Riley McCormick
Canadian diver
Riley Jacob McCormick (born August 25, 1991) is a Canadian diver. He placed 16th in the individual 10m platform event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He also placed 11th in the individual 10m platform event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He studied at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona and graduated law school from the University of Illinois-Chicago. He is 5 foot 10 and was born in Victoria, British Columbia.
Accomplishments
2014 - 2014 Commonwealth Games - 4th place - 3M springboard
2012 - 2012 Summer Olympics - 11th place - 10M Platform.
2011 - 2011 World Aquatics Championships - 9th on 10M
2010 - NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships - Runner-up on Platform 10 M
2010 - Canadian Winter Senior National Championships - Gold on 10M Silver on 3M Synchro (Miszkiel)
2009 - 2009 World Aquatics Championships - 9th on 10M
2008 - 2008 Summer Olympics - 16th place - 10M Platform.
2008 - International Lambertz-Springen - Gold on 10M
2008 - Winter Senior National Championships - Gold on 10M synchro (Reuben Ross), Silver on 10M
2007 - Pan Am Jr.
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