Diving platform

{{short description|Type of structure used for competitive acrobatic diving}} thumb|right|A competitive diving platform at an outdoor swimming pool. A '''diving platform''' or '''diving tower''' is a type of structure used for competitive diving. It consists of a vertical rigid "tower" with one or more horizontal platforms extending out over a deep pool of water. In platform diving, the diver jumps from a high stationary surface. The height of the platforms – {{convert|10|m|ft}}, {{convert|7.5|m|ft}} and {{convert|5|m|ft}} – gives the diver enough time to perform the acrobatic movements of a particular dive. There are additional platforms set at {{convert|3|m|ft}} and {{convert|1|m|ft}}. Diving platforms for FINA sanctioned meets must be at least {{convert|6|m|ft}} long and {{convert|2|m|ft}} wide. Most platforms are covered by some sort of matting or non-slip surface to prevent athletes from slipping.

All three levels of the platform are used in the NCAA competition. Each level offers a distinct degree of difficulty (DD) and therefore can yield different scores for divers.<ref name="Fina Diving Facilities Rules">{{cite web|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=368:fr-5-diving-facilities&catid=88:facilities-rules&Itemid=184|title=FR 5 DIVING FACILITIES|date=12 May 2010|publisher=FINA|access-date=27 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801200615/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=368%3Afr-5-diving-facilities&catid=88%3Afacilities-rules&Itemid=184|archive-date=1 August 2012}}</ref>

== Ten-meter diving == Diving began in the Olympics in 1904 for men, in what was called "fancy diving", which has been believed variously to have been off a platform or off a springboard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1904/DIV/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417050127/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1904/DIV/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 17, 2020|title=Diving at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref> The 10-meter dive began in the 1908 Olympics. Diving for women started in the 1912 Olympics, with the 10-meter dive.

In 2016, dives performed by competitors in 10-meter world competition included a 3-½ somersault tuck, a 3-½ somersault pike, a 2-½ somersault with 2½ twist, a forward 4-½ somersault, and a forward reverse 3½ somersault.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/08/20/david-boudia-wins-bronze-10-meter-platform-diving/89056342/ |title=David Boudia wins bronze in 10-meter platform diving |author=David Woods |publisher=USA TODAY |date=August 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/Britains-Daley-Leads-Mens-Diving-With-Two-Americans-in-Pursuit-390758671.html |title=Men's Diving: Britain's Daley Leads 10-Meter Platform|author=Beth Harris |publisher=NBC Philadelphia |date=August 19, 2016}}</ref>

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