﻿{"id":215292,"date":"2016-08-02T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T16:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=215292"},"modified":"2016-08-01T11:04:21","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T18:04:21","slug":"4-things-to-know-before-watching-diving-in-rio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/4-things-to-know-before-watching-diving-in-rio\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Things To Know Before Watching Diving In Rio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Diving is confusingly lumped in with swimming, but the sports are quite different species. For those of you who, like many swim fans, don&#8217;t fully understand the sport of diving, here are a few pointers that can make Olympic diving a little clearer for you&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>1. How do the events work?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_104257\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104257\" data-attachment-id=\"104257\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/priming-the-mind-for-success\/2014-usa-diving-age-group-and-junior-nationals-47\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/todd-alden-usa-diving-age-group-2014.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Matthew S. DeMaria&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;KNOXVILLE, TN - July 31, 2014: Todd Alden dives of the Platforms during the 2014 USA Diving Age Group and Junior National Event at Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Matthew S. 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DeMaria&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/todd-alden-usa-diving-age-group-2014-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/todd-alden-usa-diving-age-group-2014-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-104257 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/todd-alden-usa-diving-age-group-2014-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"KNOXVILLE, TN - July 31, 2014: Todd Alden dives of the Platforms during the 2014 USA Diving Age Group and Junior National Event at Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Matthew S. DeMaria\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-104257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Matthew S. DeMaria<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Women compete five dives on three meter springboard or ten meter platform, men compete six. Each dive has to be from one of the five categories, front, back, reverse, inward or twisting. Men repeat one category on their last dive.<\/p>\n<p>For<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-wins-four-synchro-medals-at-fina-diving-grand-prix\/\" target=\"_blank\"> synchronized<\/a> diving, women compete five dives and men compete six. Both must compete dives from at least four of the categories, and men can&#8217;t compete more than two dives form the same category.<\/p>\n<h2>2. How does the scoring work?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_132838\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132838\" data-attachment-id=\"132838\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/thank-you-judges-thank-you-divers-and-thank-you-table-help\/judges-red-bull-cliff-diving-2015\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/judges-red-bull-cliff-diving-2015.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2398,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"judges-red-bull-cliff-diving-2015\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;judges-red-bull-cliff-diving-2015&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Red Bull Cliff Diving&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/judges-red-bull-cliff-diving-2015-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/judges-red-bull-cliff-diving-2015-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-132838 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/judges-red-bull-cliff-diving-2015-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"judges-red-bull-cliff-diving-2015\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-132838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Red Bull Cliff Diving<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Every dive has a degree of difficulty, or DD. The harder the dive, the higher the DD. At a meet like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-team-captains-selected-for-usas-2016-olympic-team\/\" target=\"_blank\">Olympics<\/a> there are seven judges. Each judge scores the dive between 0 and 10, 10 being perfect. The two highest judges scores and the two lowest judges scores are dropped and only the middle three scores count towards the dive total. Those three remaining scores are added together and multiplied by the DD to get the total score for that dive. Then all the dive scores are added together for the complete score.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example. A diver is awarded a 5.5, 6, 6, 6, 6.5, 7 and a 7 on a 101B, or front dive pike, on three meter. A 101B has a DD of 1.5. The judges scores that count for that dive are 6, 6, and 6.5. Therefore the total score for that dive would be a 27.75.<\/p>\n<h2>3. It&#8217;s not just about how big the splash is.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_163157\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163157\" data-attachment-id=\"163157\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/a-divers-tenacious-comeback-bouncing-back-from-injury\/diving_entry\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/diving_entry.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,474\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;TORONTO STAR&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;EMBARGO-EMBARGO- CONTACT 416-869-4341 BEFORE USING - 10 metre platform diver Roseline  Filion works out at Montreal 1976 Olympic Pool in Toronto. April 2, 2012.  STEVE RUSSELL\\\/TORONTO STAR&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1335199350&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Steve Russell\\\/Toronto Star 2012&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;175&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"diving_entry\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7\/30\/2016&lt;br \/&gt;\n7\/8\/2016&lt;br \/&gt;\nEMBARGO-EMBARGO- CONTACT 416-869-4341 BEFORE USING &#8211; 10 metre platform diver Roseline Filion works out at Montreal 1976 Olympic Pool in Toronto. April 2, 2012. STEVE RUSSELL\/TORONTO STAR Staff Photographer, Steve Russell, Toronto Star, photography, photojournalism&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Steve Russell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/diving_entry-700x474.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/diving_entry.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-163157 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/diving_entry-700x474.jpg\" alt=\"EMBARGO-EMBARGO- CONTACT 416-869-4341 BEFORE USING - 10 metre platform diver Roseline Filion works out at Montreal 1976 Olympic Pool in Toronto. April 2, 2012. STEVE RUSSELL\/TORONTO STAR\" width=\"700\" height=\"474\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-163157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Steve Russell<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Many things are taken into account before the judges score a dive. The dive&#8217;s hurdle or approach, their take off, height, execution, and finally their entry. A great entry with no splash can be the difference between a 6 and a 7, but it&#8217;s far from the only thing that matters.<\/p>\n<h2>4. What are those little towel things?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_52314\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52314\" data-attachment-id=\"52314\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/4-things-to-know-before-watching-diving-in-rio\/womens-diving-prelims\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Womens-diving-prelims-e1470074245270.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4227,3168\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Hayley Good&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix S8200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1395472599&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0111111111111&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Women&#8217;s diving prelims\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Hayley Good&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Womens-diving-prelims-e1470074245270-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Womens-diving-prelims-e1470074245270-1024x767.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-52314 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Womens-diving-prelims-e1470074245270-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Hayley Good\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-52314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Hayley Good<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They\u2019re called sammies or shammies, and they&#8217;re super absorbent. Divers use them to dry off in between dives so there\u2019s less of a chance of slipping out of the dive. They\u2019re often dyed and personalized, and can often be almost like a security blanket. Divers often become pretty attached to their sammies , and losing one can be awful. We\u2019ve all been there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Erin Keaveny, Swimming World College Intern Diving is confusingly lumped in with swimming, but the sports are quite different species. 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