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Kassidy Cook
American diver (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kassidy Leigh Cook (born May 9, 1995) is an American diver. Cook was a member of the United States national diving team in 2012. She missed out on competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics by 0.4 points, but competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics, placing 13th in the women's 3 metre springboard event. She earned her first Olympic medal in the 2024 Summer Olympics, winning silver in the women's synchronized 3 metre springboard with Sarah Bacon.
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Early life
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Cook is the 5th child of Kevin and Laura Cook and lives in The Woodlands, Texas. She has five siblings: Kevin, Kara, Kelsey, Kylie and Kendall. Cook started diving at the age of four; her sister, Kara, was a diver at Purdue University. Kassidy trains five hours a day, six days a week. She was a child model before she started diving. The National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) named her the 2010 high school girls national champion in its diving All-American program.
Kassidy Cook graduated from The Woodlands High School in 2013 and from Stanford University in 2018.[1]
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Career
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Olympic career
Cook competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed 13th on the 3 meter springboard.[2] She and Sarah Bacon, her best friend and diving partner, qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 3 meter synchronized springboard event for the United States.[3][4][5]
On July 27, 2024, Cook and Bacon won the first medals for the United States at the 2024 Olympics, silver in the 3 meter synchronized springboard event.[6]
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