Grace Elizabeth Reid (born 9 May 1996) is a Scottish diver representing Scotland and Great Britain, and specialising in 1 metre and 3 metre springboard disciplines. She is a double gold medalist at both the

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and the

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, and a three-time national champion.

Career

At the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

, representing

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she competed in the Women's 3 metre springboard, aged only 14. At the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

, she competed in the Women's 1 metre springboard and Women's 3 metre springboard events. At her third Games, the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

held at Gold Coast, Reid won gold in the 1 metre springboard the first Scottish female diver to win a medal at the games. Four years later in Birmingham, paired with

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

she won her second Commonwealth title in the mixed 3 metre synchronised springboard event, came 4th in the women's 1 metre springboard event and 8th in the women's 3 metre springboard event. Reid made her debut for Great Britain at the

2015 European Diving Championships The 2015 European Diving Championships was the fourth edition of the European Diving Championships and was held from 9–14 June 2015 in Rostock, Germany. A total of eleven disciplines were contested. Results The complete list of results and med ...

. At the

2016 European Aquatics Championships The 2016 European Aquatics Championships took place from 9 to 22 May 2016 in London, United Kingdom, in the London Aquatics Centre. It was the thirty second edition of the event, and the second held in the same year as a Summer Olympics. Hosts Gr ...

she won Gold in the Mixed 3 m springboard synchro with partner

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. She also won Bronze in the Women's 3 m springboard becoming the first Scot to win an individual European Championships diving medal for Great Britain since 1954. Following Daley's decision to withdraw from all 2018 diving competitions, Reid partnered with Ross Haslam and the pair won the bronze medal at the

2018 FINA Diving World Cup The 2018 FINA Diving World Cup took place in Wuhan, China, from 4 to 10 June 2018. It was the 21st edition of the Diving World Cup, and the seventh time that it had been held in China. The venue was the natatorium of Wuhan Sports Center. Schedu ...

, followed by silver at the 2018 European Championships.

Diving achievements

References

External links

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(archived) * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Grace British female divers Living people 1996 births Sportspeople from Edinburgh Divers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Olympic divers for Great Britain World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving Commonwealth Games medallists in diving Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland Divers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 2023 European Games European Games silver medalists for Great Britain European Games bronze medalists for Great Britain European Games medalists in diving