Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix

Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix (born 11 September 2004) is a British professional diver. She won her first solo international gold medal at the 2020 FINA Diving Grand Prix and later that year was selected as the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.

Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix
Personal information
Born (2004-09-11) 11 September 2004
London, England
RelativesFred Sirieix (father)
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportDiving
Event(s)10 m
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
2020 Budapest10m mixed synchro
2020 Budapest10m platform

Early life

Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix was born in London on 11 September 2004,[1] the daughter of French hotel host Fred Sirieix and his Italian fiancée Alex Spendolini. She has a brother named Lucien.

Career

At the British Diving Championships in 2018, Spendolini-Sirieix and her colleague from Crystal Palace Diving Club, Josie Zillig, won the women's 10m synchronised diving event, completing five dives as the only entrants.[2] The following year, partnering Emily Martin, she won Women's synchronised diving competition at the Junior European Championships in Kazan.[3]

Spendolini-Sirieix won a solo gold at the British Diving Championships in the Women's 10m Platform competition in 2020,[4] and a few weeks later won her first international gold medal at the FINA Grand Prix in Rostock in February 2020.[5] Having been in second place during the first four rounds in Rostock, she achieved a score of 76.80 on her final dive to win with a total of 330.50, ahead of Celina Toth who scored a total of 329.35.[6][7]

She was selected as the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year for 2020.[8]

In May 2021, Spendolini-Sirieix and Noah Williams won a silver medal in the 10m mixed synchro event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships.[9] She also won a bronze in individual 10m platform at the Championships.[10]

Career highlights
Competition 2018 2019 2020 2021 Ref.
British Diving Championships, Women's 10m Synchro1st[A][2]
Junior European Championships, Women's Synchro1st[B][3]
FINA Diving Grand Prix, Women's 10m Platform4th[11]
British Diving Championships, Women's 10m Platform1st[4]
FINA Grand Prix (Rostock), Women's 10m Platform1st[4]
European Aquatics Championships, 10m Mixed Synchro2nd[C][12]

^ A. with Josie Zilling (there were no other entrants)
^ B. with Emily Martin
^ C. with Noah Williams

References
  1. "Andrea Spendolini Siriex". fina.org. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. "Dixon reclaims national 10m title". Western Morning News. Plymouth, England. 28 January 2018. p. 48.
  3. "City divers win medals in Russia". Plymouth Evening Herald. Plymouth, England. 28 January 2018. p. 48.
  4. "Andrea dives on to young SPOTY shortlist". britishswimming.org. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  5. "Young Sports Personality of the Year 2020: Young diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix wins". bbc.co.uk. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  6. "FINA Diving Grand Prix 2020". fina.org. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  7. "Canada's Toth takes silver in 10-metre tower at diving Grand Prix event". The Tribune. Welland, Ontario, Canada. 21 February 2020.
  8. Myers, Rebecca (20 December 2020). "From high board to high heels for Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix". The Times. London.
  9. "williams and spendolini-sirieix score synchro silver". British Swimming. 10 May 2021.
  10. Hope, Nick (13 May 2021). "European Diving Championships: Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix wins second medal". BBC Sport.
  11. "FINA Diving Grand Prix 2019 Singapore: 10m Platform Women, Final -- 23rd November 2019". diverecorder.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  12. "Williams and Spendolini-Sirieix score synchro silver".
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