{{short description|American high diver}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Eleanor Smart | image = | full_name = Eleanor Townsend Smart | nickname = Ellie Smart | nationality = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|10|20}}<ref name=":Red Bull Profile">{{Cite web |title=Eleanor Smart |url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/athlete/eleanor-smart |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=www.redbull.com}}</ref> | birth_place = | height = 1.68m<ref name=":Red Bull Profile" /> | weight = 56kg<ref name=":Red Bull Profile" /> | country = USA | sport = High diving | universityteam = | club = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|FINA High Diving World Cup}} {{MedalBronze|2018 Abu Dhabi|Women}} }}

'''Eleanor Townsend Smart''' (born 1995),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-25 |title=World Series Divers Share Secrets on Diving with Philippine National Diving Team |url=https://www.rankthemag.ph/world-series-divers-secrets-diving-philippine-national-team/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Rank Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> also known as '''Ellie Smart''', is an American high diver. She placed third at the 2022 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.

== Early life and education == Smart was born on October 20, 1995.<ref name=":Red Bull Profile" /> She grew up in Fairway, Kansas<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Senter |first=Jay |date=2018-06-18 |title=Fairway native Ellie Smart joins professional cliff diving circuit — and founds an environmental action group in the process |url=https://johnsoncountypost.com/2018/06/18/fairway-native-joins-professional-cliff-diving-circuit-and-founds-an-environmental-action-group-in-the-process-72028/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Johnson County Post |language=en-US}}</ref> and began diving at age 5.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Church |first=Ben |date=2022-06-02 |title=Cliff diver Eleanor Smart wants to clean the world's beaches while pushing her sport to the Olympic Games |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/02/sport/eleanor-smart-cliff-diving-olympic-games-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Smart attended Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas before moving to Texas after her freshman year to more seriously pursue her athletic career in Texas.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Torres |first=Maria |date=2017-10-12 |title=She wanted to be an Olympic platform diver. Now she dives off cliffs for a living |url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/article178484656.html |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=The Kansas City Star}}</ref>

She attended the University of California at Berkeley<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Pennington |first=Juliet |date=2023-05-18 |title=Ellie Smart on diving into travel, a great fanny pack, and loving Oprah Winfrey |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/18/lifestyle/ellie-smart-diving-into-travel-great-fanny-pack-loving-oprah-winfrey/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=The Boston Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> and graduated in 2016. After graduation, she pursued master's degree program in sports psychology.<ref name=":3" />

== Career == Smart competed on the diving team for two seasons at the University of California at Berkeley.<ref name=":2" />

She co-founded the Clean Cliffs Project with partner and fellow diver Owen Weymouth in 2017.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-06-13 |title=Ellie Smart Joins Board of Directors for International Swimming Hall of Fame |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/ellie-smart-joins-board-of-directors-for-international-swimming-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Swimming World |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In 2017, she made her Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series debut as a wildcard at the opening event in Inis Mór, Ireland. She scored 195.35 points, placing fifth.<ref name=":2" /> Smart won a bronze medal in high diving at the 2018 FINA High Diving World Cup, her world cup debut.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-11-10 |title=Smart Takes Bronze at FINA High Diving World Cup in Abu Dhabi |url=https://swimswam.com/smart-takes-bronze-at-fina-high-diving-world-cup-in-abu-dhabi/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-11-10 |title=Lysanne Richard off to high diving worlds after silver showing in Abu Dhabi |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/lysanne-richard-high-diving-abu-dhabi-1.4900821 |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=CBC}}</ref> 2019 was Smart's first season as a permanent diver on the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. She placed second at the event in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina that season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-25 |title=Montreal high diver returns from neck injury, takes third in cliff diving competition |url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/mobile/montreal-high-diver-returns-from-neck-injury-takes-third-in-cliff-diving-competition-1.4564306?cache=y?clipId=89531 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204022909/https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/mobile/montreal-high-diver-returns-from-neck-injury-takes-third-in-cliff-diving-competition-1.4564306?cache=y?clipId=89531 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=CTV News Montreal |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, Smart placed second overall at the Red Bull World Series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=See |first=Jen |title=Train Like a Pro "Winning Means Being the Best Diver I Can Be" |url=https://www.magzter.com/stories/lifestyle/The-Red-Bulletin/TRAIN-LIKE-A-PRO-WINNING-MEANS-BEING-THE-BEST-DIVER-I-CAN-BE |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=The Red Bulletin |language=en |via=Magzter}}</ref> She placed third in the Mostar event at the 2023 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-09-09 |title=Molly Carlson is the Winner of the Red Bull Cliff Diving Competition for Women in Mostar! |url=https://sarajevotimes.com/molly-carlson-is-the-winner-of-the-red-bull-cliff-diving-competition-for-women-in-mostar/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Sarajevo Times |language=en-US}}</ref> and fourth in the series overall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Auckland Results |url=https://www.redbull.com/car-en/events/red-bull-cliff-diving-world-series-auckland-new-zealand/auckland-results |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Red Bull |language=en}}</ref>

Since 2021, she has been the CEO of High Dive Global, which she founded to promote and develop the sport of high diving.<ref name=":4" />

Smart placed ninth in the women's 20-metre at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ellie SMART {{!}} Results {{!}} World Aquatics Official |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1168986/www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1168986/ellie-smart |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=World Aquatics |language=en}}</ref> She was in fourth place after the first two rounds of diving.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-13 |title=Three U.S. High Divers in Top Five After Two Rounds at World Championships |url=https://www.usadiving.org/news/2024/february/13/three-u-s-high-divers-in-top-five-after-two-rounds-at-world-championships |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=www.usadiving.org |language=en}}</ref> In 2024, she was appointed to the Board of Directors of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.<ref name=":4" />

== Personal life == Smart splits her time between Fort Lauderdale and Prairie Village.<ref name=":1" />

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