Articles of category "Diving competitions"

Competitive diving typically means competing in one or more of five basic heights: one meter, three meters, five meters, seven and a half meters (called seven meters), and ten meters. Sometimes, diving competitions at higher levels are organized. The most recent World Aquatics Championships held in Montreal, Canada in 2005 featured 1m, 3m and 10m individual diving programs as well as 3m and 10m synchronized diving programs for both men and women.

Everyone likes diving that opens secret doors of underwater world. The history keeps secret of exact origin diving as sport. But no doubt it is connected with two names well-known to everyone: Jack Eve Custo and Emilio Ganyan who invented the first operating device for open breathing cycle. Today diving is one of many sport events that take place every Olympic games.