swan dive
Arms-out pool entry
A swan dive is a dive performed with the arms extended outward from the sides until just before entering the water, when they sweep together overhead.
The posture suggests a swan's wings in flight.
Figuratively, any dramatic plunge or steep decline: The stock took a swan dive after the earnings report.
Called a swallow dive in British English.
Sudden steep descent
- platformRaised flat structure
- high diveLeap from elevated board
- entryAccess or submission
- formShape or document
tuck · pike · somersault · aerial · springboard · competition · judges · score
plunge
Sudden steep descent
form · tuck · pike · somersault · aerial · springboard · competition · judges · score · synchronized
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
beauty · artistry · fluidity · outstretched · arms · flight · soar · glide · airborne · athletic
plummet
Rapid downward descent
collapse · nosedive · downfall · reckless · abandon · leap of faith · risk · surrender · dramatic · spectacular
- pool activitieslap swimming, laps, pool laps, floating, treading water
- pool jumpscannonball, belly flop, jackknife, can opener, front flip
- Pilatesreformer, mat work, hundred, teaser, roll-up
- diving skillspike, tuck, layout, somersault, twist
- Swanscygnet, cob, pen
- swimmingswimming, swimmer, swimmers, swim team, swim teams
swan divecannonball
Round artillery ammunition
belly flop · bomb · pencil dive · tuck jump · can opener
swan divebelly flop
Flat, painful dive
face plant · cannonball · flop · crash landing · splat
dove, swan, diver, diving, swans, divers, dives, dived, swanning