Ross Haslam

Ross Haslam (born 2 October 1997) is a professional competitive British diver, representing Great Britain at numerous international events. He is the 2023 European Games gold medalist and 2023 European Diving champion on the 1 metre springboard, and silver medalist in the mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard at the same event. In 2024, he won the bronze medal in the 1 metre springboard at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Ross Haslam

Personal information
Full name	Ross Steven Haslam
Born	(1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 (age 27) Sheffield, England
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Diving
Event(s)	Springboard, synchro
Club	Sheffield Diving
Coached by	Tom Owens
Medal record Representing  Great Britain World Championships 2024 Doha 1 m springboard European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 1 m springboard 2015 Baku 3 m synchro European Championships 2018 Glasgow 3 m mixed synchro European Diving Championships 2023 Rzeszów 1 m springboard FINA Diving World Cup 2018 Wuhan 3 m mixed synchro

Background

Haslam was born in Sheffield on 2 October 1997. He first started diving when he was 6. He has a brother Jack who is also a diver.^[2][3]

Career

Haslam first won an individual senior national medal with a bronze in the 10 metre platform at the 2012 British National Cup. The same year he started representing Great Britain in the European Junior Championships.^[4]

In 2015, at the inaugural European Games held in Baku where the diving events are for juniors only, he won a silver in the men's synchronised 3 metre springboard with James Heatly.^[5]

In 2018, at the FINA World Cup in Wuhan, China, he won a bronze in the mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard with Grace Reid.^[6]

At the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow/Edinburgh, Haslam partnered with Grace Reid for the second time as her partner in this event Tom Daley had taken paternity leave for the rest of year. They won a silver in the mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard.^[7]

In May 2023, he won the 1m springboard title and 3m synchro title, at the British Diving Championships.^[8] One month later, during the 2023 European Diving Championships which were held as part of the 2023 European Games in Rzeszów, Poland he won a gold medal on the 1 metre springboard. He also performed in the 3 metre springboard event where he finished fourth. On the synchronised 3 metre springboard he partnered again with James Heatly where they became fourth, finishing less than two points behind the bronze medalists.^[9]