Diving is one of the water sports. At the competitions, jumps from a springboard (1 and 3 meters) and towers (5, 7.5 and 10 meters) are performed. During the jump, athletes perform a number of acrobatic actions (turns, screws, rotations). The judges evaluate both the quality of performing acrobatic elements in the flight phase and the cleanliness of entering the water. In synchronized jumping competitions, the synchronicity of the execution of elements by two participants is also evaluated.

Diving is included in the program of the World Aquatics Championships. Diving was included in the Olympic Games program for the first time at the Third Olympic Games in 1904 and has been present at the Olympics ever since. Synchronized jumping appeared in the program of the Sydney Games in 2000. Currently, the Olympic program includes 8 sets of medals, 4 sets are played for men and women in jumps from a 3-meter springboard (single and synchronous) and a 10-meter tower (single and synchronous). The program of the World and European Championships consists of 10 competitions, additionally includes individual jumps from a meter springboard. Major competitions, including the Olympics and World Championships, are held in three stages. After the first qualification, the 18 best participants are determined, who identify 12 finalists in the semifinal series of jumps. The scores received in the final were previously summed up with the scores of the semifinals, but since 2007, new FINA rules prescribe starting the final "from scratch". At each stage, athletes perform 5 or 6 jumps in turn, depending on the formula of the tournament. Before the start of each stage, the athletes declare the jumping program, and the judges approve the difficulty coefficient for each jump. During the competition, it is not allowed to replace one jump with another or change the order of their execution.

In individual competitions, each jump is evaluated by seven judges. Each of them scores from 0 to 10, after which the two best and two worst scores are discarded, and the remaining three are multiplied by the jump difficulty factor. Synchronized jumps are evaluated by a panel of 9 referees, two judges evaluate the technique of performing the jump by each athlete, and five more evaluate only synchronicity. After that, the worst and best scores are discarded, and the sum of the rest is multiplied by the difficulty factor.
When evaluating the technique of the jump, the judges pay attention to the quality of the run-up or starting position (the run-up must be performed in a straight line and include at least 4 steps, the stand must be clearly fixed), repulsion, execution of elements during flight, entry into the water (must be as vertical as possible and with a minimum amount of splashes).

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The springboard is a special springboard 4.8 m long and 0.5 m wide, one end of which is fixed on the side of the pool. When jumping from a springboard, the athlete first swings on it and then pushes off powerfully, getting additional acceleration from the springboard. It has an anti-slip coating along its entire length. It is installed at a height of 1 or 3 m above the water level.

A tower is a structure with several platforms at different heights: 1, 3, 5, 7.5 and 10 m. The width of each platform is 2, the length is 6 m. The edge of the platform (as well as the front edge of the springboard) protrudes beyond the edge of the pool by at least 1.5 m.