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Diving in some form has been around since ancient times. An ancient Roman tomb called "Tomba Del Tuffatore" depicting a scene of a young diver & dating back to 480 BC is the earliest evidence of sport diving.
Competitive diving in modern times is most often credited to 17th century acrobats from Germany & Sweden. During the summer months, they would practice outside on the beaches. Acrobatics over the water evolved into "fancy diving" and the competitive sport it is today.
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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.
What does Thomas daley do in the Olympics?
Thomas Daley does competitive diving in the Olympics
Who invented diving?
Riley hunter in 1829
Inventor of swimming?
Can't tell you, but competitive swimming, from what I've learned started in ancient Egypt. It really only started after competitive diving evolved.
Who invented scuba diving suits?
Luke Davis
When was the idea of scuba diving invented?
Jhon Martine
Who invented the first diving suit?
lenardo devinci
When was cross country skiing invented as a competitive sport?
It is not exactly clear when cross country skiing was invented as a competitive sport. It is accepted the first competitive races were held in Norway in 1879 and it has grown from there.
What did jaques cousteau do?
he was a french undersea explorer who invented diving and scuba devices
What did Jacqus Costeau invent?
Jacques Cousteau is credited for and I believe invented the modern SCUBA gear for diving, making diving a sport accessible to many.
What is skin diving?
Skin diving is any underwater activity done without the use of SCUBA gear, using a mask and flippers, and possibly a snorkel.It includes swimming, spear fishing, free dive photography, competitive breath-hold free diving and other apnea competitions.
Was it a Girl or a boy who invented scuba diving?
Both it was Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan who invented the modern scuba gear in 1942.
