Ginni van Katwijk
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 March 1985[1] Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Sport | High diving |
| University team | University of Houston Cougars |
Ginni van Katwijk (born 5 March 1985) is a Dutch high diver.
Van Katwijk dove at the University of Houston.[2] She began diving as a performer on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines after graduation.[3]
She made her Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series debut in Saint-Raphaël, France in 2021, becoming the first diver from the Netherlands,[2] as well as the first married couple, with husband Matt Cooper, to compete at the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.[4] Van Katwijk placed fifth in high diving at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships.[5]
In 2023, Cooper and van Katwijk became the first married couple to compete at the World Aquatics High Diving World Cup.[2] She placed eleventh, with 232.70 points, at the World High Diving Championship in Fukuoka, Japan.[6] Van Katwijk placed fourteenth at the women's 20-metre at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha.[7] She placed second at the Northern Ireland event at the 2024 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, her first ever podium finish at a Red Bull event.[8]
