James Heatly

James Heatly
OLY
Heatly in 2019
Personal information
Full nameJames Philip Heatly
Born (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 27)
Winchester, Hampshire, England[1]
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportDiving
Event(s)1 metre, 3 metres & 10 metres synchro
ClubEdinburgh Diving
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest Team event
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 3 m mixed synchro
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rome 3 m mixed synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Glasgow 1 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome Team event
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku 3 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 3 m mixed synchro
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku 3 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku 1 m springboard
European Diving Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Rzeszów 3 m mixed synchro
FINA Diving World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tokyo 3 m springboard
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 3 m mixed synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 1 m springboard

James Philip Heatly OLY (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 springboard, as well as a silver in the men's synchronised 3 metre springboard with Ross Haslam.[2][3]

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games he won bronze in the 1m springboard event, becoming only the second Scottish diver to win a diving medal after his grandfather Sir Peter Heatly won gold in 1958.[4]

At the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow/Edinburgh, Heatly won a bronze in the men's 1 metre springboard.[5]

At the 2019 European Diving Championships held in Kyiv, Heatly won bronze in the Men's 3m springboard.[6]

At the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup held in Japan as an official test event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Heatly won silver in the Men's 3m springboard event.[7]

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, Heatly won his first World Championship medals, a bronze in the Mixed 3m & 10m team event with Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, followed on the same day by a bronze in the mixed 3 metre synchro event with Grace Reid[8]

He represented Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where he won a gold medal in the Mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard event alongside Grace Reid.[9] and came 4th in the Men's 1 metre springboard[10] and Men's 3 metre springboard events.[11]

In May 2023, he won his third 3m synchro title at the British Diving Championships.[12]

Media

James Heatly appeared in a short film "The Bath House" in 2009.[13]

Personal life

Heatly is the grandson of fellow international diver Peter Heatly.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "James Heatly". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
  2. ^ Wilkes, Neil (19 June 2015). "Interview: GB silver diving medallists James Heatly, Ross Haslam". Sports Mole.
  3. ^ "GB's Heatly wins diving gold in Baku". BBC Sport. 20 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Jack Laugher wins 1m springboard gold, James Heatly takes bronze". BBC News. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. ^ Sharland, Pete (7 August 2018). "Jack Laugher takes 1m Springboard gold". Eurosport.
  6. ^ "Russian double, Kuznetsov performs first 100-pointer of the meet". LEN European Aquatics. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  7. ^ Hope, Nick (6 May 2021). "Fina Diving World Cup: GB's James Heatly claims silver to help Olympic hopes". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ "Competition Results | FINA Official".
  9. ^ Delaney, James (8 August 2022). "Heatly and Reid seal gold for Scotland's 50th medal of Games". STV News. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Men's 1m Springboard - Final". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Men's 3m Springboard - Final". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  12. ^ "live updates from the british diving championships 2023". British Swimming. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Henna-Riikka Halonen".
  14. ^ Gillon, Doug (26 June 2015). "Teenager James Heatly making a big splash - just like his grandfather". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  15. ^ English, Tom (11 April 2018). "Heatly family affair swells Scottish success". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2021.