Nicholas Robinson-Baker
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| Birth name | Nicholas Robinson-Baker | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||
| Born |
24 June 1987 Peckham, London, England | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Country | England | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Diving | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Men's 3 metre springboard | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nicholas Robinson-Baker (born 24 June 1987) is an English diver.[1]
Robinson-Baker became interested in diving when he attended a boxing camp near Crystal Palace and used the pool there.[2] He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he was placed 7th overall in the synchronised 3m springboard event with his diving partner Ben Swain.[3] He has won gold, silver and bronze medals on the World Series tour,[4] with a gold in 2009 in 3m synchro with Ben Swain at the World Series leg in Mexico.[5] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he partnered with Chris Mears in the synchronised 3 metre springboard event and came fifth.[6] They have also won a number of gold medals at National Cup and National Championships as well as a silver at the World Series in Mexico. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games he won bronze in the 3m springboard synchro with Freddie Woodward.[7]
He retired from diving in 2014.[8] He described languages as a life passion, and speaks Russian, Albanian, and Romanian.[2]
References
- ↑ "Nicholas Robinson-Baker". 2012 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- 1 2 "Diving" (PDF). Swimming.org.
- ↑ Mike Dickson (13 August 2008). "Diving coach Foley blasts judges for 'crucifying' GB pair". Daily Mail.
- ↑ "Meet The Team - Nick Robinson-Baker". Swimming.org.
- ↑ "Nick Robinso-Baker". Glasgow 2014.
- ↑ "Tears for Mears' proud parents after brave Brit finishes fifth in synchro diving final". Mail Online. 1 August 2012.
- ↑ Lemesre, Pascal (1 August 2014). "Interview: Commonwealth bronze medal-winning divers Nick Robinson-Baker, Freddie Woodward". Sports Mole. UK.
- ↑ "Nick Robinson-Baker retires from diving after 13 years competing for Great Britain". Mail Online. 9 September 2014.