back dive
Pool entry backwards
A back dive is a dive performed facing away from the water, with the diver falling or springing backward off the platform or board.
The diver may enter the water headfirst or feetfirst depending on the specific dive.
In competitive diving, back dives form one of the standard categories of dives.
Raised flat structure
- springboardFlexible platform for jumping
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- entryAccess or submission
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
tuck · pike · layout · inward · reverse · armstand · somersault · twist
Elevated, or signal-catcher
- flipQuick turning motion
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
- athleticPhysically strong and active
- gymnasticRelating to agile bodywork
agility · midair · maneuver · coordination · balance · strength · flexibility · courage
Turning on an axis
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
- archCurved spanning structure
- extensionAdded part or duration
- lineupOrdered list of participants
vertical · head-first · tucked position · flight · hang time · reach · streamline · body control
platform
Raised flat structure
- springboardFlexible platform for jumping
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- entryAccess or submission
splash · tuck · pike · layout · inward · reverse · armstand · somersault · twist · hurdle
aerial
Elevated, or signal-catcher
- flipQuick turning motion
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
- athleticPhysically strong and active
gymnastic · agility · midair · maneuver · coordination · balance · strength · flexibility · courage · practice
rotation
Turning on an axis
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
- archCurved spanning structure
- extensionAdded part or duration
lineup · vertical · head-first · tucked position · flight · hang time · reach · streamline · body control · timing
pool
Collective fund or basin
- chlorineHalogen disinfectant element
- swimmerOne who moves through water
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
surface · bubbles · depth · lane · underwater · resurface · ladder · deck · lifeguard · swim meet
- divingscuba, aqua-lung, freediving, full face mask, dry suit
- diving skillspike, tuck, layout, somersault, twist
- divescutaway
- retreatwithdrawal, retreating, withdraw, pullback, retreat
back diveforward dive
Headfirst aquatic entry facing forward
front dive · front entry · forward somersault · front flip · swan dive
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