Simone Leathead

Leathead was born on April 22, 2003^[1] in Montreal, Quebec, Quebec.^[3]

Leathead initially trained in diving at 3m and 10m.^[4] She began high diving in February 2022.^[5] In December of that year, she competed at the first ever junior high diving championship at the 2022 FINA World Junior Diving Championships in Montreal. She won gold in the 15m.^[3] Leathead competed in high diving at the 2023 World Aquatics Championship and placed fourth overall with 312.40 points.^[6] She placed fifth at the Canamex High Diving Challenge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in December 2023.^[7]

She made her Red Bull Cliff Diving debut in as a wildcard Paris in June 2023, finishing in sixth place with 285.6 points.^[8] She also competed at the Japan and Auckland events in the 2023 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.^[9][10] She placed 10th overall in the series with 183 points, and earning a spot as a permanent diver on the 2024 series.^[11] Leathead placed seventh in the women's 20-metre at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.^[12] She placed third at the first stop on the 2024 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Athens, with 319.1 points.^[13] Leathead came third overall in the series after winning silver at the final stop in Sydney.^[14]

Leathead placed second at the first World Aquatics High Diving World Cup event of 2024 in Bahrain. Before the final dive, she was in seventh place. She dove a back triple with one twist and took the lead with 307.80 points, only being surpassed by 16.40 points by fellow Canadian, Molly Carlson.^[15][16]

In July 2025, Leathead won the silver medal in the women's high diving event at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.^[17]