Kassidy Cook

{{Short description|American diver (born 1995)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}{{third-party|date=September 2018}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Kassidy Cook | image = Kassidycook.jpg | caption = Cook in 2024 | birth_name = Kassidy Leigh Cook | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|05|09}} | birth_place = Plantation, Florida, U.S.<ref name=TeamUsa> {{cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/CO/Kassidy-Cook.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426145111/http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/CO/Kassidy-Cook.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 26, 2012 |title=Kassidy Cook |work=TeamUSA }} </ref> | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = Stanford University | hometown = The Woodlands, Texas, U.S. | height = 5 ft 3 in | weight = 126 lb | country = United States | sport = Diving | event = 3 m springboard 3 m synchronized springboard<ref name=TeamUsa/> | collegeteam = | universityteam = | club = | team = United States National Diving Team: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 | turnedpro = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = John Appleman, Kenny Armstrong, Bob Gunter | retired = | coaching = | worlds = '''2010 FINA Junior World Championships''': 1 m springboard; Gold 3 m springboard; Gold | regionals = | nationals = {{ubl |'''2007 Speedo National Junior Diving Championships''': 1 m springboard; Gold 3 m springboard; Gold |'''2008 Speedo National Junior Diving Championships''': 1 m springboard; Gold 3 m springboard; Gold 10 m platform; Silver |'''2009 Speedo National Junior Diving Championships''': 1 m springboard; Gold 3 m springboard; Gold 10 m platform; Bronze |'''2010 USA Diving Winter National Championships''': 1 m springboard; Bronze |'''2010 USA Diving Junior National Championships''': 1 m springboard; Gold 3 m springboard; Gold |'''2010 AT&T National Diving Championships''': 1 m springboard; Gold }} | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = | show-medals = | updated = April 1, 2013 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's diving}} {{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} center|80px {{MedalSilver|2024 Paris|3 m synchro}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalBronze|2011 Guadalajara|3 m synchro}} }}

'''Kassidy Leigh Cook''' (born May 9, 1995) is an American diver. Cook was a member of the United States national diving team in 2012. She missed out on competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics by 0.4 points, but competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics, placing 13th in the women's 3 metre springboard event. She earned her first Olympic medal in the 2024 Summer Olympics, winning silver in the women's synchronized 3 metre springboard with Sarah Bacon.

==Early life== {{more citations needed section|date=April 2025}} Cook is the 5th child of Kevin and Laura Cook and lives in The Woodlands, Texas. She has five siblings: Kevin, Kara, Kelsey, Kylie and Kendall. Cook started diving at the age of four; her sister, Kara, was a diver at Purdue University. Kassidy trains five hours a day, six days a week. She was a child model before she started diving. The National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) named her the 2010 high school girls national champion in its diving All-American program.

Kassidy Cook graduated from The Woodlands High School in 2013 and from Stanford University in 2018.<ref name="TeamUsa" />

She is good friends with British diver Tom Daley.

In October of 2024, Kassidy became engaged to long term boyfriend Ryan Swingle.

== Career == {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Competition !! 1 m springboard !! 3 m springboard !! 10 m platform |- | 2005 || Speedo Junior National Diving Championships || 18th (206.60) || 12th (225.66) || |- | 2006 || Speedo Junior National Diving Championships || 6th (261.80) || 3rd (296.15) || 4th (295.35) |- | rowspan="2" | 2007 || Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships || 14th (239.65) || |- | Speedo Junior National Diving Championships || 1st (277.65) || 1st (321.65) || 7th (280.00) |- | rowspan="3" | 2008 || Speedo USA Diving Spring Championships || 6th (233.90) || || |- | Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships || 3rd (244.30) || 11th (266.25) || |- | Speedo USA Diving Junior National Championships || 1st (335.65) || 1st (331.15) || 2nd (328.05) |- | rowspan="3" | 2009 || Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships || 3rd (285.10) || 6th (271.30) || |- | Speedo USA Diving Junior National Diving Championships || 1st (382.85) || 1st (440.75) || 3rd (344.60) |- | AT&T National Diving Championships || 9th (239.85) || 6th (300.60) || |- | rowspan="3" | 2010 || USA Diving Winter National Championships || 3rd (284.70) || 9th (612.70) |- | USA Diving Junior National Championships || 1st (400.95) || 1st (430.85) || |- | AT&T National Diving Championships || 1st (299.65) || 5th (339.60) || |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 || USA Diving Winter National Championships || || 5th (323.90) |- | AT&T National Diving Championships || 4th (263.65) || 21st (238.95) || |- | rowspan="2" | 2012 || USA Diving Winter National Championships || || 4th (990.20) |- | U.S. Olympic Team Trials || || 4th (962.55) |}

== Olympic career == Cook competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed 13th on the 3 meter springboard.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-27 |title=Kassidy Cook |url=https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/kassidy-cook-908291 |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=www.teamusa.com |language=en}}</ref> She and Sarah Bacon, her best friend and diving partner, qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 3 meter synchronized springboard event for the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-18 |title=Kassidy Cook, Sarah Bacon secure Olympic diving spots by winning synchro event at US trials |url=https://apnews.com/article/olympics-us-diving-trials-28c60c792bdbf6c3226d9b2d1cd880c6 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-18 |title=Cook and Bacon Qualify for U.S. Olympic Team in Synchronized 3-Meter |url=https://www.usadiving.org/news/2024/june/17/cook-and-bacon-qualify-for-us-olympic-team-in-synchronized-3-meter |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=www.usadiving.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-18 |title=Cook, Bacon secure spots on U.S. diving team |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/swimming/story/_/id/40376016/kassidy-cook-sarah-bacon-win-synchro-event-us-olympic-diving-trials |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

On July 27, 2024, Cook and Bacon won the first medals for the United States at the 2024 Olympics, silver in the 3 meter synchronized springboard event.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-27 |title=Team USA wins its first medal of the Paris Summer Olympics |url=https://laist.com/news/team-usa-wins-its-first-medal-of-the-paris-summer-olympics |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=LAist |language=en}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cook, Kassidy}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:American female divers Category:Divers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic divers for the United States Category:Divers at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in diving Category:Sportspeople from Plantation, Florida Category:Divers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in diving

Category:Stanford University alumni Category:21st-century American sportswomen Category:Sportspeople from The Woodlands, Texas Category:Stanford Cardinal women's divers