How is Competitive Diving Judged?

ever wonder how competitive diving is

ever wonder how competitive diving is judged hi welcome to watchmojo.com i’m

judged hi welcome to watchmojo.com i’m

judged hi welcome to watchmojo.com i’m your host Kristine and today we’ll be

your host Kristine and today we’ll be

your host Kristine and today we’ll be telling you how divers must perform a

telling you how divers must perform a

telling you how divers must perform a set number of dives according to various

set number of dives according to various

set number of dives according to various established requirements including

established requirements including

established requirements including somersaults and twists in various

somersaults and twists in various

somersaults and twists in various directions from different starting

directions from different starting

directions from different starting positions a dive is not judged by entry

positions a dive is not judged by entry

positions a dive is not judged by entry alone all phases of the performance are

alone all phases of the performance are

alone all phases of the performance are considered the approach that take off

considered the approach that take off

considered the approach that take off the technique and grace during flight

the technique and grace during flight

the technique and grace during flight and entry into water the judges score

and entry into water the judges score

and entry into water the judges score each dive in its entirety as each dive

each dive in its entirety as each dive

each dive in its entirety as each dive has an assigned degree of difficulty to

has an assigned degree of difficulty to

has an assigned degree of difficulty to reward the athlete for complicated

reward the athlete for complicated

reward the athlete for complicated skills a perfect entry with no splash is

skills a perfect entry with no splash is

skills a perfect entry with no splash is called a risk after the loud tearing

called a risk after the loud tearing

called a risk after the loud tearing sound it creates a bad entry in which

sound it creates a bad entry in which

sound it creates a bad entry in which the diver enters the water at an angle

the diver enters the water at an angle

the diver enters the water at an angle not nearly vertical is called a wash to

not nearly vertical is called a wash to

not nearly vertical is called a wash to reduce the subjectivity of scoring in

reduce the subjectivity of scoring in

reduce the subjectivity of scoring in major meats panels of five or seven

major meats panels of five or seven

major meats panels of five or seven judges are assembled in the case where

judges are assembled in the case where

judges are assembled in the case where five judges are assembled the highest

five judges are assembled the highest

five judges are assembled the highest and lowest scores are disregarded and

and lowest scores are disregarded and

and lowest scores are disregarded and the middle three are sums and multiplied

the middle three are sums and multiplied

the middle three are sums and multiplied by the degree of difficulty in major

by the degree of difficulty in major

by the degree of difficulty in major international events seven judges are

international events seven judges are

international events seven judges are assembled in these circumstances the

assembled in these circumstances the

assembled in these circumstances the highest and lowest scores are again

highest and lowest scores are again

highest and lowest scores are again disregarded and the middle five are some

disregarded and the middle five are some

disregarded and the middle five are some then ratioed by three-fifths and

then ratioed by three-fifths and

then ratioed by three-fifths and multiplied by the degree of difficulty

multiplied by the degree of difficulty

multiplied by the degree of difficulty so as to provide consistent comparison

so as to provide consistent comparison

so as to provide consistent comparison with a five-judge event accordingly it

with a five-judge event accordingly it

with a five-judge event accordingly it is extremely difficult for one judge to

is extremely difficult for one judge to

is extremely difficult for one judge to manipulate scores