Kyle Kothari (/kəˈtɑːri/ kə-TAR-ee; born 26 January 1998) is an English diver representing Great Britain and England in competition. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, he won a silver medal in the 10 metre mixed synchronised platform, and placed fourth in the 10 metre synchronised platform. He is a 2022 European champion in the 10 metre mixed synchronised platform and the 10 metre synchronised platform. Kyle competed at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the 10 metre platform.[3]
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| Born | 26 January 1998[1] Harrow, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Diving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 10 m platform, 10 m synchro, 10 m mixed synchro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dive London[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAt the 2018 British National Diving Championships, held in January in Plymouth, Kothari and his partner Matty Lee won the national title and gold medal in the 10 metre synchronised platform with a score of 406.17 points.[2]
2022
editLeading up to the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the 2022 FINA Diving Grand Prix held in June in Calgary, Canada, Kothari won the silver medal in the 10 metre synchronised platform with partner Ben Cutmore, achieving a final mark of 374.58 points.[4]
2022 Commonwealth Games
editIn early August, at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, Kothari and his partner Ben Cutmore placed fourth in the 10 metre synchronised platform on day two of diving competition with a score of 391.35 points, finishing 21.21 points behind the bronze medalists Cassiel Rousseau and Domonic Bedggood of Australia.[5][6][7][8] Three days later, he won a silver medal in the 10 metre mixed synchronised platform, scoring a total of 318.54 points with his partner Lois Toulson to finish behind the gold medal duo, also of England.[9][10][11] Their silver medal contributed to a record number of 15 total medals won by divers representing England at a single Commonwealth Games.[12][13]
2022 European Aquatics Championships
editKothari entered to compete in two events at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, held in mid-August in Rome, Italy, the team event and the 10 metre mixed synchronised platform.[14] On the first day of diving, both he and Lois Toulson were substituted out and two other divers representing Great Britain were substituted in for the team event.[14][15] In the 10 metre mixed synchronised platform, he and Louis Toulson won the gold medal with a score of 300.78 points, finishing over two points ahead of the team that won the silver medal from Ukraine.[16][17][18][19][20] Three days later, in the 10 metre synchronised platform, he achieved another narrow gold medal-victory, this time scoring 2.46 points ahead of the silver medalists from Ukraine with a final score of 390.48 points achieved with partner Ben Cutmore.[21][22][23]
2023
editIn February 2023, at the year's British National Diving Cup, Kothari won a gold medal in the men's 10 metre synchronised platform event with Ben Cutmore, achieving a final mark of 402.99 points.[24] In May 2023, he won the 10m platform title at the British Diving Championships.[25]
2024
Kyle competed in the Paris 2024 Olympics in the 10m platform on 10 August 2024 and came 11th.[26]
International championships
edit| Meet | 10 metre synchronised | 10 metre mixed synchronised |
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| CG 2022 | 4th (391.35) |
 (318.54) |
| EC 2022 |  (390.48) |
(300.78) |
Personal life
editKyle was born in Harrow, north London,[27] into a family of Gujarati heritage.[28]
Kyle graduated from LSE with a degree in BSc Geography with Economics in 2019.[29] He worked at JP Morgan as an analyst for seven months.[30]
References
edit- ^ "Kyle Kothari". FINA. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Lee and Kothari step up for 10m Synchro gold". Swim England. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Paris 2024 - Diving Info". World Aquatics. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "FINA Diving Grand Prix 2022: Results Men 10m Synchronised". FINA. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's Synchronised 10m Platform Results". Longines. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Stunning synchro successes light up Sandwell". British Swimming. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Lee and Williams overcome cramp to secure fourth diving gold for Team England". Swim England. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Ben Cutmore ready to step up after Commonwealth disappointment". Yahoo! News. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ Gunston, Jo (8 August 2022). "England win gold and silver in mixed 10m platform synchronised diving; Scotland claim first ever gold". Olympics.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Divers end Birgminham 2022 in style as one-two seals best Games ever for England". Swim England. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "England goes 1-2 in Mixed 10m, Scotland takes first gold in Mixed 3m | Diving at Commonwealth Games". FINA. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ Toney, James (8 August 2022). "Commonwealth Games: Lois Toulson dives in as Team England set new record". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Divers secure record haul with magnificent one-two". TeamEngland.org. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ a b LEN (7 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Diving Entry List". Microplus. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ LEN (15 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Dive Order Team Event Final". Microplus. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ LEN (16 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results Mixed Synchro Platform Final". Microplus. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "European Aquatics Championships: GB's Kyle Kothari & Lois Toulson win synchro gold". BBC Sport. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Toulson and Kothari form golden partnership". British Swimming. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Úszó Eb: brit siker a toronyugró vegyes párosok versenyében" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Kothari s Toulsonovou vyhrali miešané synchronizované skoky" (in Slovak). TASR. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ LEN (19 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results Men's Synchronised Platform Final". Microplus. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Vizes Eb, műugrás: brit siker férfi szinkrontoronyugrásban" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Cutmore and Kothari become European Champions in first season together". Swim England. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Synchro pairings shine on first night of National Diving Cup". British Swimming. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "live updates from the british diving championships 2023". British Swimming. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics schedule and day-by-day events". The Independent. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Kyle Kothari | Team England | Birmingham 2022". teamengland.org. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ ABPL. "Kyle Kothari: From gymnastics to Olympic diving dream". www.asian-voice.com. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ Science, London School of Economics and Political. "Geography Island Jams". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024: Team GB's Kyle Kothari on diving for Olympic glory". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
