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Diving

Aquatics Centre, Seine-St-Denis     Event Medal

READING THE DIVE
Each dive is coded to include number of dive group (take-off), initial position (start point), number of half-somersaults, and body position

Somersault

GROUP
1 Forward 2 Backward 3 Reverse 4 Inward 5 Twist 6 Armstand

INITIAL POSITION
0 Take-off from platform or springboard

1 Flying dive 

Rarely used in competition

POSITIONS
Straight

A Fully extended,
no bend in hips or knees

B Pike
Straight legs, bent at waist
Closed pike

Open pike

C Tuck
Body folded into tight ball

D Free
Twisting dive using combination of two other positions

TWISTING DIVE
Uses 5-digit code – group, direction, half-somersaults, half-twists, position

Mathematical model projects how many somersaults and twists are possible in 10m dive

Maximum drop (secs)

3 10 
Dive code 513XD

Twisting - 5
Forward - 1 
1.5 somersaults - 3 
5 twists - X 
Free - D

Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi (CHN) World 10m Platform Synchronised Champions, Individual gold and silver medallists respectively



Source: IOC
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