Commonwealth champion Reid announces retirement

Grace Reid has announced her status from diving astatine nan property of 29, saying "it's clip for a caller escapade and a caller chapter".

The two-time European champion and double Commonwealth golden medallist took portion successful her 3rd successive Olympics astatine Paris 2024 and won metallic and bronze astatine European, world and World Cup level.

Her past podium spot came astatine past year's World Championships successful Doha, taking 2nd successful nan 1m springboard 2 years connected from her 3m mixed synchro Commonwealth golden pinch compatriot James Heatly astatine Birmingham 2022.

"The biggest point for maine is simply a emotion that I'm leaving connected my ain position and emotion for illustration I've done everything I wanted to do successful nan sport," Reid told Scottish Swimming.

"After Paris a batch of group mightiness person expected maine to retire, but nan biggest point for maine was loving my athletics and getting to a constituent of emotion that I'd near nary chromatic unturned – I achieved that this twelvemonth connected truthful galore levels.

"Making different world title squad this summer, I conscionable loved each 2nd of it, but erstwhile I did my past dive successful Singapore I knew that thing was different.

"Everyone ever said to me, 'well, you'll cognize erstwhile you know' and that couldn't beryllium much true. I cognize successful my bosom that it's clip for a caller escapade and a caller chapter."

Reid explained "it's difficult to constrictive down" her proudest moments.

"I've sewage truthful overmuch to beryllium proud of that there's not 1 point that I'm holding connected a pedestal, that's for sure," she said.

"Obviously making my first Olympic Games, I deliberation will ever beryllium a standout because it was thing I dreamed astir arsenic a small woman and to beryllium capable to suffice for one, fto unsocial three, it was conscionable a immense milestone.

"Then I deliberation astir apt winning golden astatine Europeans successful beforehand of a location crowd successful Edinburgh, that's a representation I will clasp connected to for nan remainder of my days – to spot my friends and family successful nan crowd arsenic I had that infinitesimal and conscionable knowing really I stepped up nether pressure.

"My biggest supporters person decidedly been my mum and dad, they person conscionable been truthful unwavering successful their support done bully done bad. And, you know, I've been truthful fortunate to person immoderate unthinkable coaches that person guided me, successful and retired of nan pool, and each nan support staff; psychology, nutrition and conscionable nan physios that person held maine together physically, arsenic good arsenic mentally.

"I can't convey everyone capable for each opportunity that they've fixed maine to excel arsenic overmuch arsenic I did."