About Diving – Swim England Diving Sport Hub https://www.swimming.org/diving The English home of platform and springboard diving. Sat, 27 Jul 2024 16:22:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.1 Matt Bartle named volunteering lead for Diving Leadership Group https://www.swimming.org/diving/matt-bartle-diving-leadership-group/ https://www.swimming.org/diving/matt-bartle-diving-leadership-group/#respond Wed, 23 Feb 2022 14:38:16 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/diving/?p=5774 Matt Bartle has said he is ‘delighted and honoured’ after being named as the new volunteer lead for the Swim England Diving Leadership Group (DLG). Bartle first became involved in the sport in 2017 after his son Noah attended a fun taster session at the City of Sheffield Diving Club and subsequently joined. His son … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/diving/matt-bartle-diving-leadership-group/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2022/02/Matt-Bartle-1200x675.jpg Olympian Sarah and coach Josh latest appointments to Diving Leadership Group https://www.swimming.org/diving/sarah-josh-join-diving-leadership-group/ https://www.swimming.org/diving/sarah-josh-join-diving-leadership-group/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2020 11:12:46 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/diving/?p=4775 Two new appointments have been made to the Swim England Diving Leadership Group. Olympian Sarah Barrow is the group’s new Technical Officials Lead, while Josh Devine has been announced as the Communications Lead. The appointments have been welcomed by the group’s chairperson, Lottie Thompson. She said: “Sarah brings vast technical knowledge and experience, which the … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/diving/sarah-josh-join-diving-leadership-group/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2020/06/Josh-Lottie-Sarah-web.jpg Tom Daley https://www.swimming.org/diving/tom-daley/ https://www.swimming.org/diving/tom-daley/#respond Sun, 01 Apr 2018 20:01:21 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/diving/?p=450 Tom Daley is one of the biggest names in world sport, having won diving medals at every level of major competition, including the Olympic Games in 2012 and 2016. Date of Birth: 21/05/1994 Born: Plymouth Team/Club: Dive London Coach: Jane Figueiredo About Tom Daley One of Daley’s most memorable moments was landing an emotional 10m Platform … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/diving/tom-daley/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2015/12/tom_daley_tuck_rio_2016.jpg Jack Laugher https://www.swimming.org/diving/jack-laugher/ https://www.swimming.org/diving/jack-laugher/#respond Sun, 01 Apr 2018 20:15:33 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/diving/?p=455 Jack Laugher is the only British diver to have won multiple medals at an Olympic Games, having won 3m Synchro gold and 3m Springboard silver at Rio 2016. Date of Birth: 30/01/1995 Born: Harrogate Team/Club: City of Leeds Diving Club Coach: Adam Smallwood About Jack Laugher Since he made his Olympic debut as a 17-year old … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/diving/jack-laugher/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2015/12/jack_laugher_ready_to_dive_rio_2016.jpg About platform and springboard diving https://www.swimming.org/diving/about-platform-and-springboard-diving/ Fri, 18 Mar 2016 09:34:50 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/diving/?p=278 Platform and springboard diving are two of the most spectacular and exciting aquatic sports. They involve an immense amount of strength, flexibility and courage. Both competitive platform and springboard diving involve one or two divers performing spins, twists and somersaults into a pool from a series of heights. Heights of the boards range from 1m … […]

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]]> https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2015/03/man_diving_london_aquatics_centre.jpg Diving scores and degrees of difficulty https://www.swimming.org/diving/diving-scores/ https://www.swimming.org/diving/diving-scores/#respond Wed, 16 Mar 2016 16:53:26 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/diving/?p=286 Diving scores reflect the fact that each dive has elements that make it more or less difficult than another dive. This includes: The body position or combinations of positions From what approach, or group, the dive will be taken. There is no distinction between running and standing take-offs, and each dive has its own tariff or … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/diving/diving-scores/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2015/03/jennifer_abel_diving.jpg Platform and springboard diving positions and groups https://www.swimming.org/diving/platform-springboard-diving-positions/ https://www.swimming.org/diving/platform-springboard-diving-positions/#respond Thu, 17 Mar 2016 15:43:52 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/diving/?p=281 Diving positions for platform and springboard diving are based on four distinct shapes. These are straight, pike, tuck, and free. During competitions they are referred to as A, B, C, and D. Diving positions explained Click the following links to find out more about when each dive position is used: Straight Position (A) Pike Position … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/diving/platform-springboard-diving-positions/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2015/03/jack_laugher_chris_mears_twist_dive_positions.jpg Lois Toulson https://www.swimming.org/diving/lois-toulson/ https://www.swimming.org/diving/lois-toulson/#respond Sun, 01 Apr 2018 21:55:09 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/diving/?p=474 Lois Toulson is one of the most promising young English divers, having won World Junior silvers in the Platform event in both 2014 and 2016. Date of Birth: 26/09/1999 Born: Huddersfield Team/Club: City of Leeds Diving Club Coach: Marc Holdsworth About Lois Toulson After an encouraging debut with two final appearances in the Group B age … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/diving/lois-toulson/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2016/11/lois_toulson_diving_rio_2016.jpg Scarlett Mew Jensen https://www.swimming.org/diving/scarlett-mew-jensen/ https://www.swimming.org/diving/scarlett-mew-jensen/#respond Tue, 03 Jul 2018 08:38:28 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/diving/?p=3822 Scarlett Mew Jensen is one of Great Britain’s top young springboard divers, winning her first British individual title in 2019. Date of Birth: 31/12/2001 Born: London Team/Club: Dive London Aquatics About Scarlett Mew Jensen Training at the London 2012 Olympic venue with Dive London Aquatics, Scarlett Mew Jensen made rapid progress through the national junior … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/diving/scarlett-mew-jensen/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2020/04/scarlett_mew_jensen_diving_world_champs_2019.jpg Eden Cheng https://www.swimming.org/diving/eden-cheng/ https://www.swimming.org/diving/eden-cheng/#respond Tue, 03 Jul 2018 07:43:09 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/diving/?p=3586 Eden Cheng is one of the most promising divers in the British team, winning European Junior gold and European senior gold in back-to-back seasons in 2017 and 2018. Date of Birth: 02/12/2002 Born: London Team/Club: Crystal Palace About Eden Cheng London-born Eden Cheng caught the eye as one to watch at National Age Group level, … […]

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