Pop Sugar writer and former competitive swimmer Emily Weaver has discussed the “astonishingly difficult” nature of aquatic sporting events, but even without context, it’s pretty easy to see how rigorously divers train. They explode off of the diving board and then contort in a variety of controlled motions before spearing straight into the pool.
Weaver writes that there are specific guidelines that must be adhered to for diving events to prevent injury to the athletes jumping into the water: “Because springboard and platform diving take place in the same pool, the country hosting the Olympics must abide by FINA’s recommended minimum depth for 10-meter platform diving, which is five meters, or 16 feet, deep.”
Because divers are jumping from a height of around 32 feet, which is longer than most school buses (for context school buses range from 20-45 feet in length), they need ample water room to ensure they don’t crash into the bottom of the pool and injure themselves. Some diving pools can be deeper than 10 meters, but that’s the minimum requirement for diving and springboard diving events.
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