diving competition

Judges score splashes

A diving competition is an organized event where athletes perform dives from platforms or springboards and are judged on execution, difficulty, and form.

Competitors execute acrobatic maneuvers—twists, somersaults, pikes—entering the water with minimal splash.

She won gold in the diving competition at the Olympics.

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