Reuben Ross
Encyclopedia
Reuben 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 studies and trains at the University of Miami
. On the side, Ross is an accomplished singer/songwriter with such singles as "Cheddar is Better" and a cover of Modest Mouse's "Float On".
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 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
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. He currently studies and trains at the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
. On the side, Ross is an accomplished singer/songwriter with such singles as "Cheddar is Better" and a cover of Modest Mouse's "Float On".
Accomplishments
- 2010: Gold medal in 3m synchro springboard at the 2010 Commonwealth Games (with Alexandre DespatieAlexandre DespatieAlexandre Despatie is a Canadian diver from Laval, Quebec. He was the World champion at the 1 and 3 m springboards from 2005 to 2007 and is the first, and so far only, diver to have been World champion in the three categories . He is also a 36-time Canadian senior diving champion...
) - 2009: Bronze medal in 3m synchro springboard at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships (with Alexandre DespatieAlexandre DespatieAlexandre Despatie is a Canadian diver from Laval, Quebec. He was the World champion at the 1 and 3 m springboards from 2005 to 2007 and is the first, and so far only, diver to have been World champion in the three categories . He is also a 36-time Canadian senior diving champion...
) - 2009: Gold medal on 3m at ACC Conference championships
- 2009: Gold medal on 1m and 3m at Winter Senior Nationals in Calgary
- 2008: Gold medal on 3m at the NCAA Men's Div I Diving Championships
- 2008: Gold medal on 3m, 10m and 10m synchro with Riley McCormickRiley McCormickRiley 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...
at the Winter Senior National Championships - 2006: Silver medal on 3m synchro and 4th place on 3m at the Summer Senior National Championships