Carson waters
From St. Petersburg, Florida, Carson Waters has achieved a rapid rise to the US elite. Carson’s first years out of college would see an improvement of over 30cm/12”. While at Liberty, Carson won four Big South Conference Championships and cleared 5.31m/17’5”. Since then, Carson has made 5.63m/18’5.75” outdoors and 5.65m/18’6.5” outdoors. In 2019, Carson represented the United States at the World University Games in Napoli, Italy and at The Match, USA vs. Europe in Misnk, Belarus. He has also made two appearances at USA Championships in his short post-collegiate career. At the 2021 USA Olympic Trials, Carson raised his outdoor best to 5.70m/18’8.25”.
Accolades:
- Highest World Ranking: 48 (7 weeks)
- 2019 USA Indoor Championships finalist
- 2019 University Games 4th place
- 2019 USA Outdoor Championships 6th place
- 2020 USA Indoor Championships finalist
- 2021 USA Olympic Trials finalist
- 2022 USA Indoor Championships finalist
- 2022 USA Outdoor Championships finalist
Personal Bests:
- Indoors – 5.65m/18’6.5”
- Outdoors – 5.70m/18’8.25”