Riley McCormick
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Riley McCormick is a Canadian
diver
. He won the 2008 national championship on the 10m and 10m synchronized and placed 16th in the individual 10m platform event at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
. He currently studies at Arizona State University
in Tempe, Arizona
. He was born in Victoria, British Columbia
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
diver
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
. He won the 2008 national championship on the 10m and 10m synchronized and placed 16th in the individual 10m platform event at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. He currently studies at Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
in Tempe, Arizona
Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...
. He was born in Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
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Accomplishments
- 2010 - NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships - Runnerup on Platform 10 M
- 2010 - Canadian Winter Senior National Championships - Gold on 10M Silver on 3M Synchro (Miszkiel)
- 2008 - International Lambertz-Springen - Gold on 10M
- 2008 - Winter Senior National Championships - Gold on 10M synchro (Reuben RossReuben RossReuben Ross is a Canadian diver. He just recently won the 1m and 3m events at Canadian nationals. He won the 2008 national championships on the 3m, 10m and 10m synchronized and competed in the individual 3m springboard and 10m platform events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He currently...
), Silver on 10M - 2007 - Pan Am Jr. Championships- Silver on 10M
- 2007 - Summer Senior National Championships - Gold on 10M
- 2007 - 2007 World Aquatics Championships2007 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe 2007 World Aquatics Championships or the XII FINA World Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 March to 1 April 2007...
- 11th on 10M - 2006 - FINA World Junior Diving Championships - 6th on 10M
- 2006 - Speedo Junior National Championships - Silver on 1M, Gold on 3M & 10M
- 2006 - Commonwealth Games - 4th on 10M synchro (Wegadesk Gorup-Paul)
- 2005 - 2005 World Aquatics Championships2005 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe 2005 World Aquatics Championships or the XI FINA World Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 16 to July 31, 2005...
- 11th on 10M synchro (Wegadesk Gorup-Paul) - 2005 - Canada/US Challenge - Gold on 10M, Bronze on 3M
- 2004 - Speedo Junior National Championships - Gold on 3M & 10M, Silver on 1M
- 2003 - Junior Pan Am Championships – Gold on 1M & 10M, Bronze on 3M
- 2003 - Canada/US Challenge - Gold on 3M & 10M, Bronze on 1M
- 2003 - Speedo Junior National Championships - Gold on 3M & 10M, Silver on 1M
- 2002 - Speedo Junior National Championships - Gold on 1M, 3M & 10M
- 2002 - Canada/US Challenge - Gold on 3M & 10M, Silver on 1M
- 2001 - Speedo Junior National Championships - Gold on 1M, 3M, & 10M
- 2000 - Speedo Junior National Championships - Gold on 1M & 3M, 4th on 10M