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Team leaders manual. Diving

Number of medal events: 13

events

MEN

WOMEN

1m SPRINGBOARD
3m SPRINGBOARD
10m PLATFORM
SYNCHRONISED
3m SPRINGBOARD
SYNCHRONISED
10m PLATFORM

1m SPRINGBOARD
3m SPRINGBOARD
10m PLATFORM
SYNCHRONISED
3m SPRINGBOARD
SYNCHRONISED
10m PLATFORM

TEAM 3m SPRINGBOARD AND 10m PLATFORM COMBINED
MIXED SYNCHRONISED 3m SPRINGBOARD
MIXED SYNCHRONISED 10m PLATFORM

Format of competition

Diving is a sport in which competitors jump into water from a springboard (1m and 3m) or platform (5m, 7.5m and 10m). During a dive, athletes execute a series of acrobatic movements (somersaults, twists, spins). Divers have to perform a set number of dives.

The order of diving shall be determined by a random draw prior to all preliminary competitions. In the final competition, except where the tournament system is used, the divers shall compete in the reverse order of their ranking determined by the total scores at the end of the semifinal competition. All individual and synchronised diving competitions for men and women shall comprise six and five dives respectively.

The team diving competition involves one female and one male diver. Each competition shall comprise six different dives from six different groups. Three dives are executed by a female diver, three other dives – by a male diver.

See the schedule

Competition venue: Aquatics Palace

70 S. Khakima St., Kazan

Equipment:platform, springboard
Gear:swimwear

Interesting fact

A diver hits the water at speeds of 35 to 50 kilometres per hour

A dive is complete when an athlete’s entire body is underwater

History

Diving as a sport had its origins in Germany and Scandinavia in the 18th and 19th centuries, but the thrill of hurling yourself from a height head-first into water is age-old. The first diving rules were adopted in 1891. Diving was included in the Olympic programme in 1904. It made its first appearance at the FINA World Championships in 1973 and was limited to four events: men’s and women’s 3m springboard and men’s and women’s 10m platform. The 1m springboard event was added to the programme in 1991 and starting from 1998 the FINA World Championships feature the synchronised 3m springboard and synchronised 10m platform. Mixed synchro events were included in the FINA World Championships schedule in November 2014.

Russia

The first diving competition took place in Russia in 1913. As a sport, diving was practiced in the USSR since the 1920s. The national championship is held since 1923. The All-Union Diving Federation was founded in 1952. The Russian Diving Federation was established in 1990. It is a member of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) and European Swimming League (LEN). In 1952, the Soviet divers made their debut at the Olympics. They reached the finals in all four types of programmes and eventually took the 4th place in the unofficial team classification. Elena Vaitsekhovskaya remains the only athlete in the Soviet and Russian history who took gold in the women's 10m platform event at the Olympic Games (1976).

The list of Russia’s top divers includes:

Dmitry Sautin, two-time Olympic champion, two-time Olympic silver medallist, four-time Olympic bronze medallist, five-time world champion, World Championships silver medallist, three-time World Championships bronze medallist, eleven-time European champion, four-time European Championships silver medallist, two-time European Championships bronze medallist;

Ilia Zakharov, Olympic champion (synchro), Olympic silver medallist, three-time World Championships silver medallist, six-time European champion, four-time European Championships silver medallist, two-time European Championships bronze medallist;

Yulia Pakhalina, Olympic champion, three-time Olympic silver medallist (individual and synchro), Olympic bronze medallist, three-time world champion, three-time World Championships silver medallist, three-time World Championships bronze medallist, eight-time European champion, three-time European Championships silver medallist;

Vera Ilyina, Olympic champion (synchro), Olympic silver medallist (synchro), two-time World Championships silver medallist, three-time European Championships gold medallist, three-time European Championships silver medallist, European Championships bronze medallist;

Evgeny Kuznetsov, Olympic silver medallist (synchro), three-time World Championships silver medallist, World Championships bronze medallist, five-time European champion, three-time European Championships silver medallist, three-time European Championships bronze medallist;

Alexander Dobroskok, Olympic silver medallist (synchro), two-time world champion (individual and synchro), World Championships bronze medallist, two-time European Championships silver medalist;

Yulia Koltunova, Olympic silver medallist, two-time European champion, two-time European Championships silver medallist, European Championships bronze medallist;

Gleb Galperin, two-time Olympic bronze medallist (individual and synchro), two-time world champion; World Championships bronze medallist, European champion;

Dmitry Dobroskok, Olympic bronze medallist (synchro), world champion, European champion.

Among Russia’s best coaches are such professional mentors as Tatyana Starodubtseva, Valery Bazhin, Mikhail Postnikov, Vladimir Pakhalin, Raisa Galperina, Svetlana Moiseeva, Tatyana Korobko, Valentina Reshetnyak.

Tatarstan

Since its very opening, Kazan’s Aquatics Palace has hosted an array of international and national diving events: Four Nations Diving Meet (2013), 19th FINA Diving Grand Prix (2013), Russian Diving Championships (2014), Russian Junior Diving Championships (2013, 2014). Diving was also part of the 27th Summer Universiade programme in Kazan.

The Akvatika Republican Children and Youth Sports School was launched at the Aquatics Palace, Kazan in 2015. The school trains young athletes in three disciplines: diving, swimming and synchronised swimming.

Sports schools

Akvatika Republican Children and Youth Sports School