2022-23 Swim & Dive Roster
Roster
Eden Cheng
- Position:
- Diving
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Alleyn's School
- Hometown:
- London, England
Career Highlights
2020 Tokyo Olympics Participant
2023 Pac-12 Freshman Diver of the Year
2023 NCAA Championships Qualifier (1M, 3M, platform)
2023 CSCAA Second Team All-American (platform)
2023 Team Rookie of the Year
20204 NCAA Championships Qualifier (platform)
2024 CSCAA Second Team All-American
School Record-Holder in platform diving (325.20)
2025 NCAA Championships Qualifier (3m, platform)
2025 CSCAA Second Team All-American
2024-25
Earned CSCAA All-America Second Team honors in platform diving ... Appeared in seven regular season competitions as well as the Big Ten Championships, Zone E diving Championships, and NCAA Championships …Qualified for NCAA Championships on both the 3m and platform dives … At NCAA secured her third-straight NCAA honorable mention accolade on platform when she finished 10th overall with a score of 311.20 in the finals session ... Won the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships on platform with an overall score of 612.10 (310.00 in prelims, 302.10 in finals) … Recorded the team’s highest score in the 1-meter diving event with 288.0 points at USC ... Recorded the team’s highest score on the platform diving event with 313.75 points at the Big Ten Championships ... Recorded the team’s second-highest score on the 3-meter diving event with 292.85 points at the UNLV invite ... Won the 1-meter diving event at Stanford with a score of 283.95.
2023-24
Earned CSCAA All-America Second Team honors in platform diving... Appeared in three regular season events, as well as the Pac-12 Championships and the NCAAs... At the NCAA Championships finished ninth overall in the platform competition, earning All-American honorable mention honors... Finished second at the NCAA Zone E Championships... At Pac-12s, competed in 1-meter (277.05, 11th), 3-meter (322.30, 2nd), and won the platform competition (325.50, 1st) ... Her score of 325.50 at the Pac-12 Championships earned her the UCLA school record in the event ... Earned an individual win in 1-meter diving against California... Earned top-three finishes in 3-meter diving against Cal and at the Pac-12 Championships... Earned an individual win in platform diving competition in a dual meet with USC.
2022-23
Triple-qualified for Zones and NCAAs as a true freshman ... Earned CSCAA All-America Second Team honors in platform diving ... Finished 15th in platform (253.20) at NCAAs, and also competed in 3M ... Qualified for 1M but did not compete in that event at NCAAs ... Set a UCLA school record in platform diving at the Pac-12 Championships (324.60) en route to a third-place finish ... Selected as Rookie of the Year at the team's end-of-year banquet ... Was runner-up in platform at the Zone E Diving Championships (599.95) while also finishing sixth in 3-meter (609.45) and 11th in 1-meter (548.50) ... Was UCLA's top-performing diver at Pac-12s, hitting the podium in platform while also finishing fourth in 3M (317.10) and 15th in 1M (260.40) ... Improved her score from prelims to finals in all three events at Pac-12s ... Notched her first individual event win on Feb. 10 at USC, taking first in platform (304.80) ... Made her collegiate debut at the Fresno State Invitational from Oct. 7-8 ... For the season, had the best score on the team in platform (324.60) and the third-best score in 1M (281.95) and 3M (317.10).
Great Britain Diving
Qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, representing Great Britain in women's 10-meter synchronized diving ... Placed seventh in that event in Tokyo ... Prior to attending UCLA, secured five international medals and five domestic medals during her senior career with Team GB ... Won a gold medal in the 10-meter platform at the 2022 British Diving Championships ... Secured qualification to the Tokyo Olympics after a silver-medal-finish in 10m synchro at the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup (held in Tokyo, Japan) ... Earned her first international gold medal at the senior level in 2018, finishing first place in 10m synchro at the European Aquatics Championships ... Silver medalist in 10m platform at the 2022 Commonwealth Games ... Placed runner-up in 10m synchro at the 2019 European Championships, helping Great Britain to a team bronze medal for the competition overall ... Secured a silver medal in 10m synchro at the 2021 European Diving Championships ... Made her senior debut in 2017, and appeared at her first senior World Championships in 2019 ... Won gold in platform at the 2017 British Elite Junior Championships at the age of 14 ... Won 3m and platform titles as a 13-year old at Britain's 2016 National Age Group Championships.
High School/Club
Attended Alleyn's School in London ... Competed with Crystal Palace Diving Club.
Personal
Full name: Eden Cheng ... Parents are Simon and Vivian Cheng ... Has one older sister, Abigail ... Chose UCLA because "it's such a prestigious school, with top-level athletic and academic departments" ... Lists her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill as competing on the Olympic and World stages ... Admires Tom Daley ... Enjoys photography and playing with her dog, Bailey ... In her youth, performed in multiple operas as a child actor in London's Royal Opera House ... Plans on majoring in mathematics with computations.
Collegiate Bests
1M - 281.95
3M - 317.10
Platform - 325.50
(last updated: July 1, 2025)
