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| Full name | Eleanor Townsend Smart | ||||||||
| Nickname | Ellie Smart | ||||||||
| Born | (1995-10-20) October 20, 1995 (age 29) | ||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||
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| Country | USA | ||||||||
| Sport | High diving | ||||||||
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Eleanor Townsend Smart (born 1995), also known as Ellie Smart, is an American high diver. She placed third at the 2022 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.
Early life and education
Smart was born on October 20, 1995. She grew up in Fairway, Kansas and began diving at age 5. 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.
She attended the University of California at Berkeley and graduated in 2016. After graduation, she pursued master's degree program in sports psychology.
Career
Smart competed on the diving team for two seasons at the University of California at Berkeley.
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. Smart won a bronze medal in high diving at the 2018 FINA High Diving World Cup, her world cup debut. 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. In 2022, Smart placed second overall at the Red Bull World Series. She placed third in the Mostar event at the 2023 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, and fourth in the series overall.
She co-founded the Clean Cliffs Project with partner and fellow diver Owen Weymouth.
Smart placed ninth in the women's 20-metre at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. She was in fourth place after the first two rounds of diving.
Personal life
Smart splits her time between Fort Lauderdale and Prairie Village.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.