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Diving was first introduced at the Summer Games at the 1904 Olympics held in St. Louis.
Diving events at the Olympics are held at 3 meters (springboard) and 10 meters (platform).
swimming, synchronized swimming and synchronized diving. :)
There are two diving boards used at the Olympics. One is the 3 Metre springboard; the other the 10 Metre platform.
The dimensions of an Olympic diving pool are usually 60 feet in length and 75 feet, 11 inches in width. It should be equipped with two 1-meter springboards, two 3-m springboards and a diving platform with three levels: 5m, 7.5m and 10m.
It is diving on a high diving board.
PADI classes are held by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors. They train you to scuba dive and discover a whole new world.
I believe that that record is held by the Peregrine falcon, diving at about 180mph. in order to smash it's avian prey with it's talons
In my diving club, there are no members in the US diving at the moment.
Competitive diving is when an athlete participates in competitions in the area of springboard diving. There is spring board diving, which is done on either a one meter or a three meter diving board. Then, there is platform diving, which is most commonly done on a five meter, seven meter and ten meter. Diving is a competitive sport practiced in the Olympics, where they do both springboard and platform diving.
Professional Diving is a type of diving where the divers are paid for their work. Recreational diving or sport diving is a type of diving that uses SCUBA equipment for the purpose of leisure and enjoyment. Military, navy, rescue and police diving courses need to be taken per your division or location. Technical and scientific diving is mainly for research and exploration.