Molly
Carlson
Date of birth | September 23, 1998 |
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Birthplace | Fort Frances, Ontario |
Age | 25 |
Nationality | Canada |
Career start | 2021 |
Disciplines | Cliff Diving |
Not since a certain trailblazing champion arrived on the scene in 2016 has a cliff diving debutante made such an instant and impressive impact. When the World Series restarted in 2021, not many in the cliff diving world knew the name Molly Carlson, but by the end of the year, the 2014 Canadian Youth Olympian had cemented her status as one of the women’s top contenders.
Having based her decision to compete as a cliff diver on the results of a social media poll, where “99 percent of the responses were ‘yes’, other than my mother”, Carlson made her memorable debut at Saint-Raphaël on the French Riviera. Three exceptional dives helped secure a second-place finish, with only the champion Rhiannan Iffland ahead of her.