Emily Hallifax
French diver (born 2005)
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Emily Hallifax (born 9 December 2005 in Nice) is a French athlete who competes in platform diving. She won two medals at the 2024 European Swimming Championships; silver in the 10 m platform and bronze in the 10 m synchro platform.[1]
Education
She attends Auburn University.[2]
Career
In her youth, Emily Hallifax first practiced high-level gymnastics, first in artistic gymnastics then acrobatic. She discovered diving at the age of 16 during the confinement period. For her first participation in the French Championships, she won a silver medal in the junior category and then joined INSEP.[3]
In 2023, she was French vice-champion in the individual 10m and she finished tenth in the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in the 10m synchro with her partner Jade Gillet.[4]
In 2024, she won the silver medal at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships in the individual 10-metre event, tied with Ukrainian diver Sofiya Lyskun, and added a bronze medal in synchronized diving with Jade Gillet.[5]
She came in eighth at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6] She competed with Jade Gillet.[7][8]
Awards
| European Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Place | Medal | Type |
| 2024 | Belgrade (Serbia) |  Silver |
Platform 10 m |
| 2024 | Belgrade (Serbia) |  Bronze |
10 m synchro platform |
