Katura Horton-Perinchief

Katura Horton-Perinchief (born 26 February 1983) is a Bermudian diver. She competed in the women's 3 metre springboard event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games. Horton-Perinchief was the first black woman to compete in diving at the Olympics. She was also the first female to compete for Bermuda in diving at the Olympics, and the first Bermudian diver at the Olympics since the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Biography Horton-Perinchief was born in Paget, Bermuda in 1983. At the age of fifteen, she was the Canadian National Champion, winning three gold medals across three different events.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Horton-Perinchief competed in the women's 3 metre springboard event, finishing in 30th place. She was also the flag bearer for Bermuda at the closing ceremony.

She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA in French, and a cerebral cyst.