Just turned 19, he becomes only the third male Irish diver to reach the Olympic stage
Jake Passmore’s performance in Doha, one of only two divers to complete a forward three-and-a-half somersault and one twist, backed up his steady progress in recent years. Photograph: Sam Barnes/Sportsfilefate. When that call did come last Friday week, two days after he turned 19, telling him to get ready for“I almost don’t really have a word to describe the feeling,” he says. “Not nervous ... I don’t know, absolutely blank.
‘Our motivation is so high’: Ukrainians target Olympic glory despite war and row over ‘neutral’ Russians “Then the call came from Damien Ball, the current head of diving, he was over in Serbia for the European Championships, two days after my birthday, so it was a nice little present.” Though born and raised in Bradford – his grandmother Elisabeth Barker is from Dublin – he never once considered competing for Team GB: “No that was never in my mind. As soon as I started getting serious about international diving when I was about 10, and it was my first ever Irish nationals, decided that I’m competing for Ireland.
He currently trains in Leeds under his coach Marc Holdsworth, who also works with some of the top British divers.
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