the womens 1m.
Sep 07, 2018 british diver grace reid wins gold at the european championships 2018 in glasgow. Reid made her second commonwealth games appearance for scotland in 2014, a year on. Apr, 2018 grace reid has become the first scottish female diver to win a medal at the commonwealth games. Sport diver grace reid lost for words as she wins commonwealth gold grace reid revealed she was speechless for a spell after becoming scotlands first female diving medallist at a commonwealth. British diving champs memories with tom daley, grace reid and. I was so active when i was younger, i think she her mother just wanted me to do something with that energy. Other sports grace reid takes scotlands commonwealth games medal tally to 40 with stunning diving gold. Mar 19, 2018 daley and reid land second world series silver march 19, 2018. Edinburghs grace reid dramatically took gold in her home city in the womens 3m springboard at the european diving championships with her final. Bronze in 3m springboard at european championships in london, may 2016, was first individual european diving medal by a scot in 62 years.
Grace reid has become the first scottish female diver to win a medal at the commonwealth games. Grace reid channels influence of tom daley to snatch 3m. Tom daley and grace reid win second world series silver. Apr, 2018 just a couple of days after james heatly won scotlands first commonwealth diving medal in 60 years, another has come along in quick time, and grace reid went event better with a magnificent.
Grace reid secures 11th gb olympic place for rio 2016 grace reid secures an olympic spot in the womens individual 3m springboard event with her performance at the rio world cup. Jack is an olympic champion, threetime european diving champion and fivetime diving commonwealth champion. Grace made her debut for team scotland at the at the 2010 commonwealth games in delhi, where she was 14 years old. Grace reid leaves it late to grab gold in 3m springboard. The sky is the limit for edinburghborn diver grace reid according to synchro partner tom daley. Aug 02, 2014 tom daley seals commonwealth games gold with diving masterclass in glasgow. Grace reid says it is a massive relief to have secured a team gb place ahead of next years tokyo olympics after reaching the world diving championship 3m springboard final. Triple gold medallist jack laugher, his synchro partner chris mears, dan goodfellow, tom daley and grace reid are all in the team for the event, which is taking place from 510 june at the natatorium of wuhan sports. Grace reid climbed the stairs on the final attempt of the very last round of the 3m springboard competition at the european diving championships in her native edinburgh with either a. Track and field athlete eilidh doyle was the countrys flag bearer during the opening ceremony. Grace reid photos photos katherine torrance and grace reid of great britain in action during a practice session on day eight of the european championships glasgow 2018 at royal commonwealth pool.
Grace reid has produced a stunning display to claim diving gold for scotland. We want grace to reach her ambitions in the sport grace reid. Glorious gold for diver grace reid just a couple of days after james heatly won scotlands first commonwealth diving medal in 60 years, another has come along in quick. In doing so, reid has become the first woman to win a diving medal for scotland at a commonwealth games. Her main event is the individual 3m springboard, for which she won gold in front of a home crowd at the 2018 european championships, but her first international gold medal came on the 1m springboard at the commonwealth games earlier that year.
Became the first british woman to make an olympic final in the 3m springboard since 1972. Grace reid diving news, olympic results and history. Tom daley and grace reid won a silver medal by the narrowest of margins at the second leg of the fina diving world series in japan. Grace reid of scotland trains during team scotland diving training session ahead of the glasgow 2014 commonwealth games at the commonwealth pool on 21st july 2014 in edinburgh, scotland. The 21yearold delivered a lifetime best performance of 275. Grace reid born 9th may 1996 is a diver who competes internationally for scotland. Tom daley may not be at the european diving championships but grace reid insists his shadow still looms large after she stormed to threemetre springboard gold last night. I learned to dive with edinburgh diving club at six years old. World champion tom daley is urging home fans to spur the british team to glory after being announced as headlining the squad for the diving world series in london. Selected for her third commonwealth games at the age of just 21, grace put in a. Diver grace reid describes the moment, aged five, that she plunged off the 10metre. The diving may have been under way for three days at the royal commonwealth pool but the arrival of the flahertys from north london marked the.
Reid made her second commonwealth games appearance for scotland in 2014, a year on from her maiden national title in the 3m springboard at the 20 british diving championships. She has won two gold medals in european championships and a gold at. Reid was fifth in the 3m springboard when she competed in front of a home crowd at the glasgow 2014 commonwealth games. Grace reid, katherine torrance grace reid photos zimbio. A total of ten events was contested five for men and five for women. In 20 reid won her first national title at the british diving championships in sheffield in the 3m springboard event. I remember my first nationals were in manchester in 2008, and i must have been about 11 or 12, recalls grace, who won silver medals in the 3m springboard. Grace reid reaches world final and secures team gb place. Check out the latest pictures, photos and images of grace reid. Grace reid wins european championships 2018 youtube. Divers at the gold coast 2018 commonwealth games will compete in individual and pairs competition in events ranging from 1m and 3m springboard up to the daunting 10m platform. Grace reid continued britains impressive run at the rio world cup, securing.
Grace reid becomes the first scottish female diver to win a commonwealth medal after claiming gold in the 1m springboard at gold coast 2018. Aug 01, 2014 so, too, 17yearold grace and mother mairead. A first international callup for reid came in 2010 at the commonwealth games in delhi, where she the youngest member of team scotland at only 14 years old. Her last victories are the mixed synchronized diving 3m during the fina diving world series in london 2019 and the womens 3m springboard during the european championships 2018. At the 2016 european championships in london, she was crowned mixed 3m synchro champion alongside tom daley, as well as claiming a bronze medal in the individual 3m springboard. Grace reid might have to do something similar over the next few days, such was the reception the edinburgh schoolgirl. And she did it in style, picking up gold in the womens 1m springboard. British diver grace reid wins gold at the european championships 2018 in glasgow. She sent me off to diving and ive never looked back, 24 jul 2016.
Diver grace reid lost for words as she wins commonwealth gold. See grace reid on home soil for the first time since rio 2016. Apr 27, 2018 five commonwealth games champions have been selected in great britains squad for the fina diving world cup 2018 in china. Grace reid might have to do something similar over the next few. The diving competitions at the 2018 commonwealth games in the gold coast, australia was held from 10 to 14 april at the gold coast aquatic centre. Tom daley determined to master demon dive at commonwealth games. Follow live video coverage and text updates from day. Diver grace reid describes the moment, aged five, that she plunged off the 10 metre. Grace reid has become an established member of the british diving team. Five commonwealth games champions in fina diving world cup.