James Philip Heatly (born 20 May 1997) is a British diver.

Career

In 2015, at the inaugural

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held in Baku where the diving events are for juniors only, he won a gold in the 3 metre springboard, a bronze in the 1 metre springboard, as well as a silver in the men's synchronised 3 metre springboard with Ross Haslam. At the

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he won bronze in the 1m springboard event, becoming only the second Scottish diver to win a diving medal after his grandfather Sir Peter Heatly won gold in 1958. At the

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, Heatly won a bronze in the men's 1 metre springboard. At the 2019 European Diving Championships held in

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, Heatly won bronze in the Men's 3m springboard. At the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup held in Japan as an official test event for the

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, Heatly won silver in the Men's 3m springboard event. At the

2022 World Aquatics Championships The 2022 World Aquatics Championships, the 19th edition of the FINA World Aquatics Championships, were held in Budapest, Hungary, from 17 June to 3 July 2022. These championships included five disciplines, with high diving not staged for this edi ...

, Heatly won his first World Championship medals, a bronze in the Mixed 3m & 10m team event with

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, followed on the same day by a bronze in the mixed 3 metre synchro event with

Grace Reid Grace Elizabeth Reid (born 9 May 1996) is a Scottish diver representing Scotland and Great Britain, and specialising in 1 metre and 3 metre springboard disciplines. She is a world championship silver medallist in the 1 metre springboard, twice ...

He represented Scotland at the

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where he won a gold medal in the Mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard event alongside

. and came 4th in the Men's 1 metre springboard and Men's 3 metre springboard events. In May 2023, he won his third 3m synchro title at the British Diving Championships.

Media

James Heatly appeared in a short film "The Bath House" in 2009.

Personal life

Heatly is the grandson of fellow international diver Peter Heatly.

References

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