James Denny (diver)

James Denny
Personal information
Born (1993-09-20) 20 September 1993 (age 31)
Leeds
Sport
Country Great Britain  England
Event(s)10 m, 10 m Synchro
ClubCity of Leeds Diving Club
PartnerTom Daley
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Representing  England
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 10 m platform synchro

James Denny (born 20 September 1993) is a British diver from Leeds who specialises in events from the 10 m platform.

Career

Denny started diving in 2005. His first achievements at international level came with the 2011 Junior European Championships where he classified 4th from the 1 m springboard and 6th from the 10 m platform. During the period 2011-2014 he competed at the British Championships, where he collected several medals.[1]

He represented England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal alongside his partner Tom Daley in the 10 m platform synchro, and classifying 6th in the individual event.[2] Also during the same year, he took part in the 2014 European Aquatics Championships, where he missed on a bronze medal in the 10 m synchro event alongside Tom Daley[3] and achieved a 12th place in the individual final.

Results

Senior Results

Year Event Venue 1m Springboard 3m Springboard 10m Platform 3m Springboard Synchro 10m Platform Synchro
Preliminary Final Preliminary Final Preliminary Final Partner Final Partner Preliminary Final
Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk Pts Rk
2010 British Diving Championships EnglandSheffield 253.70 11 did not advance 252.65 19 did not advance 320.85 4 Q 336.15 4 — —
2011 British Diving Championships EnglandLeeds 317.50 4 Q 338.05 4 284.25 13 did not advance 312.95 7 Q 412.25 5 — —
2012 British Diving Championships EnglandSheffield — — 370.75 3 Q 390.20 O. Dingley 359.73 4 J. Meszaros — 320.52 3
2013 British Diving Championships EnglandPlymouth — — 351.40 2 Q 374.90 — —
2013 European Diving Championships GermanyRostock — — 386.75 8 Q 405.10 9 — —
2014 British Diving Championships EnglandSheffield — 388.10 1 Q 434.45 — O. Dingley 386.19 —
2014 Commonwealth Games ScotlandEdinburgh — 394.05 6 Q 410.90 6 408.40 6 Q 397.65 6 — T. Daley — 399.36
2014 European Aquatics Championships GermanyBerlin 355.10 9 Q 329.15 12 — 357.30 12 Q 311.60 12 — T. Daley 415.05 2 Q 403.74 4
2015 British Diving Championships EnglandPlymouth 341.95 4 Q 359.35 5 358.75 5 Q 374.40 6 — — M. Lee — 373.14

References

  1. ^ "James Denny's profile". swimming.org. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  2. ^ Andy Bull (2 August 2014). "Tom Daley and James Denny claim silver but main event is yet to come". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. ^ David McDaid (20 August 2014). "Tom Daley and James Denny miss out on European diving medal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 August 2014.