Jake Passmore

{{Short description|Irish diver (born 2005)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Jake Passmore | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = | full_name = | nickname = | nationality = | national_team = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|06|12|df=y}}<ref name="LEN20Jul2022"/> | birth_place = Ireland | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | country = {{flagicon|IRL}} Ireland | sport = Diving | event = 1 m springboard, 3 m springboard | club = City of Leeds<ref name="BS15May2022"/> Esprit Diving Club (former)<ref name="Marshall4Dec2015"/> | collegeteam = | coach = | module = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's diving}} {{MedalCountry | {{IRL}}}} {{MedalCount |total=yes |World Junior Championships|0|1|0 |European Junior Championships|0|0|1 }} {{MedalCompetition | World Junior Championships}} {{MedalSilver | 2022 Montreal | 1 m springboard}} {{MedalCompetition | European Junior Championships}} {{MedalBronze | 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. In June 2024 Passmore Qualified for The Paris 2024 Olympics in the 3m Springboard finishing 21st

==Background== Passmore was born 12 June 2005.<ref name="LEN20Jul2022"/> For his diving training he is based in Leeds, England as part of the City of Leeds club.<ref name="BS15May2022"/> He formerly dove with Esprit Diving Club, based in Bradford, England.<ref name="Marshall4Dec2015"/>

==Career== ===Early career=== As 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.<ref name="Marshall21Nov2014">Marshall, Bill (21 November 2014). [https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportother/11619606.esprit-members-dont-need-four-leaved-clovers/ "Esprit members don't need four-leaved clovers"]. ''Telegraph & Argus''. Retrieved 1 December 2022.</ref> 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.<ref name="Marshall4Dec2015">Marshall, Bill (4 December 2015). [https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportother/14125674.esprit-members-in-seventh-heaven/ "Esprit members in seventh heaven"]. ''Telegraph & Argus''. Retrieved 1 December 2022.</ref>

===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.<ref name="BS15May2022">[https://www.britishswimming.org/news/diving-news/young-stars-shine-futures-cup-finale/ "Young stars shine in Futures Cup Finale"]. ''British Swimming''. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.</ref> 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.<ref name="LEN20Jul2022">LEN (20 July 2022). [https://roma2022-s3.microplustimingservices.com/EJC2022/TF/pdf/CLS-AAM-1MT-FINALE-ALL.pdf?x=20:18:18 "Romania 2022 LEN European Junior Diving Championships: Results Boys A - 1m Springboard Final"]. ''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 1 December 2022.</ref><ref name="SI20Jul2022">Swim Ireland (20 July 2022). [https://swimswam.com/jake-passmore-make-history-with-first-european-diving-medal-for-ireland/ "Jake Passmore Make History With First European Diving Medal For Ireland"]. ''SwimSwam''. Retrieved 1 December 2022.</ref> His bronze medal marked the first medal won by a diver representing Ireland at a European Junior Diving Championships.<ref name="SI20Jul2022"/> 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.<ref name="LEN22Jul2022">LEN (22 July 2022). [https://roma2022-s3.microplustimingservices.com/EJC2022/TF/pdf/CLS-AAM-3MT-FINALE-ALL.pdf?x=20:18:50 "Romania 2022 LEN European Junior Diving Championships: Results Boys A - 3m Springboard Final"]. ''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 1 December 2022.</ref>

====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.<ref name="Berg30Nov2022">Berg, Aimee (30 November 2022). [https://www.fina.org/news/2920652/charli-petrov-becomes-first-athlete-to-win-2-golds-at-the-fina-world-junior-diving-championships-2022 "Charli Petrov becomes first athlete to win 2 golds at the FINA World Junior Diving Championships 2022"]. ''FINA''. Retrieved 1 December 2022.</ref><ref name="SI30Nov2022">[https://www.swimireland.ie/news/passmore-makes-history-with-first-world-level-diving-medal-for-ireland "Passmore Makes History with first World Level Diving Medal for Ireland"]. ''Swim Ireland''. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.</ref> His medal was the first of any rank won by a diver representing Ireland at a World Junior Diving Championships.<ref name="SI30Nov2022"/><ref name="Doherty1Dec2022">Doherty, Oisin (1 December 2022). [https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/history-maker-jake-passmore-wins-28629597 "History maker Jake Passmore wins silver for Ireland at World diving championship"]. ''Daily Mirror''. Retrieved 1 December 2022.</ref> 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.<ref name="FINA1Dec2022h3m">[https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2022/12/01/72bdb1ca-15ec-4c24-b37c-dfce269cd68d/Detailed-Mens-Hommes-A-Group-3-M-Prelims.pdf "Mens-Hommes A - Group 3 M Prelims: FINA World Junior Diving Championships"]. ''FINA''. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.</ref> In the evening, he achieved a final mark of 508.35 and place fifth, which was less than four points behind the bronze medalist.<ref name="FINA1Dec2022f3m">[https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2022/12/02/7b9d2b20-dbb0-4edb-96cc-d769a7e999be/Detailed-Mens-Hommes-A-Group-3-M-Finals.pdf "Mens-Hommes A - Group 3 M Finals: FINA World Junior Diving Championships"]. ''FINA''. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.</ref><ref name="T42IE2Dec2022">[https://www.the42.ie/jake-passmore-world-junior-diving-championships-5935964-Dec2022/ "History-making Passmore rounds off brilliant week at World Junior Diving Championships"]. ''the42.ie''. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.</ref>

===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.<ref name="BS1Feb2023">[https://www.britishswimming.org/news/diving-news/live-updates-british-national-diving-cup-2023/ "Live updates from the British National Diving Cup 2023"]. ''British Swimming''. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.</ref>

=== 2024 === Jake competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the 3m Springboard finishing in 21st out of 24 divers.

==International championships== {| class="sortable wikitable" ! Meet ! class="unsortable"|1 m springboard ! class="unsortable"|3 m springboard |- | style="background:#ccccff"| EJC 2022 || align="center"|{{Bronze3}} (455.00) || align="center"|5th (502.05) |- | WJC 2022 || align="center"|{{Silver2}} (453.60) || align="center"|5th (508.35) |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{World Aquatics|id=1668762}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Passmore, Jake}} Category:2005 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Leeds Category:Irish male divers Category:European Games competitors for Ireland Category:Divers at the 2023 European Games Category:Divers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic divers for Ireland Category:21st-century Irish sportsmen