Simone Leathead

Simone Leathead (born April 22, 2003) is a Canadian high diver. She placed fourth in high diving at the 2023 World Aquatics Championship.

Early life
Leathead was born on April 22, 2003 in Montreal, Quebec, Quebec.

Career
Leathead initially trained in diving at 3m and 10m. She began high diving in February 2022. In December of that year, she competed at the first ever junior high diving championship at the 2022 FINA World Junior Diving Championships in Montreal. She won gold in the 15m. Leathead competed in high diving at the 2023 World Aquatics Championship and placed fourth overall with 312.40 points. She placed fifth at the Canamex High Diving Challenge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in December 2023.

She made her Red Bull Cliff Diving debut in as a wildcard Paris in June 2023, finishing in sixth place with 285.6 points. She also competed at the Japan and Auckland events in the 2023 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. She placed 10th overall in the series with 183 points. Leathead placed seventh in the women's 20-metre at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. She placed third at the first stop on the 2024 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Athens, with 319.1 points.