James Heatly

James Heatly (born 20 May 1997) is a British diver.

James Heatly
Personal information
Born (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997
Winchester, Hampshire, England[1]
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportDiving
Event(s)1 metre, 3 metres & 10 metres synchro
ClubEdinburgh Diving
PartnerLucas Thompson
Jenny Leeming
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
2018 Glasgow1 m springboard
European Games
2015 Baku3 m springboard
2015 Baku3 m synchro
2015 Baku1 m springboard
FINA Diving World Cup
2021 Tokyo3 m springboard
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast1 m springboard

Career

In 2015, at the inaugural European Games held in Baku where the diving events are for juniors only, he won a gold in the 3 metre springboard, a bronze in the 1 metre springboard, as well as a silver in the men's synchronised 3 metre springboard with Ross Haslam.[2][3]

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games he won bronze in the 1m springboard event, becoming only the second Scottish diver to win a diving medal after his grandfather Sir Peter Heatly won gold in 1958.[4]

At the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow/Edinburgh, Heatly won a bronze in the men's 1 metre springboard.[5]

At the 2019 European Diving Championships held in Kyiv, Heatly won bronze in the Men's 3m springboard.[6]

At the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup held in Japan as an official test event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Heatly won silver in the Men's 3m springboard event.[7]

Media

James Heatly appeared in a short film "The Bath House" in 2009.[8]

Personal life

Heatly is the grandson of fellow international diver Peter Heatly.[9][10]

References
  1. "James Heatly". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
  2. Wilkes, Neil (19 June 2015). "Interview: GB silver diving medallists James Heatly, Ross Haslam". Sports Mole.
  3. "GB's Heatly wins diving gold in Baku". BBC Sport. 20 June 2015.
  4. "Commonwealth Games: Jack Laugher wins 1m springboard gold, James Heatly takes bronze". BBC News. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. Sharland, Pete (7 August 2018). "Jack Laugher takes 1m Springboard gold". Eurosport.
  6. "Russian double, Kuznetsov performs first 100-pointer of the meet". LEN European Aquatics.
  7. Hope, Nick (6 May 2021). "Fina Diving World Cup: GB's James Heatly claims silver to help Olympic hopes". BBC Sport.
  8. "Henna-Riikka Halonen".
  9. Gillon, Doug (26 June 2015). "Teenager James Heatly making a big splash - just like his grandfather". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  10. English, Tom (11 April 2018). "Heatly family affair swells Scottish success". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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