Eleanor Townsend Smart (born 1995),[2] also known as Ellie Smart, is an American high diver. She placed third at the 2022 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.
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| Full name | Eleanor Townsend Smart | ||||||||
| Nickname | Ellie Smart | ||||||||
| Born | October 20, 1995[1] | ||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb)[1] | ||||||||
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| Country | USA | ||||||||
| Sport | High diving | ||||||||
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Early life and education
editSmart was born on October 20, 1995.[1] She grew up in Fairway, Kansas[3] and began diving at age 5.[4] Smart attended Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas before moving to Texas after her freshman year to more seriously pursue her athletic career in Texas.[5]
She attended the University of California at Berkeley[6] and graduated in 2016. After graduation, she pursued master's degree program in sports psychology.[3]
Career
editSmart competed on the diving team for two seasons at the University of California at Berkeley.[5]
In 2017, she made her Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series debut as a wildcard at the opening event in Inos Mor, Ireland. She scored 195.35 points, placing fifth.[5] Smart won a bronze medal in high diving at the 2018 FINA High Diving World Cup, her world cup debut.[7][8] 2019 was Smart's first season as a permanent diver on the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. She placed second at the event in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina that season.[9] In 2022, Smart placed second overall at the Red Bull World Series.[10] She placed third in the Mostar event at the 2023 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series,[11] and fourth in the series overall.[12]
She co-founded the Clean Cliffs Project with partner and fellow diver Owen Weymouth.[4]
Smart placed ninth in the women's 20-metre at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.[13] She was in fourth place after the first two rounds of diving.[14]
Personal life
editSmart splits her time between Fort Lauderdale and Prairie Village.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Eleanor Smart". www.redbull.com. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ "World Series Divers Share Secrets on Diving with Philippine National Diving Team". Rank Magazine. 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ a b Senter, Jay (2018-06-18). "Fairway native Ellie Smart joins professional cliff diving circuit — and founds an environmental action group in the process". Johnson County Post. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ a b Church, Ben (2022-06-02). "Cliff diver Eleanor Smart wants to clean the world's beaches while pushing her sport to the Olympic Games". CNN. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ a b c Torres, Maria (2017-10-12). "She wanted to be an Olympic platform diver. Now she dives off cliffs for a living". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ a b Pennington, Juliet (2023-05-18). "Ellie Smart on diving into travel, a great fanny pack, and loving Oprah Winfrey". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ "Smart Takes Bronze at FINA High Diving World Cup in Abu Dhabi". SwimSwam. 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ "Lysanne Richard off to high diving worlds after silver showing in Abu Dhabi". CBC. 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ "Montreal high diver returns from neck injury, takes third in cliff diving competition". CTV News Montreal. 2019-08-25. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ See, Jen. "Train Like a Pro "Winning Means Being the Best Diver I Can Be"". The Red Bulletin. Retrieved 2024-02-04 – via Magzter.
- ^ "Molly Carlson is the Winner of the Red Bull Cliff Diving Competition for Women in Mostar!". Sarajevo Times. 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ "Auckland Results". Red Bull. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ "Ellie SMART | Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Three U.S. High Divers in Top Five After Two Rounds at World Championships". www.usadiving.org. 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-02-14.