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Olympics Diving
Olympics Diving is a discipline that has four events which can be contested by both men and women: the 3m Springboard, the 10m Platform, the Synchronized 3m Springboard, and the Synchronized 10m Platform.
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When did synchronized diving become an official Olympic sport?
Diving was introduced into the Olympics at the 1904 Games in St. Louis.
Who won the Bronze Medal in Men's 10m Synchronized Diving at the London 2012 Olympics?
Gold medals for diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics:Men: 3 meter springboard - He Chong, China
10 meter platform - Matthew Mitcham, China
Synchronized 3 meter springboard - Wang Feng and Qin Kai, China
Synchronized 10 meter platform - Lin Yue and Huo Liang, China
Women: 3 meter springboard - Guo Jingjing, China
10 meter platform - Chen Roulin, China
Synchronized 3 meter springboard - Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia, China
Synchronized 10 meter platform - Wang Xin and Chen Roulin, China Gold medals for diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics:Men: 3 meter springboard - Peng Bo, China
10 meter platform - Hu Jia, China
Synchronized 3 meter springboard - Thomas Bimis and Nikolaos Siranidis, Greece
Synchronized 10 meter platform - Tian Liang and Yang Jinghui, China
Women: 3 meter springboard - Guo Jingjing, China
10 meter platform - Chantelle Newbery, Australia
Synchronized 3 meter springboard - Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia, China
Synchronized 10 meter platform - Li Ting and Lao Lishi, China
The operative word here is "high" dive. 8' is the normal depth for an average pool with or without a dive board. With most dive boards in residential pools the depth would be closer to 9' or 10'. I am not certain as to the depth of a high dive platform but my thinking would be in the range of 20' deep. There are specific engineering figures on Olymmpic type pool measurements.
In diving events the highest diving platform is 10 metres high, the water is at least 16 feet deep, even at that depth I go all the way down to the bottom of the pool.
Men's 3 meter springboard - Greg Louganis - USA
Men's 10 meter platform - Greg Louganis - USA Women's 3 meter springboard - Sylvie Bernier - Canada
Women's 10 meter platform - Zhou Jihong - China
What is the highest olympic diving board?
There are two diving boards used at the Olympics. One is the 3 Metre springboard; the other the 10 Metre platform.
What age did Tom Daley join the Olympic Games?
Tom has Dived in 2 Olympics so far; the Beijing 2008 Olympics and the London 2012 Olympics.
What special equipment do the athletes use in the Olympics?
wiered helmets, body padding, and leg padding.
Is there a list of British Olympic Gold Medal Winners?
In figure skating, the list of Olympic Gold Medal winners from Great Britain is short. British men won back-to-back titles with John Curry winning in 1976, and Robin Cousins in 1980. Jeannette Altwegg was the ladies' champion in 1952. Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, undoubtedly the most famous British figure skaters of all time, won the ice dancing medal in 1984. As of 2014, no British team has ever won the Olympic Gold Medal in pairs skating.
What is the difference between a platform and a plank?
The platform is a series of statements expressing the party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues. The plank is each individual part of the platform. That would be the correct answer in a political arena.
As far as the sport of diving goes, a platform refers to a solid, elevated surface with a foundation underneath it that a person dives from...a plank is a rectangle shaped board (usually spring) that extends out over the water that a person dives from (or walks off as in the case of most pirate ships.)
When you dive into the water do the bubbles carry you to the surface?
No but they give you added buoyancy.
What is the significance of the fountains of water underneath the diving platforms?
FINA rules for diving pools:
FR 5.3.10 Mechanical surface agitation shall be installed under the diving facilities to aid the divers in their visual perception of the surface of the water. In pools equipped with an underwater bubble machine, the machine should only be used for this purpose if it creates sufficient water agitation when working with a very low pressure; otherwise a horizontal water sprinkler system should only be used.
Need more specifics for what your definition of a dive poo is, in Florida a dive pool simple means a poo lat least 8' in depth
What is Tom Freston's contact information?
Address: MTV Networks, 1515 Broadway, New York, New York 10036; http://www.mtv.com.
Dives are named and categorized by numbers, directions, rotations, positions, and twists.the hundreds digit tells you the type/direction of dive:100's=front dives200's=back dives300's=reverse dives (leave board like a front dive then rotate backward)400's=inward dives (leave board like a back dive then rotate forward)500's=twisters (any direction)after the hundreds digit comes the units digit, which tells you amount of rotations the dive has:001=dive002=1 summersault (summy)003=1 1/2 summersaults (summersault into a dive)004=2 summersaults -also called a "double"005=2 1/2 summersaults (2 summersaults into a dive)006=3 summersaults -also called a "triple"etc....it goes on and on and onTwister dives are different with 4 digits instead of 3. The first digit is always a 5 (which tells you it is twisting). Then comes the hundreds digit (which tells you which direction the diver is going). After those two digits, the next two vary on amount of twists and amount of rotations (because the diver must twist and rotate at the same time). The ten's digit signifies the amount of rotaion, starting at 1 being a half twist (2=1 summersault....). The final one's digit represents the amount of twists, starting with 1 being a half twist (2=1 twist...)Example: 5121= twisting forward one summersault half twistThe final part of numbering a dive is acutally a letter which tells you what position the dive is in:a=straightb=pikec=tuckd=free (for twisting)put it all together and a 403c is an inward 1 1/2 summersault in tuck position. The combinations are endless!
How can you get hurt when you hit the water?
When you dive into water, your body undergoes rapid deceleration because the water is thicker than the air. Basically, as you slow down, you internal organs can slam into each other or your bones; this is one of the main cause of injury in car accidents. If you are falling fast enough (from a high enough height) the force of deceleration can cause your organs to rupture and fail, which may lead to your death. Jumping into water from a height of two stories is equally to falling onto a concrete sidewalk from the same height; if can beak bones and make it impossible for you to swim and cause you to drown.
Why is it important to keep you legs straight when you hit the water?
i'm not really sure, but my opinion which is my answer would be so you don't end up on your stomach and to enter the water perfect and coming out of the water floating is what I think
Did Tom Daley won a medal in 2009 Sheffield?
In 2009 Tom won two medals in Sheffield.
In February he won Gold at the British Championships with a score of 517.55.
In April he won Silver at the World Series with a score of 540.85.
