Articles Index

Judging and Scoring a Diving Meet - The Basics
Judging a springboard or platform diving contest begins with an understanding of the scoring system and the five basic elements of a dive: The Starting Position, The Approach, The Take-Off, The Flight, and The Entry.

What is Your Potential as a Diver?
Comparing scores in diving can help a competitor track progress from meet to meet.

Choosing High School All-Americans in Diving
Filming and editing a high school diving performance can have a direct effect upon a diver’s selection as a High School All American.

Why Did My Diving All-American Application Get Rejected
Common errors are the biggest reason why applications for High School Diving All-American get rejected.

2008 NCAA Women's One-meter Springboard Diving Results
2008 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships - One-meter Springboard Diving Results.

NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships
How does a diver qualify for the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships?

NCAA Division I Zone Diving Competition
How does a diver qualify for the NCAA Championships at a zone diving competition.

Diving Judges Expressions
Divers and judges use a number of expressions in the sport such as BINGO, smack or rip. Here are a few more to add to vocabulary.

U.S. Junior Roster Set for British Elite Junior Diving Championships
The roster for U.S. junior divers that will compete in the 2008 British Elite Junior Diving Championships.

U.S. Junior Divers Will Compete at British Elite Junior Diving Championships
U.S. junior divers will have the opportunity to compete in the 2008 British Elite Junior Diving Championships after qualifying in the East/West Junior National Championships.

What Dive to Use When Competing
Learning new dives is an important aspect of diving. Learning when to use those new dives in competition is equally important. When and where to add a new dive to your diving list is an important part of learning to compete.

Spring Junior East and West National Championships
USA Diving annually conducts an East and West Spring Junior National Championship that takes place no later than the first weekend in May

International Diving Competitions
The FINA Diving World Series is a series of three international diving competitions for the word’s best springboard and platform divers.

International Diving Competitions
The FINA Grand Prix is a series of international diving competitions for the word’s best springboard and platform divers.

2008 Men's Division I NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
NCAA titles will be up for grabs at the 2008 NCCA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in Seattle, Wash. Information on event dates and times and favorites for the competition.

2008 Women's Division I NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
NCAA titles will be up for grabs at the 2008 NCCA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships in Columbus, Ohio. Information on event dates and times and favorites for the competition.

Calculating Degree of Difficulty for Dives
Dives in springboard and platform diving are ranked according to the degree of difficulty of each dive, determined using a formula based on elements in each dive. This degree of difficulty is used in the calculation of diving scores.

2007 USA Diving Summer Regional Championship Schedule and Results
USA Diving Summer Regional Championships are the first step toward qualifying for the 2007 Speedo Junior National Diving Championships. Regional championships take place at ten sites across the United States and qualifies advance to the summer East and West championships.