Diving

Diving is one of the most exciting sports in the world. It involves leaping and springing into water, while trying to perfect a series of perfect body positions. But it is also very strictly controlled. strictly controlled.

The sport, and all the dives within it, are based on four distinct body positions:

• 'Straight' is where the body is kept in a fluid line, not being bent at the hips or knees.
• 'Pike' is where the body is bent at the hips but not the knees.
• 'Tuck' involves the body being bunched up tightly with the hands on the lower legs and
• 'Free' is only for twisting dives and can be a combination of at least two of the other positions. So a diver can bend their legs or bend their hips without being penalised