Diving
Diving is a sport where athletes dive into a pool from a platform or springboard, performing acrobatics and executing various maneuvers while in the air. A panel of judges score each dive based on various criteria, including how aesthetically pleasing a diver’s movements are, the degree of difficulty, and how well the diver enters the water. Synchronized Diving is also scored on how closely the two athletes match each other’s movements during all aspects of the dive.
![A female diver is captured mid-dive against a dark blue background with the Olympic rings visible in the upper part of the image. She is wearing a blue swimsuit and is upside down, with her body fully extended, pointed toes and her arms positioned by her head.](/content/dam/latwentyeight/olympic-sports/mobile/OLYDivingMobile.jpg)