Simone Leathead
{{Short description|Canadian high diver (born 2003)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Simone Leathead
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|04|22}}
| birth_place = Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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| country = Canada
| sport = High diving
| coach = Stéphane Lapointe
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|World Cup}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Bahrain|Women}}
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Simone Leathead (born April 22, 2003){{Cite web |title=Simone LEATHEAD Profile |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1683508/simone-leathead/www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1683508/simone-leathead/profile |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}} is a Canadian high diver. She placed fourth in high diving at the 2023 World Aquatics Championship and second at the 2024 World Aquatics High Diving World Cup event in Bahrain. She won bronze at the 2024 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.
Early life
Leathead was born on April 22, 2003{{Cite web |title=Simone Leathead |url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/athlete/simone-leathead |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=RedBull}} in Montreal, Quebec, Quebec.{{Cite web |last=Gillespie |first=Kerry |date=2022-12-04 |title=The world’s best high divers can see the Summer Olympics from way up there |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/amateur/the-world-s-best-high-divers-can-see-the-summer-olympics-from-way-up-there/article_a52398c8-50a6-504e-a96b-1e24fcd73570.html |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=Toronto Star |language=en}}
Career
Leathead initially trained in diving at 3m and 10m.{{Cite web |last=Piche |first=Alexandra |date=2023-07-24 |title=High diving upstart Simone Leathead contests her first World Championships |url=https://diving.ca/high-diving-upstart-simone-leathead-contests-her-first-world-championships/ |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=Diving Canada |language=en-CA}} She began high diving in February 2022.{{Cite web |last=Naciri |first=Sliman |date=2023-08-06 |title=Une Montréalaise brille aux Championnats du monde de sports aquatiques |url=https://journalmetro.com/actualites/3136953/une-montrealaise-brille-aux-championnats-du-monde-de-sports-aquatiques/ |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=Journal Métro |language=fr-FR}} In December of that year, she competed at the first ever junior high diving championship at the 2022 FINA World Junior Diving Championships in Montreal. She won gold in the 15m. Leathead competed in high diving at the 2023 World Aquatics Championship and placed fourth overall with 312.40 points.{{Cite news |date=2023-07-25 |title=Leap to glory: Carlson, Macaulay capture Canada's 1st-ever high diving world medals |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/aquatics/2023-world-aquatics-championships-july25-prelims-1.6917948 |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=CBC}} She placed fifth at the Canamex High Diving Challenge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in December 2023.{{Cite web |title=Five Canadians Crowned Champions at the Canamex High Diving Challenge |url=https://sirc.ca/news/five-canadians-crowned-champions-at-the-canamex-high-diving-challenge/ |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=The Sport Information Resource Centre |language=en-US}}
She made her Red Bull Cliff Diving debut in as a wildcard Paris in June 2023, finishing in sixth place with 285.6 points.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-19 |title=Molly Carlson on the Second Step of the Podium in Paris; Simone Leathead Makes her Red Bull debut |url=https://diving.ca/molly-carlson-on-the-second-step-of-the-podium-in-paris-simone-leathead-makes-her-red-bull-debut/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Diving/Plongeon Canada}} She also competed at the Japan and Auckland events in the 2023 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-06 |title="Une étoile montante du plongeon de haut vol": une jeune Québécoise s'illustre |url=https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2023/08/06/une-etoile-montante-du-plongeon-de-haut-vol-une-jeune-quebecoise-sillustre |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=TVA Nouvelles}}{{Cite news |date=2024-01-28 |title=Canadian Jessica Macaulay 3rd in final cliff diving event of illustrious career |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/jessica-macaulay-cliff-diving-jan-28-1.7097440 |access-date=2024-01-29 |work=CBC}} She placed 10th overall in the series with 183 points, and earning a spot as a permanent diver on the 2024 series.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-28 |title=Redbull Cliff Diving World Series 2023 Final Tour Stop |url=https://www.redbull.com/car-en/events/red-bull-cliff-diving-world-series-auckland-new-zealand/auckland-results |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Red Bull}} Leathead placed seventh in the women's 20-metre at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.{{Cite news |date=2024-02-14 |title=Canadians Carlson, Macaulay win high dive medals at World Aquatics Championships |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/aquatics/canada-water-polo-aquatics-worlds-1.7114639 |access-date=2024-02-14 |work=CBC}} She placed third at the first stop on the 2024 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Athens, with 319.1 points.{{Cite web |title=Results - Athens, Greece 2024 |url=https://www.redbull.com/car-en/events/red-bull-cliff-diving-athens-greece/results-greece |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Red Bull |language=en}} Leathead came third overall in the series after winning silver at the final stop in Sydney.{{Cite web |agency=The Canadian Press |title=Canadians finish second, third overall in Red Bull Cliff Diving season standings |url=https://rdnewsnow.com/2024/11/10/canadians-finish-second-third-overall-in-red-bull-cliff-diving-season-standings/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=rdnewsnow.com |language=en}}
Leathead placed second at the first World Aquatics High Diving World Cup event of 2024 in Bahrain. Before the final dive, she was in seventh place. She dove a back triple with one twist and took the lead with 307.80 points, only being surpassed by 16.40 points by fellow Canadian, Molly Carlson.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-22 |title=Popovici and Carlson win Bahrain World Cup |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/news/4127463/popovici-and-carlson-win-bahrain-world-cup |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Almaskati |first=Hussain |date=2024-09-23 |title=Popovici and Carlson reach Golden Heights in High Diving |url=https://www.newsofbahrain.com/bahrain/103460.html |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=The Daily Tribune News Of Bahrain}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Laval, Quebec
Category:Canadian female divers