Diving, in its purest form is an expression of art. Competitive diving as an organized sport has only a brief history of about 100 years. In 1912, women started to enter Olympic diving competitions. The only equipment that you need is a diving board, pool, and bathing suit. To be a good diver, you must exercise and eat right. Flexibility, general exercises, and body conditioning are important ingredients of a total program. Some exercises you could do …showed first 75 words of 439 total…

…showed last 75 words of 439 total…the most spectacular of all dives. It is fun to do and thrilling to watch. In the inward dive, you must stand on the end of the board, jump backward and spin toward the water. The half twist is a dive most divers use. In conclusion, diving, to the untrained eyes of the spectator, may look easy, but is a truly difficult sport to master. It requires much training on the part of the athlete.