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Kassidy Cook
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Kassidy Cook
Personal information
Birth name Kassidy Leigh Cook
Born (1995-05-09) May 9, 1995 (age 29)
Plantation, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater Stanford University
Height 5 ft 3 in
Weight 126 lb
Sport
Country United States
Sport Diving
Event(s) 3 m springboard
3 m synchronized springboard
Team United States National Diving Team: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017
Coached by John Appleman, Kenny Armstrong, Bob Gunter,& Daniel Sautural
Achievements and titles
World finals 2010 FINA Junior World Championships: 1 m springboard; Gold
3 m springboard; Gold
National finals
  • 2007 Speedo National Junior Diving Championships: 1 m springboard; Gold
    3 m springboard; Gold
  • 2008 Speedo National Junior Diving Championships: 1 m springboard; Gold
    3 m springboard; Gold
    10 m platform; Silver
  • 2009 Speedo National Junior Diving Championships: 1 m springboard; Gold
    3 m springboard; Gold
    10 m platform; Bronze
  • 2010 USA Diving Winter National Championships: 1 m springboard; Bronze
  • 2010 USA Diving Junior National Championships: 1 m springboard; Gold
    3 m springboard; Gold
  • 2010 AT&T National Diving Championships: 1 m springboard; Gold
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
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Silver 2024 Paris 3 m synchro
Updated on 1 April 2013.

Kassidy Leigh Cook (born May 9, 1995) is an American diver. Cook was a member of the United States national diving team in 2012. She missed out on competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics by 0.4 points, but competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics, placing 13th in the women's 3 metre springboard event. She earned her first Olympic medal in the 2024 Summer Olympics, winning silver in the women's synchronized 3 metre springboard with Sarah Bacon.

Early life

Cook is the 5th child of Kevin and Laura Cook and lives in The Woodlands, Texas. She has five siblings: Kevin, Kara, Kelsey, Kylie and Kendall. Cook started diving at the age of four; her sister, Kara, was a diver at Purdue University. Kassidy trains five hours a day, six days a week. She was a child model before she started diving. The National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) named her the 2010 high school girls national champion in its diving All-American program.

Kassidy Cook graduated from The Woodlands High School in 2013 and from Stanford University in 2018.

Career

Year Competition 1 m springboard 3 m springboard 10 m platform
2005 Speedo Junior National Diving Championships 18th (206.60) 12th (225.66)
2006 Speedo Junior National Diving Championships 6th (261.80) 3rd (296.15) 4th (295.35)
2007 Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships 14th (239.65)
Speedo Junior National Diving Championships 1st (277.65) 1st (321.65) 7th (280.00)
2008 Speedo USA Diving Spring Championships 6th (233.90)
Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships 3rd (244.30) 11th (266.25)
Speedo USA Diving Junior National Championships 1st (335.65) 1st (331.15) 2nd (328.05)
2009 Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships 3rd (285.10) 6th (271.30)
Speedo USA Diving Junior National Diving Championships 1st (382.85) 1st (440.75) 3rd (344.60)
AT&T National Diving Championships 9th (239.85) 6th (300.60)
2010 USA Diving Winter National Championships 3rd (284.70) 9th (612.70)
USA Diving Junior National Championships 1st (400.95) 1st (430.85)
AT&T National Diving Championships 1st (299.65) 5th (339.60)
2011 USA Diving Winter National Championships 5th (323.90)
AT&T National Diving Championships 4th (263.65) 21st (238.95)
2012 USA Diving Winter National Championships 4th (990.20)
U.S. Olympic Team Trials 4th (962.55)

Olympic career

Cook competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed 13th on the 3 meter springboard. She and Sarah Bacon, her best friend and diving partner, qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 3 meter synchronized springboard event for the United States.

On July 27, 2024, Cook and Bacon won the first medals for the United States at the 2024 Olympics, silver in the 3 meter synchronized springboard event.

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