Diving Explained
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...
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)
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...
What Is A Balk In Diving?
A balk is when a diver starts their dive and then stops. It costs a two point deduction from each judge, and balking twice on the same dive scores a...
What Is A Balk In Diving?
A balk is when a diver starts their dive and then stops. It costs a two point deduction from each judge, and balking twice on the same dive scores a...
Is Diving Dangerous?
Competitive diving has a lower injury rate than most contact sports. The real risks are overuse in the shoulders and back, and the rare board contact on reverse and inward...
Is Diving Dangerous?
Competitive diving has a lower injury rate than most contact sports. The real risks are overuse in the shoulders and back, and the rare board contact on reverse and inward...
Does Diving Hurt?
A clean entry doesn't hurt at all. A bad one hurts a lot. The bigger story is the wear that builds up over years in the shoulders, wrists, and lower...
Does Diving Hurt?
A clean entry doesn't hurt at all. A bad one hurts a lot. The bigger story is the wear that builds up over years in the shoulders, wrists, and lower...