platform diving
Springless aquatic acrobatics
Platform diving is a competitive sport in which divers leap from a rigid platform fixed at a height above a pool—typically ten meters at the Olympic level—performing acrobatic maneuvers before entering the water.
Distinguished from springboard diving, which uses a flexible board that propels the diver upward, platform diving relies entirely on the diver's own power and the force of the fall.
- springboardFlexible platform for jumping
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- pikeLong battlefield spear
- tuckFold into concealment
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
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- divingscuba, dive mask, dive helmet, forward dive, back dive
- jumping activitiesleapfrog, jump rope, pole vault, double dutch, high jump
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platform divingsurfacing
Coming to the surface
ascending · free diving · scuba diving · deep diving · underwater diving
platform divingswimming
Locomotion through water
water skiing · water polo · synchronized swimming · kayaking · floating
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