DIVING: A Sport?
OR SCIENCE?
Learn about the biomechanics, technology, and performance systems that are changing the future of our sport.
How Coaching Is Changing
Diving is starting to be studied the same way other technical sports are. By combining coaching knowledge with biomechanics, we can better understand board timing, takeoff mechanics, rotation, and entry, and teach them more effectively.
What's Coming Next
New Dive Development
Increasing difficulty ceilings and innovation.
Technique Optimization
Refining execution to separate elite performance.
Data-Informed Coaching
Integrating objective feedback into training.
Use Technology As A Tool
Running Meets
Scoring & DD Calculators
Poolside Replay & Video Delay
Video Analysis & Technique Review
Biomechanics & Simulation
Training & Planning
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Please be aware that many of the above resources are in the process of ongoing development. The PDCA is not responsible for the information or use of any of these resources.
Biomechanics & Research Archive
This archive contains diving-specific peer-reviewed research, theses, simulations, historical analyses, and applied science resources.
Takeoff, Board Mechanics, and Force Production
- Kinematics of Projectile Motion
- Diving Board Science
- Slamming Dynamics of Diving on Humans
- Kinematics in Balked vs Completed Takeoffs
- Subject-Specific Strength Levels for Forward Dives
- Optimisation of Takeoff Technique for Forward Rotation
- Analyzing Interaction in Springboard Diving
- Kinematic Analysis of 202B Platform Dive
- Interaction Between Diver and Diving Board
- Movement Control in Springboard Diving
- Kinematic Determinants of Dive Height
- Springboard Standing Jump Model
- Effects of Fulcrum Position on Junior Divers
- Takeoff Mechanics in Competitive Diving
- Constraints and Robustness in Takeoff Technique
- Maximizing Forward Somersault Rotation
- Splashing Physics of Springboard Diving
- Variability and Control in Springboard Diving
- Effect of Hurdle Preflight on Takeoff Velocities
- Mathematical Model for Platform Takeoff
- Physics of Angular Movement
Rotation, Twisting, and Angular Momentum
- A New Twisting Somersault
- Insight Into the Biomechanics of Twisting
- Cat Twisting Model
- Limits of Aerial Techniques for Producing Twist
- Kinematic Analysis of 5m Platform Reverse Dive
- Optimal Reverse Dive Strategies
- Kinematic Analysis of 5253B from 3m Springboard
- Comparison of Multiple Forward Somersault Dives (3m)
- Technique and Timing in Elite Forward Pike Dives
- Timing in the 5132D Forward 1.5 with 1 Twist
- Functional Variability in 1m Forward Dive Flight Phase
- Biomechanics of Twisting Somersaults
- Angular Momentum in Human Movement
- Twist Within a Somersault
- Back Somersault Pike Kinematic Analysis
- Hip Flexion Torque in Forward Somersaults
Entry Mechanics, Impact, and Splash
- Descriptive Analysis of the Rip Entry
- Air Cavity Deformation During Entry
- Splashing Physics of an Olympic Dive
- Comparative Analysis of Entry Kinematics
- Physics of Splash in Springboard Diving
- Platform Diving Rip Entries
- Splash Formation in Competitive Diving
- Lower Extremity Malalignment in Divers
Technology, Modeling, and Data Science
- Machine Learning in Olympic Sports
- ReSound Motion Dataset
- Real-Time Biomechanical Analysis
- Intelligent Evaluation System for Diving
- Biomechanical Feedback Systems in Diving
- Somersault Simulator for Skill Acquisition in Young Divers
- Improving Diving Video Classification Through Segmentation
- The Role of Arms in Somersaulting Simulation
Context, Evolution, and the Future
- Kinematics of Projectile Motion
- What Is Biomechanics?
- Why China Dominates Diving
- Mathematically Derived Front 1.5 Somersault with 5 Twists
- The Silent Collapse of Diving
- Rise of Synchronized Team Diving
- European Diving Bibliography
- Learning Design in Diving
- Diving Research Worldwide Symposium
- Technology as a Game Changer in Diving
- Chinese Olympic Diving Training (2021)
- China Diving Team Nationals Prep