Samuel Fricker (born 4 May 2002) is an Australian diver. He competed in the

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. Fricker grew up in

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and now lives at

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. Fricker has used his social media following to produce content and support various charities.

Biography

Fricker enrolled in his first diving competition at age 10. Prior to that he had competed in gymnastics and athletics. At the age of 12, Fricker won the 1m springboard, the 5m Platform and the 3m Synchronised Springboard dives at the 2015 National Age Diving Championships. He became Diver of the Year in the 12–13 years category. Fricker went to Trinity Grammar School in Sydney where he was trained in diving. Since competing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Fricker has amassed a large following on the social media platform

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, with over 1.2 million followers. He currently runs a company that makes biodegradable wheat straws. On 19 August 2021, Fricker became the second guest to join sports journalism brand and business Featuring Faulks. Fricker competed at the

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where he won a bronze medal in the men's 3m springboard event alongside

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and came 10th in the Men's 3 metre springboard event. On 29 November 2022, Fricker was awarded the

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by the

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Charity work

Fricker worked with the

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in their Super Swim Challenge, held in February 2022.

International competitions

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* 2002 births Living people Australian male divers Olympic divers for Australia Divers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in diving Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia 21st-century Australian people Sportsmen from New South Wales Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub