{"id":590878,"date":"2024-07-18T04:40:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T11:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=590878"},"modified":"2024-07-18T05:42:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T12:42:44","slug":"canadian-molly-carlson-is-reaching-new-heights-on-diving-and-online-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-molly-carlson-is-reaching-new-heights-on-diving-and-online-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Molly Carlson is Reaching New Heights, On Diving and Online Platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Canadian Molly Carlson is Reaching New Heights, On Diving and Online Platforms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first time <strong>Molly Carlson<\/strong> watched one of her videos on TikTok go certifiably viral, the content of it surprised her.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t a well-executed dive. It wasn\u2019t a life milestone or a swimsuit haul that took off. It wasn\u2019t a perfectly orchestrated and choreographed moment on her feed\u2014the kind that she and so many of her peers stress endlessly to contrive.<\/p>\n<p>Nope. It was, instead, Carlson peering over the high-dive platform at the Montreal Olympic Sports Centre, 20 meters up into the Quebecois atmosphere. She ended the video with a \u201cjust kidding, terrifying,\u201d then called out the anxiety in her voice in the caption.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mollycarlson\/video\/6871274959902133509\" data-video-id=\"6871274959902133509\">\n<section><a title=\"@mollycarlson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mollycarlson?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mollycarlson<\/a> Reply to @docbakes11 you can hear the anxiety in my voice \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\udc80 <a title=\"worthit\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/worthit?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#worthit<\/a> <a title=\"highdiving\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/highdiving?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#highdiving<\/a> <a title=\"diving\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/diving?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#diving<\/a> <a title=\"cliffdiving\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/cliffdiving?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cliffdiving<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"montreal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/montreal?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#montreal<\/a> <a title=\"olympicstadium\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/olympicstadium?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#olympicstadium<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - Molly Carlson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-6871274867887573766?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Molly Carlson<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had never shown me being stressed,\u201d Carlson says now. \u201cMy whole life I\u2019ve always shown that I\u2019m so confident, I do perfect dives all the time. You know, social media\u2014it\u2019s a highlight reel. Everyone posts their best moments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the first time I had shown that I was terrified and that went viral, that was the moment when I realized, \u2018Oh my gosh, it\u2019s so much cooler to be relatable than to be this perfect fake version of yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Millions of people have watched that version of Carlson\u20143.8 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mollycarlson?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">following on TikTok<\/a> as of July, plus another 400,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mollycarlson1\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Instagram<\/a>. It\u2019s become common for a million people to watch Carlson discuss what a panic attack feels like or to explain that even elite athletes battle the self-consciousness that comes with bloating and cellulite.<\/p>\n<h4>Opening up about mental health<\/h4>\n<p>On Carlson\u2019s first day at Florida State, she was determined to change everything about how she approached her sport.<\/p>\n<p>The native of Fort Frances, Ontario, was something of a prodigy after transitioning from gymnastics to diving. She represented Canada at age 10 in the Pan Am Junior Games and dove at the 2014 Youth Olympics, an event where she finished last on 3-meter springboard (fodder for an early TikTok about combating perfectionism and promoting self-forgiveness).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_590883\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-590883\" data-attachment-id=\"590883\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-molly-carlson-is-reaching-new-heights-on-diving-and-online-platforms\/2024-05-03-molly-carlson12045\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-05-03-Molly-Carlson12045-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50R&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1714744579&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;FRANCOIS MITTINS&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;110&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2024-05-03-Molly Carlson12045\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-26-24&lt;br \/&gt;\nMolly Carlson Brave Gang&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Godzpeed Agency&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-05-03-Molly-Carlson12045-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-05-03-Molly-Carlson12045-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-590883\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-05-03-Molly-Carlson12045-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-05-03-Molly-Carlson12045-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-05-03-Molly-Carlson12045-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-05-03-Molly-Carlson12045-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-05-03-Molly-Carlson12045-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-05-03-Molly-Carlson12045-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-05-03-Molly-Carlson12045-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-05-03-Molly-Carlson12045-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-05-03-Molly-Carlson12045-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-05-03-Molly-Carlson12045-2000x2667.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-05-03-Molly-Carlson12045-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-05-03-Molly-Carlson12045-245x327.jpg 245w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-05-03-Molly-Carlson12045-533x711.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-590883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Molly Carlson; Photo Courtesy: Godzpeed Agency<\/p><\/div>\n<p>She fell shy in 2016 of a bid to qualify for the Olympics, finishing fifth on 3-meter at Canadian Trials. She would go on to a stellar career in Tallahassee as a three-time Most Outstanding Diver of the ACC Championships with six ACC medals, including 3-meter gold in 2020, platform gold in 2017 and the conference&#8217;s co-Scholar Athlete of the Year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/paige-madden-molly-carson-are-co-acc-scholar-athletes-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">award in 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But her athletic excellence exacted a psychological toll. She\u2019d battled binge eating, body dysmorphia and anxiety through high school. Unwell as she felt, she had no injury to point to as proof, so she buried the emotions beneath layers of self-doubt.<\/p>\n<p>She resolved to break the cycle. So before she got near a board at Florida State, she asked coach <strong>John Proctor<\/strong> for a sit-down. She couldn\u2019t keep existing much less diving the way she felt, and she laid bare everything she was struggling with.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the week, the staff had set her up with a nutritionist and a psychologist. But even before the end of the conversation, Carlson knew she had a welcomed ear to confide in and an institutional environment that was going to support her as a person first.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said to John that I don\u2019t want to go another 14 years of hating my life because of the way I look, because of my anxiety,\u201d Carlson said. \u201cI opened up that first day, and I said, \u2018Listen, I have anxiety disorders, and I want to be able to dive and enjoy it, but I want to be able to talk about it, too.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd he told me right away, \u2018That\u2019s not my profession, but here\u2019s exactly who you need to speak to (so you can) get the right resources.&#8217; &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust the fact that a coach was willing to help my mental health was the biggest support I have ever felt. That was really all I needed to find the confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carlson succeeded as a diver even when she felt awful by dint of sheer talent. But it\u2019s not a coincidence that when she felt seen and accepted, when she didn\u2019t have to expend energy to hide her pain, she flourished. Being passionate about the sport and striving to improve\u2014instead of driving herself out of fear of failure\u2014fueled grow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I finally opened up about my mental health, I became the best diver I could be, and I was finally free to be myself and to be open about struggles,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s not easy to be a professional athlete in the first place. But adding anxiety disorders on top of that, I\u2019m going to be struggling. So if I hadn\u2019t opened up about that, I would probably be locked into those same negative thoughts as I was at 16.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>A Brave New World<\/h4>\n<p>Molly Carlson got her first exposure to high diving was what you might call logical. She saw videos around 2015 while still focused on traditional diving, and dismissed it as not her thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was like, \u2018Oh, that\u2019s crazy,\u2019\u201d Carlson said. \u201cI would never do that. Let me stick to diving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The familiarity of Olympic diving, though, would eventually come to feel restrictive. Physically, Carlson had endured six wrist surgeries, damage accumulated over thousands of water entries. (High diving entries are exclusively feet-first.) When she polled her growing social following if she should try high diving, the answer was an overwhelmingly \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carlson\u2019s answer on her first taste of it was about as unanimous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI loved it right away,\u201d she said. \u201cAs soon as I switched over to my feet, I was like, I should have been doing this the entire time. It was like I finally found a home for myself in the sport and that this is exactly where I need to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carlson was done with traditional diving, but didn\u2019t feel done with competition. Some of that was her new, healthy sense of striving. But it also had to do with the constraints of diving: The Olympics are limited to 3-meter springboard and 10-meter platform. Worlds incorporates 1-meter. The objective is to find five or six dives, drill them to rote perfection, and then try to execute them alongside a dozen or so competitors attempting the same handful of dives.<\/p>\n<p>A decade in, the incremental improvements became stultifyingly slim. Carlson felt trapped by it.<\/p>\n<p>Finding high diving was like discovering a new world. It was largely confined to oddity status\u2014think Wide World of Sports in a sepia-toned Acapulco or the technicolor gonzo of Red Bulls stunts\u2014until being added to Worlds in 2013, where Carlson competes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mollycarlsonofficial.com\/post\/what-does-bravegang-mean-to-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in addition to a Red Bull-sponsored circuit<\/a>. Carlson, who was seeing progress in her online advocacy for mental health in sports, found a chance to use that platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/molly-carlson-constantin-popovici-claim-high-dive-titles-at-world-aquatics-high-diving-world-cup-in-fort-lauderdale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on behalf of the sport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s this brand new sport where it\u2019s endless opportunity,\u201d she said. \u201cYou can be such a good flipper, you can be such a good twister, you can be so good at a certain direction. And you can run with that. You don\u2019t need to do identical dives as everyone in the field. So there\u2019s really no room for comparison.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carlson may never get to an Olympics. Her sport may not get there until after her career is over. But neither of those possibilities matters in the day-to-day exercise of bravery that her career has become.<\/p>\n<p>Once upon a time, Carlson would\u2019ve tried to ignore that fear. Now, she excels by holding space for it. Brave and fearless <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mollycarlsonofficial.com\/post\/what-does-bravegang-mean-to-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aren\u2019t the same thing<\/a>. The latter pretends the fear doesn\u2019t exist. The former holds the fear and then goes and chases her dreams anyway. It&#8217;s led to her creating a company named after the hashtag, #<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bravegang_\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BraveGang<\/a>, that she and her followers use to further spread the message.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s brought into stark relief for Carlson in some of her videos. A prime example <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mollycarlson1\/reel\/C35UYVoAPrc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is one in which she brings Olympic champion<\/a> <strong>Tom Daley<\/strong> up to 18 meters and watches her childhood idol gawk in horror. It\u2019s become a skill she has practiced as readily as pike position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou really need to be aware of your fear and not pretend like it doesn\u2019t exist,\u201d she said. \u201cThe more you pretend that fear, anxiety and stress don\u2019t exist, then you\u2019re kidding yourself. You\u2019re not going to get as far as you need to go compared to someone who can truly recognize that it\u2019s there and push through it. That\u2019s true bravery.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian Molly Carlson is Reaching New Heights, On Diving and Online Platforms The first time Molly Carlson watched one of her videos on TikTok go certifiably viral, the content of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8367,"featured_media":590881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,122077,13],"tags":[134657,24919,42726,46755,42727,55920],"class_list":["post-590878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-americas","category-diving","tag-canadian-diving","tag-diving-2","tag-florida-state","tag-high-diving","tag-john-proctor","tag-molly-carlson"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Molly Carlson Reaching New Heights On Diving, Online Platforms<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The first time Molly Carlson watched one of her videos on TikTok go viral, the content of it surprised her. 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