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Diving is an aquatic sport in which competitors perform acrobatic jumps from a springboard or platform into water, judged on technique, execution and degree of difficulty. It has been part of the Summer Olympics since 1904 and is governed internationally by World Aquatics, alongside swimming and water polo. The sport grew out of gymnastics training exercises performed over water in 19th-century Sweden and Germany before developing into a standalone competitive discipline.

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Origin Year
1883 1
Originating Region
England 1
International Governing Body
World Aquatics 1
Identity
Symbol
diving platform and springboard 1
Diving
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  • History, Plunging section
    The English Amateur Swimming Association (at the time called the Swimming Association of Great Britain) first started a "plunging championship" in 1883.
  • Governance section
    The global governing body of diving is World Aquatics (name adopted in 2023), which also governs swimming, artistic swimming, water polo and open water swimming.
  • Lead section
    Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics.
  • History, Plunging section, opening sentence
    Although diving has been a popular pastime across the world since ancient times, the first modern diving competitions were held in England in the 1880s.
  • Associated With: Swimming, Governance
    The global governing body of diving is World Aquatics (name adopted in 2023), which also governs swimming, artistic swimming, water polo and open water swimming.
  • Associated With: Artistic Swimming, Governance
    The global governing body of diving is World Aquatics (name adopted in 2023), which also governs swimming, artistic swimming, water polo and open water swimming.
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Wikipedia: Olympic sports
Featured In: Olympic Games, Olympic sports definitions
Quote, Featured In: Olympic Games, Olympic sports definitions
aquatics is a summer Olympic sport that includes six disciplines: swimming, artistic swimming, diving, water polo, open water swimming
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Wikipedia: Diving at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1904 Summer Olympics, Lead section
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The competitions were held on Monday, 5 September 1904 and on Wednesday, 6 September 1904.
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Wikipedia: Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1908 Summer Olympics, Lead section
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At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, two diving events were contested, both for men only.
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Wikipedia: Diving at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1912 Summer Olympics, Lead section
Quote, Featured In: 1912 Summer Olympics, Lead section
At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, four diving events were contested.
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Wikipedia: Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1920 Summer Olympics, Lead section
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At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, five diving events were contested.
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Wikipedia: Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1924 Summer Olympics, Lead section
Quote, Featured In: 1924 Summer Olympics, Lead section
At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, five diving events were contested.
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Wikipedia: Diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1928 Summer Olympics, Lead section
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, four diving events were contested.
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Wikipedia: Diving at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1932 Summer Olympics, Lead section
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At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, four diving events were organized, two for men, and two for women.
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Wikipedia: Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1936 Summer Olympics, Lead section
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At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, four diving events were contested, two for men, and two for women.
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Wikipedia: Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1948 Summer Olympics, Lead section
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At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, four diving events were contested.
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Wikipedia: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1952 Summer Olympics, Lead section
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At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, four diving events were contested.
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Wikipedia: Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1956 Summer Olympics, Lead section
Quote, Featured In: 1956 Summer Olympics, Lead section
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, four diving events were contested.
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Wikipedia: Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1960 Summer Olympics, Lead section
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At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, four diving events were contested.
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Wikipedia: Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1964 Summer Olympics, Lead section
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At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium, from 11 to 18 October, comprising 80 divers from 20 nations.
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Wikipedia: Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1968 Summer Olympics, Lead section
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The diving competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City featured four events.
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Wikipedia: Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1972 Summer Olympics, Lead section
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At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympiapark Swimming Hall, from 27 August to 4 September (31 August, rest day), comprising 91 divers from 25 nations.
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Wikipedia, 1980 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1980 Summer Olympics, Article text
Quote, Featured In: 1980 Summer Olympics, Article text
impacted the competitiveness of swimming, track and field, boxing, basketball, diving, field hockey and equestrian sports
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Wikipedia, 1984 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1984 Summer Olympics, Venues list, Olympic Swim Stadium, University of Southern California
Quote, Featured In: 1984 Summer Olympics, Venues list, Olympic Swim Stadium, University of Southern California
swimming, diving, synchronized swimming
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