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Diving

Terms of or pertaining to scuba diving or the aerial/gymnastic sport of diving into water from an elevated board.

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somersault

Sports; Diving

This is a full turning or rotation of the body on an imaginary horizontal axis running through the swimmer hips.

springboard

Sports; Diving

A diving board that is flexible and that can be adjusted to have more or less spring. In Olympic competition, the springboard is three meters above the water, but in other competitions the ...

standing dive

Sports; Diving

This is a forward facing dive, from a standing position, which can be preformed from either the end of a platform or springboard.

straight

Sports; Diving

See Layout.

take-off

Sports; Diving

When a diver launches him or her-self from the platform or springboard.

tariff

Sports; Diving

See degree of difficulty.

tower

Sports; Diving

This refers to the structure that makes up the platform diving stand. See Platform Diving.

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