Liam Stone

EVENTS: Diving: Men’s 1m Springboard, 3m Springboard, 3m Synchronised Springboard

Birmingham was Liam Stone's third Commonwealth Games appearance, having burst onto the international scene eight years ago in Glasgow where he set a still-standing New Zealand record in the men's 1m. Since then he has seen great success earning several international Grand Prix medals. 

In 2015 Stone went to the University of Tennessee on a diving scholarship to study Kinesiology. Whilst there Liam won an NCAA national title in 2016 and was named the South Eastern Conference (SEC) diver of the year in 2017. He graduated and returned to Auckland in 2018 where he trains today.

Building up to the Tokyo Olympics Stone suffered a serious back injury putting him out of diving completely. Against the odds, after 18 months, Stone managed to evade surgery and rehab his way back to the boards. Since returning in December 2021 Stone has performed in several domestic competitions, most recently being the NZ nationals where he picked up 3 titles in the men's 1 metre, men's 3 metre and men's 3 metre synchro. 

Stone is very excited to be back diving with another chance to represent New Zealand. He feels he is doing some of his best diving ever and would love to show that by taking home a medal for his country.