Gold Coast 2018 will be Liam's second games appearance, having burst onto the international scene in Glasgow as a 17 year old school boy where he finished 7th in the 1 metre final and 6th in the Men's synchronised diving final. He was New Zealand's first male diver at the Commonwealth Games for 16 years.
Liam began diving at the age of seven years and is on a diving scholarship in the USA – with the University of Tennessee. Having won a USA NCAA national title in 2016 and named as South East Conference (SEC) Diver of the Year in 2017, he was selected as captain of Tennessee's Swimming and Diving team for the 2017/18 season.
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Gold Coast 2018 will be Liam's second games appearance, having burst onto the international scene in Glasgow as a 17 year old school boy where he finished 7th in the 1 metre final and 6th in the Men's synchronised diving final. He was New Zealand's first male diver at the Commonwealth Games for 16 years.
Liam began diving at the age of seven years and is on a diving scholarship in the USA – with the University of Tennessee. Having won a USA NCAA national title in 2016 and named as South East Conference (SEC) Diver of the Year in 2017, he was selected as captain of Tennessee's Swimming and Diving team for the 2017/18 season.
Liam has been selected for the Commonwealth Games following a string of strong international performances this year, including three FINA Grand Prix medals. In April, he beat five Olympic finalists to finish second in the 3 metre event at the Canadian Grand Prix with a New Zealand record. Also in Canada, he won bronze with Lizzie Cui in the mixed synchronised diving event (NZ record) and bronze in Puerto Rico in the men's synchronised diving event with Anton Jenkins. He also placed 5th on 3 metre in Puerto Rico and 9th in Gold Coast.
On the FINA official men's rankings, Liam is currently ranked 22nd in the world on 3 metre and 4th in the Commonwealth.
Liam wishes to build on his mounting international experience and would love to take home a medal for his country.
