Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster
Harding Jr., Seamus
Seamus Harding Jr.
- Position:
- Diving
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Notre Dame
- Hometown:
- Hillsborough, N.J.
Bio
Top Scores
Academic Accolades
- All-ACC (Platform – 2021-22)
- ACC Diver of the Week (Feb. 2021, Nov. 2022)
- Team Award for Most Valuable Athlete (2021-22)
- Team Award for Most Outstanding Performance (2020-21, 2021-22)
- All-ACC Academic Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021-22)
2023-24 (Senior)
- Opened the season with a second-place finish in the 3-meter dive, posting a score of 370.65 against Virginia Tech
- Produced his second consecutive second-place finish in the 3-meter dive against UNCW, tallying a score of 365.18
- Took home first place in the men’s platform dive against NC State, posting a score of 375.30
- Won the 3-meter dive against UNC Asheville and South Carolina, collecting a score of 333.83
- Finished ninth at the ACC Championships in the men’s platform event, posting a score of 304.80
- Tallied a 15th-place finish at the NCAA Zone B Championships, posting a score of 626.50
2022-23 (Junior)
- Swept the one and three-meter dives against UNCW with scores of 309.30 and 332.33
- Finished third against South Carolina on the three-meter board, posting a score of 329.55
- Collected a fourth-place finish on the Platform event at the Tennessee Invitational, with a score of 336.50
- Tallied a third-place finish against NC State in the 1-meter event, scoring 326.10 points
- Collected a silver medal against North Carolina in the 3-meter dive, posting a score of 344.93
- Finished fifth in the men’s platform dive at NCAA Zone B Championships with a score of 624.70
2021-22 (Sophomore)
- Named the team's Most Valuable Athlete
- Earned his first career All-ACC honor as he placed second at the ACC Championship in the platform diving event
- Scored a career-best 376.30 in the event, placing third all-time in program history
- Also awarded the program's Most Outstanding Performance award for his performance on platform at ACCs
- Placed eighth in the three-meter event at the conference meet
- Missed qualification to the NCAA Championships by a single position as he placed eighth in platform diving at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships
- In addition, reached the finals of the three-meter event at Zones, placing 18th
- Won the platform diving event against NC State (1/15)
- Reached all three finals at the NC State GAC Invitational
- Placed second in platform diving, third in the three-meter and sixth in one-meter
- Won all three events in the tri-meet against Boston College and UNC Wilmington, posting career-best scores in the one- (331.10) and three-meter (358.10) boards.
2020-21 (Freshman)
- Competed at the NCAA Championship in platform diving to conclude his first season in Durham
- Placed 25th at the NCAA meet with a score of 299.40
- Represented Duke in all three events at both the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships and the 2021 ACC Championships
- Placed eighth in platform diving at Zones, scoring a 625.10 to secure his berth in the NCAA Championship
- Also placed 22nd and 25th in the one- and three-meter events, respectively
- At the conference meet, placed sixth (333.65) in the finals on the platform
- Finished 15th in the one-meter and 17th in the three-meter at ACCs, including a career-best 302.95 on the one-meter board
- Recorded a career-best 347.55 on the three-meter and career-best 357.08 on the platform against UNC Wilmington (2/6)
- His score of 357.08 on the platform ranked fourth in program history in the event and was the sixth-highest score in the ACC in 2021
- Named ACC Diver of the Week following his performance against UNC Wilmington (2/6).
Prior to Duke: Three-time All-America selection … Four-time New Jersey State Champion … Set the New Jersey Diving State Championships record his junior year … Multiple-time finalist at the Junior Olympic National Championships … Six-time AAU Diving National Champion and won his age group at the National Championships once … Semifinalist for the James E. Sullivan Award … Qualified for the Olympic Trials Qualifiers … Member of Student Ambassadors, Environmental Club, Photography Club, SHADES club and part of Madrigal Singers
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