Ellie Smart

Early life and education Smart was born on October 20, 1995. and began diving at age 5. Smart attended Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas before moving to Texas after her freshman year to more seriously pursue her athletic career in Texas.

She attended the University of California at Berkeley and graduated in 2016. After graduation, she pursued master's degree program in sports psychology. 2019 was Smart's first season as a permanent diver on the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. She placed second at the event in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina that season. In 2022, Smart placed second overall at the Red Bull World Series. She placed third in the Mostar event at the 2023 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, and fourth in the series overall.

Since 2021, she has been the CEO of High Dive Global, which she founded to promote and develop the sport of high diving. She was in fourth place after the first two rounds of diving. In 2024, she was appointed to the Board of Directors of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

Personal life Smart splits her time between Fort Lauderdale and Prairie Village.