Diving Explained
What Is A Duraflex Board? (And Why Every Pool H...
Duraflex is the aluminum springboard used at essentially every competitive pool in the world. That standardization is the point: a diver can compete anywhere and the board underneath them behaves...
What Is A Duraflex Board? (And Why Every Pool H...
Duraflex is the aluminum springboard used at essentially every competitive pool in the world. That standardization is the point: a diver can compete anywhere and the board underneath them behaves...
What Is A Dive List?
The dive list is the sheet a diver submits before a meet declaring every dive they'll perform and in what order. Once it's in, you're locked to it, and performing...
What Is A Dive List?
The dive list is the sheet a diver submits before a meet declaring every dive they'll perform and in what order. Once it's in, you're locked to it, and performing...
Voluntary vs Optional Dives: What's The Differe...
Voluntaries are the capped-difficulty dives every diver has to perform. Optionals have no difficulty limit, so that's where you separate yourself. Most meets require a set number of each.
Voluntary vs Optional Dives: What's The Differe...
Voluntaries are the capped-difficulty dives every diver has to perform. Optionals have no difficulty limit, so that's where you separate yourself. Most meets require a set number of each.
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?
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...
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....