Tanya Watson

Tanya Watson (born 24 December 2001) is a diver who represents Ireland and specialises in the 10m platform.[1] She competed in the women's 10 metre platform event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.[2] In 2021, she became the first Irish female diver to qualify for the Olympic Games.[3]

Tanya Watson
Tanya Watson in 2018
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001
Southampton, England
Sport
SportDiving

Diving

Born in Southampton, England, Watson is eligible to represent Ireland through her grandmother, who was born in Derry in Northern Ireland.[3] Watson participated in gymnastics as a child, before focusing on diving.[4] In 2018, she was a finalist in both the European Junior Championships and the World Junior Championships,[4] At the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, she finished fifth in the Girls' 10m platform competition, and placed 29th at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in the Women's 10 metre platform.[5]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, she re-located to Dublin to train at the National Aquatic Centre with the Irish national coach Damian Ball.[6] Prior to this, she was primarily based at the Southampton Diving Academy and coached by Lindsey Fraser.[6] She placed 16th at the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup preliminaries in May 2021, and went on to place 14th in the semi-finals.[5] Her performance at the event ensured her qualification to the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[6] At the Olympics, Watson placed 16th in the preliminary round with a score of 289.4, earning herself a spot in the semi-finals.[7] She finished 15th in the semi-finals, failing to advance to the final.[8]

References
  1. "Teenage strops and belly flops cut no ice in world of top level diving". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  2. "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Women's 10m Platform start list" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. "Tanya Watson becomes first Irish female diver to qualify for an Olympic Games". BBC. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. O'Riordan, Ian (7 July 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Tanya Watson (Diving)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. Aldrego, Pedro (3 May 2021). "Watson: making history for Ireland". FINA. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  6. "'I am very grateful' - Tanya Watson becomes first Irish female diver to qualify for Olympics". Irish Independent. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. Watterson, Johnny (4 August 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Day 12: Irish showjumpers miss out on medals, Maguire and Meadow start steady". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  8. "Tokyo 2020: Tanya Watson misses out on 10m platform final". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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