🏛️Official — World Aquatics
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Recorded May 13, 2026
Foundational sport-origin milestone — modern competitive diving traces to the 1880s in England, where the first modern diving competitions were held. The 1880s English competitions predated FINA (founded 1908) by roughly 25 years and gave diving its early competitive identity, setting the foundation for later codification under FINA / World Aquatics governance. Every modern World Aquatics diving rule on dive categories (forward, backward, reverse, inward, twisting, armstand), execution scoring, degree-of-difficulty calculation, and pool/board specifications descends ultimately from the sport-tradition established in 1880s English competitions.
Recorded May 10, 2026
Most consequential modern rule reform in competitive diving. Until the mid-1990s, the tariff (degree of difficulty for each dive) was decided by the FINA diving committee, and divers could only select from the range of dives in the published tariff table. The mid-1990s reform opened up dive selection beyond the committee-curated list and modernized the tariff calculation, directly enabling the modern era of high-difficulty acrobatic dives (4½ somersaults, multiple twists, novel tuck/pike combinations). Every contemporary FINA / World Aquatics diving rule on degree-of-difficulty scoring, dive-table revisions, and dive-novelty acceptance descends from this mid-1990s reform.
Recorded May 10, 2026
Most-recent major Olympic-portfolio expansion for diving. Synchronized diving was adopted as an Olympic sport in 2000 at the Sydney Games, adding pairs events on both 3-meter springboard and 10-meter platform to diving's Olympic program. The 2000 synchronized-diving admission triggered intensified FINA rule-making on synchronization scoring (separate execution scores for the pair plus a synchronization score), pair-coordination criteria, and qualification standards. Every Olympic diving program since (Athens 2004 onward) has carried the synchronized events alongside the individual springboard and platform competitions.
Recorded May 10, 2026
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2.3 Diver Attire and Accessories
May 23, 20268.6 Common Injuries and Prevention
May 23, 20268.5 Lighting and Environmental Conditions
May 23, 20268.3 Medical and Emergency Protocols
May 23, 20267.4 Position and Execution Deductions
May 23, 20267.3 Restart and Timing Violations
May 23, 20265.4 Approach and Takeoff
May 23, 20265.2 Dive List Submission
May 23, 20265.1 Number of Dives
May 23, 20263.3 Supporting Facilities
May 23, 20263.1 Diving Well Dimensions
May 23, 20262.2 Platform Specifications
May 23, 20262.1 Springboard Specifications
May 23, 2026Section 2: Equipment
May 23, 20268.2 Pool Depth and Clearance
May 23, 20266.5 Scoring Strategy
May 23, 20266.1 Judge Scoring Scale
May 23, 2026Section 6: Scoring
May 23, 2026Section 8: Safety Considerations
Mar 22, 2026Section 5: Rules of Play
Mar 22, 2026Section 4: Players & Officials
Mar 22, 2026Section 3: Playing Area
Mar 22, 2026