Reuben Ross (born December 5, 1985) is a Canadian diver. He won a gold medal in the men's 3m or 3m synchronized events at the Canadian Nationals from 2008 to 2011 ."Diving Plongeon Canada, Reuben Ross" . Retrieved April 5, 2012. Ross competed in the individual 3m springboard and 10m platform events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 3m springboard synchronized event with Alexandre Despatie.
In 2011, Ross earned sixth place in the 3m event at the FINA World Championships. He won gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games with Despatie in the 3m synchro adding to his individual silver in the 3m.
In 2012, he finished 10th in the 3m springboard event at the FINA World Cup and finished fifth in the 3m synchro event with partner Alexandre Despatie.
Ross grew up in Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan, and currently lives in Edmonton, Alberta with his wife and three children.
Accomplishments
2011: Gold medal on 3m at the Summer Senior National Championships in Edmonton 2011: Gold medal on 3m synchro at the Winter Senior National Championships (with Alexandre Despatie) 2010: Gold medal on 3m synchro springboard at the Commonwealth Games (with Alexandre Despatie) 2009: Bronze medal on 3m synchro springboard at the World Aquatics Championships (with Alexandre Despatie) 2009: Gold medal on 3m at ACC Conference championships 2009: Gold medal on 1m and 3m at Winter Senior National Championships 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 McCormick at the Winter Senior National Championships 2006: Silver medal on 3m synchro and 4th place on 3m at the Summer Senior National Championships
Civil Engineering degree from the University of Miami.
References
External links
Reuben Ross at Diving Canada (archived)
Personal diving blog