Cassiel Rousseau

Cassiel Rousseau
Personal information
Full nameCassiel Emmanuel Rousseau
Born (2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 (age 23)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Sport
SportDiving
Event10 metre springboard
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka 10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Doha Team event
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 10 m mixed synchro

Cassiel Emmanuel Rousseau (born 4 February 2001) is an Australian diver. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre platform, and the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre platform and men's synchronised 10 metre platform, the latter with Domonic Bedggood.[1][2] Rousseau claimed gold in the men's 10m platform World Championships event in Fukuoka 2023, creating history for the Australian diving team by becoming the first Australian men's 10m platform world champion.[3]

Early life and career

Rousseau is the grandson of French cyclist Michel Rousseau, who won gold in the men's sprint at the 1956 Summer Olympics. His mother is from Paris, and the family (he is a twin and one of seven children) spoke French at home when he was young. He was a child circus performer and acrobatic gymnast, and appeared in a series final of Australia's Got Talent by age 11.[3] He began diving in 2017,and became Australia's elite junior champion a year later.[1] His older sister Elodie formerly performed with Cirque Du Soleil in Las Vegas.[3]

In June 2022, he was named to the Australian diving team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4][5][6] He won a gold medal in the Men's 10 metre platform event[7] and bronze medals in the mixed synchronised 10 metre platform event alongside Emily Boyd and the men's synchronised 10 metre platform alongside Domonic Bedggood.[8]

Rousseau was named World Aquatics diver of the year after winning the men's 10m platform event at the Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships.[3]

In the 2024 Olympics, he finished 6th in the men's 10 synchronised 10 metre platform.[2]

Personal life

As of 2024, Rousseau was studying psychology at Griffith University and working part-time as a receptionist at a wellness centre.[9]

Competitive history

Competition 2019 2020 2021 2023
Olympic Games, 10 m platform 8th
430.35
FINA World Championships, 10 m platform 9th
455.35		 1st
520.85

References

  1. ^ a b "Cassiel Rousseau". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Cassiel ROUSSEAU | Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Pegan, Martin (31 May 2024). "Australian diver Cassiel Rousseau: from the circus and TV talent shows to the Olympic pool". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Australia announce diving team for Birmingham 2022". www.insidethegames.biz. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Aussie Divers set to take on the Commonwealth". Diving Australia. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Aussies Divers Looking for Minimal Splashes on Quest for Birmingham Gold | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Men's 10m Platform - Final". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Men's Synchronised 10m Platform - Final". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  9. ^ "China have won 46 of the 56 gold medals in Olympic diving this century. Here's why". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2024.


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