Anabelle Smith

Anabelle "Belle" Smith (born 3 February 1993) is an Australian diver. She competed in the 3 m springboard synchronised event at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal in 2016, placing fifth in 2012.[4]

Anabelle Smith
Smith at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Nickname(s)Belle
NationalityAustralia
Born (1993-02-03) 3 February 1993
Malvern, Victoria[1][2]
ResidenceMelbourne
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[3]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportDiving
ClubGannets Diving Club[1]
Victorian Institute of Sport[4]
Coached byHui Tong[2]
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro3 m synchro springboard
World Championships
2011 Shanghai3 m synchro springboard
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhi10 m synchro platform
2014 Glasgow3 m synchro springboard
World Cup
2014 Shanghai3 m synchro springboard

Diving

Smith competes in the 3 m springboard and 10 m platform synchro events.[5][6] She has a diving scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport[2] and is a member of Gannets Diving Club.[2] She trains at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre.[2] She competes with Sharleen Stratton, following the retirement of her former partner Briony Cole.[7]

Smith represented Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she earned a bronze medal in the 10 m synchro platform with Cole.[2] Competing with Stratton she won a bronze medal in the 3 m synchro springboard at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships with a score of 306.90.[7] At the 2012 FINA Diving Grand Prix in Madrid she and Stratton finished second in the 3 m springboard synchro, scoring 293.58.[5]

Before the 2014 Commonwealth Games Smith severely injured the middle finger on her right hand, when it was squashed by metal plates of a weight training machine. She returned to diving after three months and wore a hand brace for another five months. She did not fully recover the mobility in that finger.[4]

References
  1. Anabelle Smith. sports-reference.com
  2. "Anabelle Smith". Diving Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  3. Anabelle Smith. rio2016.com
  4. Anabelle Smith Archived 22 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  5. "Lane 9 News Archive: Cubans Spoils Clean Sweep for Chinese Divers at FINA Diving Grand Prix Stop in Madrid". Swimmingworldmagazine.com. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  6. "Wiggins misses individual Olympic dive – ABC Grandstand Sport". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  7. "Diving duo gets Australia off the mark". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
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