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The rules you will see every few minutes, in the order you meet them. Each opens on its answer.
B · Beginner · 5 rules · Step 1 of 3The dive
- What are the diving events, and how is a competition won?Divers perform a set list of dives from the 3 m springboard or the 10 m platform: six for men and five for women.
- How is the difficulty of a dive worked out?Each dive has a degree of difficulty, a number worked out from a World Aquatics formula with five parts and listed in tables.
- How do the judges' marks become a score?Seven judges each give a mark from 0 to 10 in half points.
- What must a dive look like in the air?In the air a dive must stay in its direct line of flight and show the position announced.
- What makes a good entry into the water?The entry must be vertical and not twisted, with the body straight, the feet together and the toes pointed.