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Who invented competitive diving?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

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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