Diving
Diving is a sport where the diver jumps into a pool from a platform or springboard at a range of heights.
An Overview of Diving
Diving is one of the most exciting sports in the world. It involves leaping and springing into water, while trying to perfect a series of perfect body positions. But it is also very strictly controlled. strictly controlled.
The sport, and all the dives within it, are based on four distinct body positions:
- 'Straight' is where the body is kept in a fluid line, not being bent at the hips or knees.
- 'Pike' is where the body is bent at the hips but not the knees.
- 'Tuck' involves the body being bunched up tightly with the hands on the lower legs and
- 'Free' is only for twisting dives and can be a combination of at least two of the other positions. So a diver can bend their legs or bend their hips without being penalised
National Governing Bodies
British Swimming
- Contact Name
- British Swimming
- Contact Email
- customerservices@swimming.org
- Contact Telephone
- 01509 618 700
Swim England
- Contact Name
- Swim England headquarters
- Contact Email
- customerservices@swimming.org
- Contact Telephone
- 01509 618 700
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