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

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by 0.4 points, but competed in the

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, placing 13th in the women's 3 metre springboard event. She earned her first Olympic medal in the

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, winning silver in the women's synchronized 3 metre springboard with

Sarah Bacon Sarah Bacon (born September 20, 1996) is an American diver. She earned her first Olympic medal in the 2024 Summer Olympics, winning silver in the women's synchronized 3 metre springboard with Kassidy Cook. High school career Bacon has been ...

Early life

Cook is the 5th child of Kevin and Laura Cook and lives in

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. 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

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. 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

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in 2013 and from

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in 2018.

Career

Olympic career

Cook competed at the

and placed 13th on the 3 meter springboard. She and

, her best friend and diving partner, qualified for the

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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.

References

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