Diving, in its purest form is an expression of art. Competitive diving as an organized sport has only a brief history of about 100 years. In 1912, women started to enter Olympic diving competitions. The only equipment that you need is a diving board, pool, and bathing
suit.
To be a good diver, you must exercise and eat right. Flexibility,
general exercises, and body conditioning are important ingredients of a total
program. Some exercises you could do are sit-ups, push-ups, hurdle-ups, and
weight lifting.
According to official rules, you may take more, but not less, than three
steps. Make sure you relax and walk normally to the end of the board. Let
your arms fall as though you were walking normal. Then allow both arms to
swing back, bend knees, and then jump in the air and let your body float in
the air with your muscles tight.
When you dive, you probably wonder what will happen when you enter the
Dove and cowbird
English: A male diver performs a reverse dive from...
US Navy 080722-N-3446M-025 Navy Diver 2nd Class Ch...water. As you enter the water you have two choices on where to go. These
are called saves. The first is to take it to the bottom. The second is to
go with the flow, which means to continue your spin as you go to the bott
om.
In diving there are four positions, the layout position, and free
position. In the layout there are two ways. One is used for the front or
inward dive. The other is used for the back, or reverse-spinning dive. The
pike is the most attractive position, it is used for the spinning dive. Keep
your head in enough to see over your toes. The tuck is when you bend your
body both at the hips and the knees. The free position is a combination of
two or more of the other diving...