Diving

Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre

Aug 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Competition 136 athletes (68 men, 68 women) compete in four
events

London Olympics women’s 10m platform gold medallist Chen Ruolin (CHN)

Individual and synchronised events take place on 3m springboard and 10m platform

Scoring Marks awarded according to degree of difficulty
adopted in six distinct figures:

10m 3m

Front

Back

Reverse

Inward

Twist

Armstand

Positions: Straight: Fully extended, no bend in knees or hips

Pike: Knees straight with tight bend at hips. Also Open Pike
variant with arms outstretched

Tuck: Body folded up in tight ball

Free: Twisting dive using combination of two other positions

Sources: Rio 2016, Olympic.org

Pictures: Associated Press, Getty Images