Jumping into the water people fly. The highest jump into the water - an achievement or a risky act? From the history of diving

Since the 1990s, synchronized jumps have also been included in the program of official competitions. Extreme cliff jumping (high diving) has become more and more popular in recent years.

Regular diving exercises strengthen muscular system, develop coordination of movements and the vestibular apparatus, develop willpower and composure.

Rules.

Jumping into the water is carried out from a springboard or tower. Springboard - a special board with a length of at least 4.8 m and a width of 0.5 m, one end of which is fixed to the side of the pool. It is installed at a height of 1–3 m above the water level. The entire length has an anti-slip coating. The springboard allows the jumper to swing well and, having received additional acceleration due to this, powerfully push off.

Tower - a structure with platforms at different heights: 1, 3, 5, 7.5 and 10 m. Platform width - 2, length - 6 m. The edge of the platform (as well as the front edge of the springboard) protrudes beyond the edge of the pool by at least 1 .5 m

At the Olympic Games, athletes compete in the 3m springboard and 10m platform. In the program of some international competitions also includes jumping from a meter springboard.

Racks and techniques. Jump classification.

Jumps are made from front(facing the water) or rear(back to water) racks, and handstands; from place or from a run.

The following positions of the athlete's body during the jump are distinguished:

arched- straight legs are connected together;

hunched over- the body is bent at the waist, legs are straight;

in the group– the body is grouped with the knees, which are connected together, the arms are clasped lower part legs.

In all positions, the toes of the legs are extended.

When jumping, the athlete performs the following technique:

half turn- jump with body rotation around the transverse axis by 180 degrees;

turnover- a jump with a rotation of the body around the transverse axis by 360 degrees, there are also jumps in 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 and 3.5 turns;

half screw- jump with body rotation around the longitudinal axis by 180 degrees;

screw- a jump with a rotation of the body around the longitudinal axis by 360 degrees, there are also jumps with 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3 screws.

Diving into the water is divided into 6 types (classes):

- jumping out front swivel racks forward;

- jumping out rear swivel racks back;

- jumping out front swivel racks back;

- jumping out rear swivel racks forward;

- jumping from rotation around the longitudinal axis(with screws);

- jumping from handstands(performed only on the tower).

According to experts, now there are more than 60 main ways of diving from a springboard and about 90 from a tower. In addition, athletes "invent" their own varieties, including figures and technical elements from different jumps.

Competition formula.

At the Olympic Games and World Championships, the 3-meter springboard and 10-meter platform diving competitions are divided into three stages. Preliminary(or qualifying)stage, according to the results of which 18 best jumpers are determined, semi-final, where 12 of the strongest are determined from these 18 and, finally, the final. The points obtained by the athlete in the semi-finals are added to his marks for the "final jumps". The jumper who scored in total the largest number points becomes the winner.

On the springboard, men perform 6 jumps of various types at the preliminary stage and in the final (in both cases, the coefficient of complexity of the jumps is not limited), in the semi-finals - 5 jumps of various types, the total coefficient of complexity of which should not exceed 9.5. Women's competitions are held according to the same scheme - with one single exception: in all three stages they perform 5 jumps.

Accordingly, diving competitions are held according to the scheme 6 + 4 + 6 (for women: 5 + 4 + 5), and the total coefficient of difficulty of jumps performed in the semi-finals should not exceed 7.6.

The meter springboard diving competition consists of one stage. Athletes perform 6 (women - 5) jumps of various types without limiting the difficulty factor.

Before the start of the competition, each athlete fills out a protocol in a timely manner, in which he indicates all the jumps he performs. The sequence of these jumps cannot be violated. The performance of a jump declared under a different number or not declared at all is not counted.

How is a jump judged?

At the Olympic Games, championships and World Cups, jumps are evaluated by 7 (in other competitions there may be 5) judges on the line, who are located on the sides of the tower (springboard) according to the instructions of the chief judge.

The jump is evaluated on a 10-point system: from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest). When deriving the overall score for the jump, the highest and lowest marks are discarded, the remaining ones are summed up and multiplied by the jump difficulty coefficient (from 1.2 to 3.6). The result obtained is multiplied by 0.6.

Judges evaluate the following components of the jump:

starting position - should be relaxed and natural;

takeoff run – must be performed freely, naturally, in a straight line and consist of at least 4 steps;

repulsion – must be confident and directed upwards (when jumping from a springboard, the athlete must push off with only two legs at the same time, when jumping from a tower from the front stance, pushing off with one foot is allowed);

bounce (flight) – all figures and elements should be done cleanly and beautifully;

entrance to the water – should be as vertical as possible with a minimum of spatter.

The jump is considered completed when the entire body of the athlete is under water.

At the 1984 Olympics, American jumper Gregory Efthymios Louganis ( see below) received record marks: 754.41 points for 11 ski jumps and 710.91 for high jumps. In the same year, at the World Championships in Ecuador, he received the highest score from all seven judges - 10 points - for a jump from a tower: a somersault of 1.5 forward bending.

Jumper preparation.

Jumping into the water is one of the water sports disciplines, but the athlete performs the main technical elements of the jump in the air - before contact with the water surface. Therefore, he must be prepared, first of all, as an acrobat and gymnast.

They begin to master the technique with training jumps from the side of the pool, the starting table or the springboard 80–100 cm. Then they master the 3-meter springboard and gradually reach the 5- and 10-meter tower. The jump technique itself is also becoming more complicated: from an elementary jump into the water with your feet down (“soldier”) to a more complex “swallow” (half a turn forward, bending over from the front stance) and other “aerobatics”.

Jumping into the water requires excellent physical training, coordination of movements and considerable courage: the flight speed at the time of the jump can exceed 50 km / h. Incorrect entry into the water - especially when jumping from a 10-meter tower - is fraught not only with the loss of precious points, but also with serious bruises. No less trouble promise technical errors at the moment of repulsion or directly in flight. Even the most titled athletes are not immune from such blunders. For example, Louganis at the 1988 Olympics received serious injury heads (which, however, did not prevent him from winning competitions in both types of programs).

The most dangerous of all are jumps from the front stance with backward rotation and from the rear stance with forward rotation.

From the history of diving.

Historical documents have been preserved that testify that jumping into the water (with feet and head first) from rocks, reefs, ships, etc. was practiced in antiquity. Basically, fishermen, divers and warriors ventured into this. Moreover, among the ancient Romans, warriors often jumped in full combat gear.

Such entertainment was no less popular in later times. It is known, for example, that diving was carried away in Germany in the Middle Ages.

According to some documents, the first diving competitions in history took place as early as the 17th century, of course, on natural reservoirs.

In Germany, ski jumping was more popular, and in Sweden - from a tower. Until the First World War, these countries were trendsetters of "sports fashion" in the relevant disciplines (by the way, it was in Germany and Sweden that gymnastics became widespread in the 17th century). Over time, the Americans developed their own universal jumping style, borrowing from each of the "legislators" strengths: the Germans have powerful footwork at the time of the jump (which is achieved due to strong muscle tension in right moment), the Swedes have relaxed arms and shoulders. Thus was laid the foundation of modern diving technique, providing a high reach and entry into the water "without splashing". (It is interesting that the "father" of diving in the United States was coach Ernest Brandsten, who in 1908 was part of the Swedish Olympic team and later moved to America.)

The first modern diving competition took place around 1880 in Great Britain. The European Championship debuted in 1890.

In 1908, FINA was created, in 1927 - European League swimming (LEN).

The World Cup has been held since 1973. Louganis won a record number of world titles - 5 (in 1978 in diving, in 1982 and 1986 - from the tower and springboard). Three world "gold" in one type of program (jump) was received by the American Philip George Boggs - in 1973, 1975 and 1978.

Currently, the leaders among male jumpers include the Chinese Yu Zhouchen, Tian Lian and Xu Xiang, the German Andreas Wells, the Russian Dmitry Sautin, the Mexican Fernando Platas and others. and etc.

Diving at the Olympic Games.

In 1904, diving was included in the program of the Olympic Games for the first time. The men competed in the high jump (George Sheldon won) and long distance jump (gold went to Paul Dickey). In 1908 ski jumping was added to the program. Distance jumping competitions were no longer held, but the program of the Games of 1912, 1920 and 1924, along with the usual jumps for us, included the so-called "simple jumps". In this discipline there were no equals to the Swedes.

Women made their debut at the Olympics in 1912 - in diving. Since 1920 they have also competed in ski jumping.

Long time victory on Olympic tournaments(with rare exceptions, like the "gold" of the Mexican P. Capilla at the Games-56 on the tower) were celebrated exclusively by the Americans. At the same time, Albert White and Peter Desjardins (respectively, in 1924 and 1928) made a "golden" double: they won both types of programs. Dorothy Poynton had no equal on the Olympic tower in the 1930s. In the 1950s, Patricia Joan McCormick (née Keller) reigned supreme on the platform and on the women's ski jump. At two Games in a row, Samuel Lee (1948, 1952) and Robert Webster (1960, 1964) excelled in diving from the tower. In total, U.S. jumpers have won more than half of all Olympic medals (including gold).

In the early 1960s, the Europeans began to "catch up" with them. First of all, the Italian Klaus Dibiasi. German I. Engel-Kremer (before marriage - Kremer), who played for the United Team of Germany, was the first on the springboard at two Games in a row - in 1960 and 1964. And at the Games-60 she had no equal in diving from the tower. In 1968, Milena Dukhkova (Czechoslovakia) succeeded in this type of program, and in 1972, Ulrika Knape from Sweden. In the 70s, Soviet athletes also entered the Olympic elite of divers. . Recently, athletes from China have achieved notable successes, having even managed to win three out of four top awards at the “native” Olympics for the Americans in Atlanta.

The largest number of Olympic awards - 5 each - were won by Dibiasi (3 "gold", 2 "silver" - in 1964-1976) and Louganis (4 gold medals and 1 silver - in 1976, 1984 and 1988). Dibiasi is also the only divers to have won one discipline (tower) at three Games in a row: in 1968, 1972 and 1976. Two divers managed to make an Olympic "double" at two Games in a row. These are McCormick (1952, 1956) and Louganis (1984 and 1988).

For a long time, the official program of the Olympics included only individual jumps from a 3-meter springboard and a 10-meter tower. At the 2000 Games, athletes competed in synchronized jumps for the first time.

Synchronized jumps.

Synchronized jumps were first demonstrated in the early 1970s at demonstration performances. The initiators of the "pair jumps" were Soviet athletes.

Many experts were skeptical about the innovation. Synchronized jumps, by definition, require not only high individual skill, but also complete coordination in the actions of athletes. It seemed to skeptics that this was impossible to achieve, and at first the successes of individual couples were explained solely by luck. But the German jumpers, who confidently won victory after victory in unofficial competitions, proved that synchronization in diving is quite achievable. Gradually, the new discipline gained recognition in many countries of the world. The former favorites had a lot of serious competitors - from Italy, China and Russia, which were later joined by synchronized swimmers from Australia, Mexico and Ukraine.

In 1997, synchronized jumps were first included in the program of official competitions (European Championship), and in 2000 they made their Olympic debut. Russian synchronized swimmers successfully performed at the Olympics in Sydney. Dmitry Sautin and Igor Lukashin won gold in men's platform diving, while Vera Ilyina and Yulia Pakhalina won gold in women's ski jumping. In addition, D. Sautin and A. Dobroskok were second in ski jumping.

At the Olympic Games and World Championships, synchronized swimmers play four sets of awards: jumping from a 3-meter springboard and a 10-meter tower (men and women). The final is preceded by a qualification stage. Unlike "regular" jumps, in "synchronous" the winner is determined only by the results of the final part of the tournament.

The performance is evaluated by 9 judges: 5 - the synchronization of the jump and 2 - the individual technique of each of the participants in the pair. If all five scores for synchronization (or all four scores for technique) are equal to zero, the total score for the jump is 0 points.

Diving in Russia.

The first diving competitions took place in Russia in 1913.

In the USSR, as a sport, it has been cultivated since the 20s. The national championship has been held since 1923.

In 1952, the All-Union Federation of Diving was formed (before that, a special section operated in the structure of the USSR Swimming Federation). In the same year, Soviet jumpers made their debut at the Olympic Games. They reached the finals in all 4 events of the program and eventually took 4th place in the unofficial team standings. Eight years later, the USSR team won the first Olympic medal: at the Games in Rome, Ninel Krutova was third in the platform diving among women. Games-68 brought us two silver medals in women's diving: Tamara Fedosova (jumping) and Natalya Kuznetsova (tower).

In 1972, Vladimir Vasin, on his third attempt (he performed unsuccessfully at the previous two Games), won gold on the springboard, beating the tournament favorites - Italians Klaus Dibiasi and Franco Cagnotto and a group of strong Americans. On next Games The "golden" initiative was supported by Elena Voitsekhovskaya (tower). Vladimir Aleinik (tower) and Alexander Kosenkov (jump) won bronze medals in Montreal. In 1980 Alexander Portnov and Irina Kalinina became Olympic champions on the trampoline. (Two years earlier, Kalinina had also scored the first gold double in World Championship history.)

In the late 1980s, about 15 thousand people were involved in diving in the USSR, including more than a hundred masters of sports.

The Russian Diving Federation was established in 1990 and unites 32 sports organizations 15 subjects of the Russian Federation. It is part of FINA and LEN. The federation is headed by S.G.Gorodkov. The Federation plays the championship of Russia and holds national championship actively participates in international competitions.

In 1998, Russia became the first country in the history of the World Championships to win 5 out of 10 gold medals. Irina Lashko won the 1m springboard, Yuliya Pakhalina won the 3m springboard, they were also the best in synchronized diving. Dmitry Sautin made a golden "double".

Sautin is currently one of the most decorated jumpers in the world. Repeated world and European champion, winner of the World and European Cups, Grand Prix winner, champion of the Goodwill Games, he also has in his collection three Olympic "bronze" and "gold" in individual jumps, as well as "gold" and "silver" in sync.

Among the best Russian jumpers are also I. Lashko, Yu. Pakhalin, V. Ilyina and others.

The main elements of ski jumping and platform jumping are the run-up, push, flight phase and entry into the water. These elements determine both the result and the score.

Building a takeoff and push

The execution of the entire jump depends on the push. In this case, the direction of the push determines the subsequent flight path, which the athlete cannot change during the flight phase. In jumping from a springboard and from a tower, jumps are distinguished, which are preceded by a run-up and jumps from the front and rear racks.

The run-up precedes forward jumps, Auerbach jumps and part of the screw jumps. All other jumps: back jumps, "Dolphin" and the rest of the propeller jumps - are performed from the rear rack. Some jumps (Auerbach's head-first jump or Auerbach's 2.5-turn somersault) are performed almost without exception from the tower from the forward stance.

Flight phase

The flight phase, also called the free-standing phase, begins at the moment the feet take off from the board or from the platform and ends with touching the surface of the water. The flight phase is entered by a push that determines the (optimal) flight path (feature influencing the evaluation) and the execution of the movements. In the evaluation process, regardless of the complexity of the jump, beauty and harmony are in the foreground.

Entrance to the water

The basic requirements for entry into the water are considered fulfilled if the athlete, while maintaining the optimal position of the legs and the tension of the muscles of the body, reaches the bottom of the pool. In this case, the part of the body immersed in water must be vertical with respect to the surface of the water in order to enter the water almost without splashing.

Diving is popular aquatic view sports. Jumps are performed from a tower (5-10 m) or a springboard (1-3 m). During the performance, the athlete shows certain acrobatic actions (rotations, revolutions or screws), which are evaluated by the judges.

Equipment and equipment for athletes

The springboard is an elastic board placed on the edge of the side of the pool. Dimensions are 4.8 m long, 50 cm wide. Its front edge should be located at a distance of 150 cm from the pool wall.

The tower is a fixed structure made of durable materials. The surface must be equipped with a springy and non-slip coating. The height of the towers in meters: 5, 7.5, 10.

Diving: competition rules impose the following requirements on the pool:

• Width - 21 meters;
• Length - from 18 to 22 m;
• The water temperature is 28-30 °C.

Equipment for athletes consists of some mandatory details:

• Women perform in a one-piece swimsuit;
• Men take part in swimming trunks and with a cuff on the leg;
• The clothes for jumpers are made of durable material.

Conventionally, athletes can be divided into several age categories:

• Up to 14 years old - children;
• 14-18 - juniors;
• Over 18 adults.

Performing jumps

According to the official rules, diving involves the performance of several sports elements, which can be divided into the following categories:

1. Racks (front, back, on the hands);
2. Execution of an element from a place or run;
3. The position of the torso (bending over, with connected straight legs, bent at the waist, with knees brought together to the body and girth of the lower legs);
4. Half turn - a jump with the rotation of the body around the transverse axis by 180 °;
5. A turn is a similar 360° maneuver;
6. Half screw - execution sports element with rotation around the longitudinal axis by 180°;
7. Screw - a similar 360° combination.

When combined various types jumps, you can display more than 50 elements from the springboard and about 90 from the tower. Each jump has a certain difficulty factor from 1.2 to 3.9.

Competition program

Participants must perform mandatory jumps in the amount of 5 pieces. In addition, a certain number of arbitrary elements should be played (depending on the format of the competition). For women, there are 5 free jumps from the springboard, for men - 6. From the tower, all athletes do 4 elements of limited complexity (with a maximum total number of points - 7.5). Also, men perform 6, and women 4 jumps without limiting the level of difficulty. The elements of the compulsory program must not be repeated in the free part.

If there are more than 16 participants in the diving competition, the rules provide for the qualifying and final parts.

Refereeing

The correctness of the jump is evaluated on a scale from 0 to 10. The judge during the execution of the element pays attention to the following factors:

• Starting position (it should be natural and without undue stress);
• Takeoff (the correct element consists of at least 4 steps, is performed naturally in a straight line);
• Repulsion (must be sure, from the springboard it is performed with two legs, on the tower - it is allowed with one limb);
• The jump itself, its beauty, clarity and complexity;
• The entrance to the water should be vertical with a minimum amount of splashing.

In percentage terms, the jump is evaluated according to the following parameters:

• Run, push - 30%;
• Flight - 40%;
• Entrance to the water - 30%.

The arbitrators show the total score in points for the performance of the jump. The maximum and minimum figures are not taken into account. If there is an equal number of points, any 2 marks are removed. The final sum of the remaining three or five cards is multiplied by the element's difficulty factor. To simplify the calculation of results in all competitions, a rating scale is used.

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Jumping into the water is one of the most exciting pastimes that both adults and children are exposed to. The history of this occupation has deep roots. Since ancient times, the peoples of many countries had daredevils who, for fun, threw themselves into the seas and rivers from rocks, bridges, ship masts. Hindus, for example, jumped straight into a deep, water-filled well from the top of a 20-meter temple. Young Swiss and Romanian jumpers were famous for their ability to dive from bridges almost half a millennium ago. Surprisingly, it was precisely because of the fear of being cut in half that they jumped not with their feet down - “soldier”, but exclusively with their heads down. French circus performers managed to jump into the river even on bicycles and horses. We also had a lot of such jumpers in Rus' who were not afraid to jump with enough high altitude. This hobby was recognized as a sport at the II Summer Olympic Games in Paris in 1900. At the same time, those who decided to carry out difficult jumps brave men wore sweaters or special quilted jackets, since jumping into the water from a great height requires serious sports training and carry not only self-satisfaction, but also danger. Let's try to figure out what you need to know in order to protect yourself from bruises and injuries when jumping into the water.

Jumps into the water are carried out from a certain height, as a rule, with some initial speed. After the start of the jump and before entering the water, the jumper moves in the air under the action of two forces: gravity and air resistance force . The latter is small enough to be neglected in our calculations. With this in mind, we calculate what speed a person will have at the surface of the water if he jumped from a height and had an initial speed directed at an angle to the horizon. Let's also define the distance of the jump - the horizontal distance from the starting point to the point of entry into the water.

The speed is easily determined based on the law of conservation of energy:

where is the acceleration of free fall, is the mass of a person, is the speed of entry into the water. After mathematical transformations, we get:

Thus, if the jump is performed from a height of 5 m with an initial speed of 4 m/s, then the speed of entry into the water will be approximately 10.7 m/s or 39 km/h. This is a fairly high speed, and if it collides with water, it can lead to bruises and injuries. The safest entry into the water is with your feet down (“soldier”) or head with arms outstretched forward to soften the impact on the water (“fish”). But the latter option is much more difficult to perform, since during the flight it is very difficult to control the rotation of the body and a collision with water on the stomach or back is possible, and at high speed this is unsafe. Athletes who engage in diving practice a lot to learn how to control their body during the jump and enter the water with little to no splash. At the same time, the higher the starting point of the jump, the more difficult it is to perform it safely for oneself. And you need to think carefully before taking risks. Moreover, the duration of the jump is very short, for example, a jump from a height of 5 m lasts about 1 s.

Now let's calculate the jump distance. To do this, you need to use the kinematic equations for uniformly accelerated motion and make up a system:

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Eliminating the duration of the jump, we find the maximum distance of the jump, which is obtained if the angle is 45 0:

Thus, if a jump is made from a height of 5 m with an initial speed of 4 m/s, then the maximum distance of the jump will be 3.8 m, and with an initial speed of 2 m/s - 1.6 m. This must be taken into account in order to control the entry point to water. When jumping into the water, it is also necessary to take into account the depth of the reservoir so as not to hit the bottom or other unsafe objects lying on it and not visible from above. In this case, dangerous places are marked with special signs, which in no case should be ignored.

Let's calculate the depth of immersion if the speed of entry into the water is . At the speeds under consideration and the “fish” jump, we can assume that the force of hydrodynamic resistance of water is constant and equal to approximately 1000 H. In addition, since the average density of a person is approximately equal to the density of water, the force of gravity is balanced by the force of Archimedes. Then, using the law of conservation and transformation of energy, we obtain:

Thus, if the speed of entry into the water is 10 m / s, which is obtained when jumping from a height of 5 m, without an initial speed, and the mass of a person is 50 kg, then the immersion depth will be 2.5 m. In order to reduce it, it is necessary or to increase the force of hydrodynamic resistance of water by changing the shape of the body with the help of arms or legs, or jumping from a lower height. For example, when jumping from a height of 2 m without initial speed, the speed of entry into the water will be approximately 6.3 m/s, and the depth of immersion will be about 1 m.

Some animals, just like people, love to dive into the water. For example, dogs fearlessly rush after a ball thrown by their owner, and this often looks quite funny, especially underwater.

We suggest you solve the problem using the proposed method:

Calculate with what speed and at what distance from the tower a jumper with a mass of 60 kg will enter the water, to what depth he will dive if he jumped from a tower 10 m high with an initial speed of 5 m/s at an angle of 30 0 to the horizon. Ignore air resistance. The force of hydrodynamic resistance of water is assumed to be constant and equal to 1000 N.

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Jumping into the water from great heights is becoming more and more popular. Many spectators are ready to gather near the TV screens and watch the Olympic competitions for the sake of such extreme sports.

In addition, against this background, there is a lot of controversy about whether there are many such daredevils who can practice this sport at various Olympics and so on. This all arises due to the fact that many people love extreme sports and are ready for crazy deeds for this.

Games diving from a springboard or tower

Diving for girls - a special approach to classes

In the last two seasons, the girls began to compete in diving. Such jumps are performed from a height that reaches twenty meters. In terms of height, this corresponds to jumping from a bridge. If the jumps are performed by men, then another seven-meter extension towers can be installed to such a bridge.

Jumping into the water for girls

A lot of people are arguing about whether high diving can be called a sport? Here there are differences, because on the one hand, high diving is a sport, and on the other hand, the opposite can be argued. Speaking on average, they are pure extreme.

And if we compare the jumps that are performed from the bungee and the jumps that are performed from the towers, then the jumps from the towers are more difficult. Also, to perform jumps from a height of ten meters, many try to enter the water with their head down, since such an entrance is more difficult than you just enter upside down.

Spin - because this will be your success during the jump into the water

Gary Hunt is the leader in diving. Every time he tries to complicate the jumps. He performs great and very complex combinations. He managed to turn around three times in a jump, completing 4.5 screws. But his record was recently broken by another American - Steve Lobu. He performed a jump that cost 5.1, and his second jump was 5.4.

Spin - success during the jump into the water

• Hunt has always been respected, as he always tried to invent something new and new. These were both easy and difficult combinations in which he performed amazing spins. It is very difficult to do such tricks when jumping into the water, because you can lose control. That is, for such combinations you need to be not only brave and courageous, but also have a “cold head”.

As for Lobu, he moved along a more primitive path. At first, he managed to master jumping from a height of twenty-seven meters, while performing turns. It is also important to make half screws, as they will only make the combination easier. By doing everything right, you can avoid "blind" entries into the water. Only when Lob managed to perform the jumps perfectly and such a height no longer seemed scary for him, did he try to complete five revolutions with the same jump, but at the same time using the back stance.

Here the whole fear lies in the fact that these combinations and their implementation take too much time, and there may simply not be enough time to enter the water correctly. But, based on practice, no matter how complex the combinations of athletes are, the one who has easier jumps wins the competition. Articles about it diving games.

Diving championships are held by FINA. Since 1904, such a sport as diving began to appear at the Olympic Games and to this day World Championships are held in this sport.

A memorable event was Olympic Games 1988 diving. As for synchronized jumps, they were first included in the program of games in the year 2000. Refereeing is carried out by nine judges. Four judges are engaged in evaluating the technique of the elements, and how difficult it is to perform this combination.

Diving from towers and springboards

As for the rest of the Judges, they were engaged in evaluating exactly the synchronicity. Judges give scores ranging from zero to ten points. Then there is a screening of the best and worst estimates. Thus, the average score is displayed.

Olympic and diving game- What's the Difference? Jumps can be performed both from springboards and from towers. But what is the difference between ski jumping and platform jumping? As for ski jumping, the athlete first swings before jumping, and only then does the jump into the water, while platform diving does not require any swinging. Such a tower is strictly fixed.

• Springboards for jumping into the water are installed at a height of 1 meter or 3 meters. As for the tower, it is installed at a height of 5 meters, 7.5 meters and 10 meters.
• Performing the jump, the athlete must be turned to the water with his face. There are also jumps that are performed with your back to the pool. There are also jumps that require a preliminary run-up.

Properly jump into the water from the springboard - Olympic Games

Sections for children diving

In order to achieve results in this sport, it takes quite a few years, so if you are interested in this sport, then no one bothers to send your child there or start practicing for you personally.