Dives are assigned a degree of difficulty based on factors such as approach, entry, position, somersaults, and twists. According to the FINA rulebook, a panel of seven judges assigns a score to each dive on a scale of 0 to 10, down to half-point increments.
The two highest and two lowest scores are discarded, and the remaining three are added together; that result is then multiplied by the difficulty value to award a dive score. At the end of the round, the five dive scores are added together for a final score. In the Olympic preliminaries, the top 18 divers advance; in the semifinals, the top 12 advance.
The top three scorers in the final are then awarded gold, silver, and bronze. The scoring system is similar in synchronized diving, but the event is structured differently. There's just one round of competition instead of three, and teams perform six dives instead of five. Athletes must perform at least one dive from the five synchronized diving categories forward, back, reverse, inward, and twisting. The first two dives are assigned a difficulty of 2.
For synchronized diving, the judging panel is comprised of 11 judges: five judging synchronization and three each assigned to evaluate each individual diver. Judges assign scores on the same 0-topoint scale as the individual events. Approach In diving, there are two different approaches: Forward approach: For springboard, a judge will ensure that there are at least three steps in the approach and a hurdle. For platform, both a running approach with a small skip and a standing forward approach are acceptable.
Back approach: For both springboard and platform, a judge will look to see that the diver is balanced on his toes, with his heels off the board or platform.
His body should be straight and his shoulders should be in line with the hips. For platform diving, a one-foot takeoff is accepted. Flight While the diver is in flight, judges will determine the height of the dive, the rotation of the somersaults and twists, as well as the position of the dive - tuck, pike, straight or free.
Three judge the execution of each diver, and five judge the synchronisation. Only the median execution score for each diver is considered, along with the middle three scores for the synchronisation, and the sum of these five scores is multiplied by the degree of difficulty. The reason divers shower is actually to try to prevent injury.
Showering helps keep muscles loose between dives, meaning they are less likely to cramp up or become stiff when they enter the pool, or mid-rotation. This is the same reason divers sometime sit in hot tubs between dives — it helps keep their muscles relaxed and supple.
The tape you may have seen divers — and other athletes — wearing at the Olympics is not regular tape. The tape helps fluid move through the body more easily, which reduces swelling and alleviates both muscle and joint pain.
It was developed by Japanese chiropractor Dr Kenso Kase in the s, and is also popular with footballers and rugby players. Water is sprayed onto the pool so the divers can actually see where the surface is.
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