Knowra Diving Diving Diving is an aquatic sport in which athletes perform acrobatic movements before entering the water from a springboard or fixed platform. Judges score execution and difficulty.
Springboard diving : A form of competitive diving performed from a flexible board that rebounds under the diver’s weight. The board’s flex supplies lift for the sport’s airborne movements.
Diving position : A body shape used during a dive, such as straight, pike, tuck, or free. Body position changes rotation speed and forms part of a dive’s description.
World Aquatics : The international governing body for aquatic sports, including competitive diving. It sets rules for major international diving competitions.
High diving : A competitive discipline in which athletes dive from substantially greater heights than standard platform events. Its extreme heights and distinct competition rules set it apart from standard diving.
Platform diving : A form of competitive diving performed from a rigid platform, commonly 10 metres above the water. Unlike a springboard, the platform stays rigid during takeoff.
Diving group : A classification of dives by takeoff direction and movement, including forward, backward, reverse, inward, and twisting. Groups organize the distinct approaches from which competitive dives are selected.
FINA Diving World Cup : An international competitive diving series organized by World Aquatics. The series provides a recurring elite platform-diving and springboard-diving competition.
Cliff diving : A sport in which divers perform acrobatic jumps from natural or built cliffs into water. It shares aerial skills with diving but uses nonstandardized takeoff sites.
Diving takeoff : The phase in which a diver leaves the board or platform and initiates flight. Takeoff converts the approach into the height and rotation needed for a dive.
Degree of difficulty (diving) : A numerical rating representing the relative complexity of a competitive dive. Judges combine a dive’s difficulty rating with execution scores.
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