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What is competitive diving?
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.
Who was the Australian diving gold medallist at the 1924 Olympics?
That was Dick Eve in men's plain high diving. Plain high was a combination of 5 meter platform and 10 meter platform diving.
How high is the diving boards at the Olympics?
3 meter springboard and 10 meter platform
Is there a 2 meter diving board?
no there is only the 1,3 meter spring board and the 1,3,5,7 1/2,10 meter platform
What are the different diving events in the Olympics?
Both men and women compete in the 3 meter springboard, 10 meter platform, Synchronized 3 meter springboard, and Synchronized 10 meter platform. and 5 meter springboard
What is the height of diving platform?
20 meters lemon head
Which type of diving dose Tom Daley do?
Tom mainly does 10 meter platform diving events. He performs singularly and with a partner in doubles.
How many different platforms are there in diving?
In the Olympics, and other high level diving events such as the NCAA Championships or US Diving Championships, only one platform is competed -- the 10 meter platform. There are, however, other platform levels that are routinely used. In junior US diving or AAU meets, the 5 meter and 7.5 meter platforms are also commonly used. Divers often use these lower platforms to train, learn new dives, and brush up on basic skills. Many training pools also have a 1 meter and 3 meter platform for training purposes. Young divers can learn skills like armstands or platform take-offs from these heights. However, the 1 and 3 meter platforms are not used in competition.
What is the height of the official Olympic Games diving boards?
Olypmic diving boards are either 3 meter spring boards or 10 meter platforms. The divers must compete by performing five to six dives in their individual event. The following events are judged: * Women's Three-meter Springboard * Men's Three-meter Springboard * Women's 10-meter Platform * Men's 10-meter Platform * Women's Three-meter Synchronized Springboard * Men's Three-meter Synchronized Springboard * Women's 10-meter Synchronized Platform * Men's 10-meter Synchronized Platform
How high are olympic pool diving platforms?
Events at the Olympics are performed on a three meter springboard and a ten meter platform.
What is the minimum depth of water necessary for a 10-meter-high diving platform?
30 feet
What date is Tom Daley diving?
Tom has just finished his Diving events at the London 2012 Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the 10 meter platform event.
