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| Emily
BOYD |
| Sport |
Diving |
| NOC |
Australia
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 12 Mar 1995
in Warrington, ENG |
| Height | 1.56 m |
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General Interest |
Other sports |
She was a member of the British junior tumbling team. (divingqld.org.au, 2009) |
Famous relatives |
Her uncle played hockey for the England U21 team. (diving.asn.au, 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"I started gymnastics and did a little bit of tumbling over in the UK. I loved doing it but got really scared of learning anything new. I suffered with bad ankles and my knees with all the constant pounding from tumbling and gym and I think I was just afraid of making that pain worse. One of the girls who I trained with did diving as well and I went to a training session just to watch and loved what it looked like. Unfortunately, it was only about a month before we were meant to move to Australia so my mum was like, 'You're not starting this now'. So, within the first week of moving to Australia, RAPS Diving Club in Brisbane had a clinic on and I gave it a go. It's the thrill of it. There aren't many girls who get to do somersaults in the air. It's the rush you get out of diving and nailing that entry." |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Chinese diver Wu Minxia. (diving.asn.au, 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She first tried diving at age 12 in Australia. She began training a few days a week at age 13. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Em, Boydie (ayof2013.olympics.com.au, 2013) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Nothing is going to come easy, ever. It is going to take a lot of mental toughness, perseverance, and courage. Everyone has bad days, but it's when we push through those bad days that something special happens. It's a work in progress for everyone but you need to keep on trudging along." (diving.org.au, 24 Aug 2018) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Other information |
REPRESENTING AUSTRALIA
She was born in Warrington, England, but began her diving career representing Australia. In 2014 she announced she would begin competing for Great Britain, before returning to compete for Australia in 2017. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 30 Oct 2017; bbc.co.uk, 23 Jan 2016)
COACHING
She has worked as a diving coach at the Chandler Diving Club in Brisbane, QLD, Australia. "I do love coaching and I think it's great. Every coach coaches differently and because of all the coaches I've had, I feel like I have gotten bits off all of them to put into my own coaching and by extension these younger athletes. It's very interesting when you have these young kids who have no diving experience and you need to teach them something from ground zero. It's nice to take those stepping stones with them and watch them develop and it's cool to remind yourself that you were there once." (couriermail.com.au, 19 Mar 2019; diving.org.au, 24 Aug 2018; Instagram profile, 12 Jan 2018) |
Injuries |
In 2017 she slipped while performing a dive from the 10m platform and broke her right eye socket. (Instagram profile, 09 Jun 2018) |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
10m Platform |
294.10 |
| 4 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
10m Platform Synchro |
309.78 |
Grand Prix |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2022 |
Calgary, AB, CAN |
10m Platform Synchro |
259.44 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Gold Coast, QLD, AUS |
10m Platform |
342.30 |
| 2 |
2017 |
Kuala Lumpur, MAS |
10m Platform Synchro |
280.68 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Madrid, ESP |
10m Platform |
278.00 |
| 2 |
2013 |
Madrid, ESP |
10m Platform Synchro |
296.52 |
World Series |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2014 |
Monterrey, MEX |
10m Platform Synchro |
298.86 |
| 3 |
2014 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
10m Platform Synchro |
308.58 |
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