DivingGrace Reid

  • Age: 16
  • Location: Edinburgh
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  • Alumni Year: 2011
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Athlete Resume

Grace has been diving since she was four and a half and now hones her skills at Newbattle pool and travels to Leeds to train every weekend. Aged just 15, she has had a meteoric rise in recent times. She is already a member of the GB Junior Development squad and came third at the 2010 British Gas National Cup. Grace won silver and bronze at last years Junior European Diving Championships and then went on to finish fourth in the women's 3m springboard in her first senior major championship appearance at the European Championships in Budapest. She was also the youngest member of the Scottish team that travelled out to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

Most recently Grace teamed up with Hannah Starling to win silver in the women's 3m synchro at the British Gas National Diving Cup in January and to take 5th at the European Diving Championships in Turin in March.


Key Achievements

  • Member of the GB Junior Development Squad
  • Ranked GB 1st at 3 metre springboard and 3 metre synchro, age group
  • Member of the Scottish National Squad
  • 2011 British Gas National Cup 1m final - 5th, 3m prelim - 1st, 3m synchro - Silver
  • Scottish National champion 1m & 3m
  • 2010 British Gas National Cup - Bronze
  • 2010 Junior European Championships 1m - Silver, 3m synchro - Bronze
  • 2010 Senior European Championships 3m - 4th
  • Youngest member of Scottish 2010 Commonwealth Games team 3m - 6th

Aims

  • European Junior Championships in Belgrade
  • Grand Prix events
  • Olympic Games