Grant's Story
After diving for 19 years, South African-born Grant Nel made his Olympic debut at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre in Rio in the men’s 3 metre springboard.
His selection came after a strong performance at the Australian Open Championships where he was crowned National Champion.
In Rio, Nel performed strongly in the preliminary round, finishing 16th on 395.05 points, to make it through to the semi-finals where he finished 15th overall on 368.35 points.
Nel switched from gymnastics to diving when he was nine, after he broke both his hands. He then trained in the school pool in South Africa under their national coach until he moved to Australia.
Mid-way through 2015 he made the move to Adelaide to train at the South Australian Institute of Sport, with National Coach Michel Larouche, as part of his Olympic preparation.
He comes from a strong sporting family, with his mother representing South Africa in gymnastics at the World Championships.
Nel won a bronze at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and a bronze and silver at the 2014 Commwealth Games.
