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About
Olympic finalist. Aspiring Engineer.
Ellie Cole OLY is a 18 year old Platform Diver on the Australian National Squad. A New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) scholarship holder, Ellie represented Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in 10m individual platform. Making the finals on her debut, Ellie is now ranked an impressive 7th in the world.
Ellie is in Year 12 at PLC Sydney currently studying for her HSC and hopes to study Engineering at university.
Hometown: Balmain, NSW, Australia
Coach: Chava Sobrino
Nationality: Australian & USA
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2023 Australian Elite Junior Championships Individual Platform – 1st Place
2023 Australian Elite Junior Championships Synchro Platform – 1st Place
2024 American Cup Individual Platform – 1st Place
2024 American Cup Synchro Platform – 1st Place
2024 Canada Cup Synchro Platform – 1st Place
2024 Australian Open Championships Individual Platform – 2nd Place
2024 Paris Olympic Games - Finalist - 7th Place
Background
I was born in New Jersey, USA in 2006 and moved home to Australia when I was 6 months old. I live in Sydney, Australia and have two younger siblings, Maddison and Lachlan.
I started gymnastics when I was 6 years old. Five years later I tried diving and really liked it so I retired from gymnastics soon after. I’ve been diving with the New South Wales Institute of Sport since 2018 and I became a member of the Australian National Diving Squad earlier this year in 2024.
Diving Highlights
My First Diving Competition in 2017
2024 Canada Cup Final
Dive 201B Synchro
2023 Australian Domestic Grand Prix
Dive 305C
2024 Australian Open Championships Semi-Final
Dive 6243D
2024 American Cup Final
Dive 407C
2024 Australian Open Championships Final
Dive 5253B
Out of the Pool
Outside of the pool I enjoy physics and math and am currently completing my HSC. I enjoy the challenge of scientific research outside of school and have had some success taking out the University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize in 2019 and first place in the Science Teachers Association New South Wales (STANSW) Young Scientist Awards in 2022. I’m currently completing an engineering project as part of my final year Science Extension subject for my HSC.
