Alicia Blagg

Alicia Blagg
Personal information
Full name Alicia Jane Blagg[1]
Nationality British
Born (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996
Wakefield, England
Height 60
Weight 167
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Diving
Club City of Leeds club
Coach Edwin Jongejans

Alicia Blagg (born 21 October 1996) is a British diver.

In 2010 Blagg became the England's youngest ever double national champion when she won both the 1 metre springboard and 3 metre synchronised titles in the British championships.[2][3] In 2012 she was selected to represent Great Britain in the 2012 London Olympics in the Women's synchronised 3 metre springboard event.[4] In 2016 she competed in 3m springboard synchronized diving representing GB in 2016 Rio Olympics alongside Rebecca Gallantree, and they finished in the 5th place.[5]

According to her instagram profile she is based in Leeds and Miami as of 2017, having moved to America for university.

References

  1. FINA/NVC Diving World Series 2015 #1 Beijing (CHN) – Women Synchronised 3m
  2. "Alicia". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  3. "Alicia Blagg". www.swimming.org. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  4. "Alicia Blagg". www.london2012.com. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  5. "Rio Olympics 2016: British diving duo Alicia Blagg and Rebecca Gallantree miss out on a medal as China take gold". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
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