Competitive Diving
Most diving competitions consist of three disciplines: one metre, three metre and tower.
In tower events, competitors are allowed to perform their dives on either the five, seven and a half or ten metre towers, although high level events, including the Olympic Games and world championships, usually require all dives to be executed from the ten metre.
Divers must perform a set number of dives according to established requirements, including somersaults and twists in various directions and from different starting positions - they are judged on whether and how well they completed all aspects of the dive, the conformance of their body to the requirements of the nominated dive, and the amount of splash created by their entry to the water. Ideally the diver wishes to obtain height, sharp complete conformance and absolutely no splash.
The score breaks down into 3 points for the takeoff, 3 for the flight, and 3 for the entry, with 1 point for the judge to indicate their gut feeling about the dive.
In a series of complex equations, this raw score is multiplied by a difficulty factor, derived from the number and combination of movements attempted. The diver with the highest total score after a sequence of dives is declared the winner.
Diving is closely related to gymnastics, but there is one major difference. While male and female gymnasts compete using different apparatus and techniques and a differently judged on skill, speed and strength according to gender, male and female divers compete by attempting the same dives on the same boards.
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