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Alicia Blagg

Alicia Blagg

British diver (born 1996)

Alicia Jane Blagg (born 21 October 1996) is a British former diver.

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In 2010 Blagg became the England's youngest ever double national champion when she won both the 1 metre springboard and 3 metre synchronised titles in the British championships.[2][3] In 2012 she was selected to represent Great Britain in the 2012 London Olympics in the Women's synchronised 3 metre springboard event.[4][5] In 2016 she competed in 3m springboard synchronized diving representing GB in 2016 Rio Olympics alongside Rebecca Gallantree, and they finished in the 5th place.[6][5]

According to her instagram profile she is based in Leeds and Miami as of 2017, having moved to America for university.

In July 2020 Alicia announced her retirement from professional diving due to a shoulder injury. She is planning to study for a master's degree in forensic psychology with criminology.[7]

References

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    FINA/NVC Diving World Series 2015 #1 Beijing (CHN) – Women Synchronised 3m
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    "Alicia". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
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    "Alicia Blagg". www.swimming.org. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
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    "Alicia Blagg". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
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    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alicia Blagg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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    "Rio Olympics 2016: British diving duo Alicia Blagg and Rebecca Gallantree miss out on a medal as China take gold". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
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    "Alicia Blagg: British Olympic diver retires at 23 after 'heartbreaking' shoulder injury". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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