Diving platformA diving platform or diving tower is a type of structure used for competitive diving. It consists of a vertical rigid "tower" with one or more horizontal platforms extending out over a deep pool of water. In platform diving, the diver jumps from a high stationary surface. The height of the platforms – 10 metres (33 ft), 7.5 metres (25 ft) and 5 metres (16 ft) – gives the diver enough time to perform the acrobatic movements of a particular dive.
SportA sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organised, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in a particular sport can vary from hundreds of people to a single individual. Physical activity is associated with various aspects of health and longevity.
National Collegiate Athletic AssociationNorth American athletic organizationThe National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and 1 in Canada. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
GymnasticsGymnastics is a group of sports that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shoulders, back, chest, and abdominal muscle groups. Gymnastics evolved from exercises used by the ancient Greeks that included skills for mounting and dismounting a horse.
Olympic GamesThe modern Olympic Games (Olympics; French: Jeux olympiques) are a series of international multi-sport events. Considered among the biggest sporting events in the world, the Olympics are organised into distinct Summer and Winter Games, each featuring different sports. The Olympic Games, open to both amateur and professional athletes, involve thousands of athletes and more than 200 teams, each team representing a sovereign state or territory.
EnglandCountry within the United KingdomNot to be confused with United Kingdom.England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and more than 100 smaller adjacent islands.
Dmitri SautinRussian diver Dmitry SautinSautin in 2009Personal informationFull nameDmitry Ivanovich SautinBorn (1974-03-15) 15 March 1974 (age 52)Voronezh, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet UnionHeight1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)SportCountryRussiaPartnerYuriy KunakovFormer partnersAleksandr Dobroskok, Igor Loukachine Medal record Olympic Games Representing the Unified Team 1992 Barcelona 3 m Springboard Representing Russia 1996 Atlanta 10 m Platform 2000 Sydney 10 m Platform Synchro 2000 Sydney 3 m Spring Synchro 2008 Beijing 3 m Spring Synchro 2000 Sydney 10 m Platform 2000 Sydney 3 m Springboard 2004 Athens 3 m Springboard World Championships Representing Russia 1994 Rome 10 m Platform 1998 Perth 3 m Springboard 1998 Perth 10 m Platform 2001 Fukuoka 3 m Springboard 2003 Barcelona 3 m Spring Synchro 1994 Rome 3 m Springboard 2001 Fukuoka 3 m Spring Synchro 2003 Barcelona 3 m Springboard 2007 Melbourne 3 m Springboard European Championships Representing Soviet Union 1991 Athens 10 m Platform Representing Russia 1993 Sheffield 10 m Platform 1995 Vienna 3 m Springboard 1997 Seville 3 m Springboard 1999 Istanbul 10 m Platform 2000 Helsinki 3 m Springboard 2000 Helsinki 10 m Platform 2000 Helsinki 10 m Platform Synchro 2002 Berlin 3 m Springboard 2002 Berlin 3 m Spring Synchro 2006 Budapest 3 m Springboard 2008 Eindhoven 3 m Springboard 2008 Eindhoven 3 m Spring Synchro 1993 Sheffield 3 m Springboard 2000 Helsinki 3 m Spring Synchro 2006 Budapest 3 m Spring Synchro 1995 Vienna 10 m Platform 2010 Budapest 3 m Springboard Synchro Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin (Russian: Дмитрий Иванович Саутин; born 15 March 1974) is a Russian diver who has won more medals than any other Olympic diver.
SpringboardA springboard or diving board is used for diving and is a board that is itself a spring, i.e. a linear flex-spring, of the cantilever type. Springboards are commonly fixed by a hinge at one end (so they can be flipped up when not in use), and the other end usually hangs over a swimming pool, with a point midway between the hinge and the end resting on an adjustable fulcrum.
Tomb of Hunting and FishingThe Tomb of Hunting and Fishing (Italian: Tomba della Caccia e Pesca), formerly known as the Tomb of the Hunter (Tomba del Cacciatore), is an Etruscan tomb in the Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy. It was discovered in 1873 and has been dated variously to about 530–520 BC, 520 BC, 510 BC or 510–500 BC. Stephan Steingräber calls it "unquestionably one of the most beautiful and original of the Tarquinian tombs from the Late Archaic period."
AcrobaticsAcrobatics (from Ancient Greek (akrobatéō)'walk on tiptoe, strut') is the performance of human feats of balance, agility, and motor coordination. Acrobatic skills are used in performing arts, sporting events, and martial arts. Extensive use of acrobatic skills are most often performed in acro dance, circus, gymnastics, and freerunning and to a lesser extent in other athletic activities including ballet, slacklining and diving.
DanceDance is an art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements or by its historical period or place of origin. Dance is typically performed with musical accompaniment, and sometimes with the dancer simultaneously using a musical instrument themselves.
Competitive swimmingSwimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley. In addition to these individual events, four swimmers can take part in either a freestyle or medley relay.Swim EnglandSwim England, formerly the Amateur Swimming Association, is the national governing body for swimming, diving, water polo, open water swimming, and synchronised swimming in England. It forms part of Aquatics GB, a federation of the national governing bodies of England, Scotland (Scottish Swimming), and Wales (Swim Wales). These three are collectively known as the Home Country National Governing Bodies.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.