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Back Dive in the Tuck Position - Step by Step Instructions

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Back Dive Tuck - The Line Up

The Line Up

The Line Up

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The diver should now be in a position slightly less than vertical. Moving the arms either down the center of the body or laterally to the outside, they move over the head to the headfirst entry stretching position. Then grasping the hands using a “flat hand,” the diver prepares for the entry into the water. This is known as a line-up.

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