Diving Explained

Strength vs technique in olympic diving

Is Diving More About Strength Or Technique?

Technique, by a wide margin, but strength sets your ceiling. The divers who plateau are almost always the ones trying to muscle a dive that a better takeoff would have...

Is Diving More About Strength Or Technique?

Technique, by a wide margin, but strength sets your ceiling. The divers who plateau are almost always the ones trying to muscle a dive that a better takeoff would have...

Why Do Divers Train Into Bubbles?

Why Do Divers Train Into Bubbles?

A bubble machine fills the landing area with air, which makes the water soft. It lets divers attempt new dives without being punished for landing flat, and it's the single...

Why Do Divers Train Into Bubbles?

A bubble machine fills the landing area with air, which makes the water soft. It lets divers attempt new dives without being punished for landing flat, and it's the single...

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How High Are Diving Boards?

Springboards sit at 1 and 3 meters. Platforms are 5, 7.5, and 10 meters. In feet that's about 3 and 10 for springboard, and 16, 25, and 33 for platform....

How High Are Diving Boards?

Springboards sit at 1 and 3 meters. Platforms are 5, 7.5, and 10 meters. In feet that's about 3 and 10 for springboard, and 16, 25, and 33 for platform....

Springboard vs Platform Diving: What's The Difference?

Springboard vs Platform Diving: What's The Diff...

Springboard bounces and platform doesn't. That one difference changes the takeoff, the dives that are possible, how fast you hit the water, and often which one a diver ends up...

Springboard vs Platform Diving: What's The Diff...

Springboard bounces and platform doesn't. That one difference changes the takeoff, the dives that are possible, how fast you hit the water, and often which one a diver ends up...

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1 Meter vs 3 Meter Springboard: What's the Diff...

Three meter gives you more time in the air, which is why harder dives live up there. One meter is less forgiving, because you have to generate the same dive...

1 Meter vs 3 Meter Springboard: What's the Diff...

Three meter gives you more time in the air, which is why harder dives live up there. One meter is less forgiving, because you have to generate the same dive...

What Is A Rip Entry? (Why There's No Splash)

What Is A Rip Entry? (Why There's No Splash)

A rip is an entry that makes almost no splash. It's named for the sound, which is closer to tearing paper than to someone hitting water. Here's what's actually happening...

What Is A Rip Entry? (Why There's No Splash)

A rip is an entry that makes almost no splash. It's named for the sound, which is closer to tearing paper than to someone hitting water. Here's what's actually happening...