Eleanor Smart
{{short description|American high diver}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Eleanor Smart
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| full_name = Eleanor Townsend Smart
| nickname = Ellie Smart
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|10|20}}{{Cite web |title=Eleanor Smart |url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/athlete/eleanor-smart |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=www.redbull.com}}
| birth_place =
| country = USA
| sport = High diving
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|FINA High Diving World Cup}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Abu Dhabi|Women}}
}}
Eleanor Townsend Smart (born 1995),{{Cite web |date=2019-04-25 |title=World Series Divers Share Secrets on Diving with Philippine National Diving Team |url=https://www.rankthemag.ph/world-series-divers-secrets-diving-philippine-national-team/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Rank Magazine |language=en-US}} 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{{Cite web |last=Senter |first=Jay |date=2018-06-18 |title=Fairway native Ellie Smart joins professional cliff diving circuit — and founds an environmental action group in the process |url=https://johnsoncountypost.com/2018/06/18/fairway-native-joins-professional-cliff-diving-circuit-and-founds-an-environmental-action-group-in-the-process-72028/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Johnson County Post |language=en-US}} and began diving at age 5.{{Cite web |last=Church |first=Ben |date=2022-06-02 |title=Cliff diver Eleanor Smart wants to clean the world's beaches while pushing her sport to the Olympic Games |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/02/sport/eleanor-smart-cliff-diving-olympic-games-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=CNN |language=en}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Torres |first=Maria |date=2017-10-12 |title=She wanted to be an Olympic platform diver. Now she dives off cliffs for a living |url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/article178484656.html |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=The Kansas City Star}}
She attended the University of California at Berkeley{{Cite web |last=Pennington |first=Juliet |date=2023-05-18 |title=Ellie Smart on diving into travel, a great fanny pack, and loving Oprah Winfrey |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/18/lifestyle/ellie-smart-diving-into-travel-great-fanny-pack-loving-oprah-winfrey/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=The Boston Globe |language=en-US}} 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.
She co-founded the Clean Cliffs Project with partner and fellow diver Owen Weymouth in 2017.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-06-13 |title=Ellie Smart Joins Board of Directors for International Swimming Hall of Fame |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/ellie-smart-joins-board-of-directors-for-international-swimming-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Swimming World |language=en-US}} In 2017, she made her Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series debut as a wildcard at the opening event in Inis Mór, 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.{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-11-10 |title=Smart Takes Bronze at FINA High Diving World Cup in Abu Dhabi |url=https://swimswam.com/smart-takes-bronze-at-fina-high-diving-world-cup-in-abu-dhabi/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=2018-11-10 |title=Lysanne Richard off to high diving worlds after silver showing in Abu Dhabi |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/lysanne-richard-high-diving-abu-dhabi-1.4900821 |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=CBC}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2019-08-25 |title=Montreal high diver returns from neck injury, takes third in cliff diving competition |url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/mobile/montreal-high-diver-returns-from-neck-injury-takes-third-in-cliff-diving-competition-1.4564306?cache=y?clipId=89531 |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=CTV News Montreal |language=en}} In 2022, Smart placed second overall at the Red Bull World Series.{{Cite web |last=See |first=Jen |title=Train Like a Pro "Winning Means Being the Best Diver I Can Be" |url=https://www.magzter.com/stories/lifestyle/The-Red-Bulletin/TRAIN-LIKE-A-PRO-WINNING-MEANS-BEING-THE-BEST-DIVER-I-CAN-BE |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=The Red Bulletin |language=en |via=Magzter}} She placed third in the Mostar event at the 2023 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series,{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-09-09 |title=Molly Carlson is the Winner of the Red Bull Cliff Diving Competition for Women in Mostar! |url=https://sarajevotimes.com/molly-carlson-is-the-winner-of-the-red-bull-cliff-diving-competition-for-women-in-mostar/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Sarajevo Times |language=en-US}} and fourth in the series overall.{{Cite web |title=Auckland Results |url=https://www.redbull.com/car-en/events/red-bull-cliff-diving-world-series-auckland-new-zealand/auckland-results |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Red Bull |language=en}}
Since 2021, she has been the CEO of High Dive Global, which she founded to promote and develop the sport of high diving.
Smart placed ninth in the women's 20-metre at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.{{Cite web |title=Ellie SMART {{!}} Results {{!}} World Aquatics Official |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1168986/www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1168986/ellie-smart |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}} She was in fourth place after the first two rounds of diving.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-13 |title=Three U.S. High Divers in Top Five After Two Rounds at World Championships |url=https://www.usadiving.org/news/2024/february/13/three-u-s-high-divers-in-top-five-after-two-rounds-at-world-championships |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=www.usadiving.org |language=en}} In 2024, she was appointed to the Board of Directors of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Personal life
Smart splits her time between Fort Lauderdale and Prairie Village.
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Category:American female divers
Category:California Golden Bears athletes