26 Facts About Jack Laugher

Jack David Laugher is a British diver competing for Great Britain and England.

Jack Laugher was a double Commonwealth Games champion for England at the 2014 Games in Glasgow, a double champion again at the 2022 Games in Birmingham, and a triple champion in the 2018 Games at the Gold Coast.

Jack Laugher was the first British diver to win two medals at the same World Championships, the 2015 World Championships.

In 2015, Jack Laugher won the overall title in the FINA Diving World Series for 3-metre springboard.

Jack Laugher became interested in diving when he was seven during a family visit to Harrogate Hydro Swimming Pool and a lifeguard told him to go for diving lessons.

Jack Laugher began to learn diving at the Harrogate and District Diving Club at the Hydro.

Jack Laugher broke his upper arm when he was 14 during a trampolining competition, and had a metal plate inserted to hold his humerus bone together.

Jack Laugher won the one-metre and three-metre springboard titles at the 2010 European Junior Championships and the 2010 World Junior Championships.

In 2012 Jack Laugher was selected for the Great Britain 2012 London Olympics team.

In October 2012, Jack Laugher became the Junior World champion again, winning the 3m springboard in Adelaide, Australia.

Jack Laugher won the 3m Synchro competition with Tom Daley.

Jack Laugher first teamed up with Chris Mears in the 3-metre Springboard in 2013.

Jack Laugher then won a second bronze in the individual 3m springboard, making him the first Briton to win two medals in a World Championships.

In January 2016, Jack Laugher suffered a foot injury while training.

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held on the Gold Coast, Australia, Jack Laugher successfully defended his title on the 1m springboard.

Jack Laugher won a bronze in individual 3m springboard at the same event.

Jack Laugher won a second gold in the men's 3-metre springboard, and added a silver to this tally in the championships with a second place in the 3-metre synchro springboard with Chris Mears.

Jack Laugher won a total of 5 international titles in 2018, for which he was honoured with European male diver of the year a second time by Ligue Europeenne de Natation.

Jack Laugher partnered with Dan Goodfellow in men's synchronised 3m springboard since his regular partner Chris Mears had decided to take a break from competition and then retired.

Jack Laugher won silver 11 days later in men's 1m springboard at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships.

Jack Laugher won the bronze medal in the individual 3m springboard.

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Jack Laugher partnered with Anthony Harding for the first time in an international competition, and won silver in the synchro 3m springboard event.

Jack Laugher won an individual silver in the men's 1 m springboard, and a bronze in the 3m springboard event.

Jack Laugher was selected for his fourth Olympics when he was named in the Great Britain squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

In 2017 Jack Laugher won Diver of the Year at the British Swimming Awards.

Jack Laugher was named European male diver of the year for 2016 by Ligue Europeenne de Natation, and again in 2018.