Blythe Hartley (born May 2, 1982 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian
Olympic diver. She began diving at age 12. She
went to the National
Sport School in Calgary, Alberta with many other top Canadian athletes.
After obtaining her high school diploma, she went on to attend the
University of Southern California where she graduated in 2006 with a
communications degree.
She won her first gold medal at the world
aquatic championships in the 1 m springboard in Fukuoka, Japan in 2001,
and won a bronze in the 2003 World aquatic Championships in 3 m
springboard in Barcelona, Spain. Her best finish at the 2000 Summer
Olympics was in 3 m springboard synchro where she finished 5th. She won
her first olympic medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she won a
bronze with partner Émilie Heymans in the synchronized 10 m Platform
event.
She also won a gold medal at the World Aquatic Championships 2005 in Montreal in the springboard event.