Jake Passmore
Personal information
Born (2005-06-12) 12 June 2005[1]
Ireland
Sport
CountryRepublic of Ireland Ireland
SportDiving
Event(s)1 m springboard,
3 m springboard
ClubCity of Leeds[2]
Esprit Diving Club (former)[3]
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Ireland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Junior Championships 0 1 0
European Junior Championships 0 0 1
Total 0 1 1
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Montreal 1 m springboard
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Otopeni 1 m springboard

Jake Passmore (born 12 June 2005) is an Irish diver. In 2022, he became the first diver representing Ireland to win a medal at a World Junior Diving Championships, winning the silver medal in the 1 metre springboard at the 2022 World Junior Diving Championships. He was also the first diver representing Ireland to win a medal at a European Junior Diving Championships, winning the bronze medal at the 2022 European Junior Diving Championships in the 1 metre springboard.

Background

Passmore was born 12 June 2005.[1] For his diving training he is based in Leeds, England as part of the City of Leeds club.[2] He formerly dove with Esprit Diving Club, based in Bradford, England.[3]

Career

Early career

At a nine-year-old at the 2014 Open National Diving Championships in Dublin, Passmore won the 1 metre springboard and 3 metre springboard for the age group above his, after he was allowed to compete one age group up.[4] The following year, he won the silver medal in the 10 metre platform, the gold medal in the 1 metre springboard and the gold medal in the 3 metre springboard for the same age group, only this time competing as a ten-year-old.[3]

2022

At the first Futures Cup, the 2022 Futures Cup held in May in Plymouth, England, Passmore won the bronze medal in the 3 metre springboard with a score of 355.75 points, which was over 100 points behind gold medalist Yona Knight-Wisdom of Jamaica.[2] In July, he started his competition at the 2022 European Junior Diving Championships off with a bronze medal in the 1 metre springboard, achieving a final score of 455.00 points.[1][5] His bronze medal marked the first medal won by a diver representing Ireland at a European Junior Diving Championships.[5] Two days later, he concluded competing at the Championships with a fifth-place finish in the 3 metre springboard, where he earned a final score of 502.05 points, which was 83.55 points behind the gold medalist Matteo Santoro of Italy.[6]

2022 World Junior Championships

For the 1 metre springboard at the 2022 World Junior Diving Championships, held starting in November in Montreal, Canada, Passmore scored a total of 453.60 points, winning the silver medal only 16.10 points behind gold medalist Matteo Santoro.[7][8] His medal was the first of any rank won by a diver representing Ireland at a World Junior Diving Championships.[8][9] The following day, he ranked first in the preliminaries of the 3 metre springboard with a score of 529.65 points and qualified for the final.[10] In the evening, he achieved a final mark of 508.35 and place fifth, which was less than four points behind the bronze medalist.[11][12]

2023

In the final of the 3 metre springboard at the 2023 British National Diving Cup in February, Passmore placed eighth with a score of 354.90 points, which was 162.65 points behind gold medalist Jack Laugher.[13]

International championships

Meet 1 m springboard 3 m springboard
EJC 20223rd place, bronze medalist(s)
(455.00)		5th
(502.05)
WJC 20222nd place, silver medalist(s)
(453.60)		5th
(508.35)

References

  1. 1 2 3 LEN (20 July 2022). "Romania 2022 LEN European Junior Diving Championships: Results Boys A - 1m Springboard Final". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Young stars shine in Futures Cup Finale". British Swimming. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Marshall, Bill (4 December 2015). "Esprit members in seventh heaven". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Marshall, Bill (21 November 2014). "Esprit members don't need four-leaved clovers". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  5. 1 2 Swim Ireland (20 July 2022). "Jake Passmore Make History With First European Diving Medal For Ireland". SwimSwam. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  6. ↑ LEN (22 July 2022). "Romania 2022 LEN European Junior Diving Championships: Results Boys A - 3m Springboard Final". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Berg, Aimee (30 November 2022). "Charli Petrov becomes first athlete to win 2 golds at the FINA World Junior Diving Championships 2022". FINA. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Passmore Makes History with first World Level Diving Medal for Ireland". Swim Ireland. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  9. ↑ Doherty, Oisin (1 December 2022). "History maker Jake Passmore wins silver for Ireland at World diving championship". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Mens-Hommes A - Group 3 M Prelims: FINA World Junior Diving Championships". FINA. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Mens-Hommes A - Group 3 M Finals: FINA World Junior Diving Championships". FINA. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "History-making Passmore rounds off brilliant week at World Junior Diving Championships". the42.ie. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Live updates from the British National Diving Cup 2023". British Swimming. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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