Diving

The difference between springboard and platform begins with the support beneath the diver, not just its height.

A dive's value and its quality both shape the score. The splash is only one visible part of the assessment.

Identify the starting orientation and direction of rotation before trying to decode a complex dive name.

Entry quality reflects the earlier take-off, rotation and opening, while the complete dive still determines the assessment.

Individual execution and synchronisation are separate demands that must work together.

A competition is decided by the full list of dives, not by one spectacular success or mistake.

The addition of synchronised events changed the competitive task, bringing partnership and timing into the Olympic programme.

Guo's Athens and Beijing titles show the related but distinct demands of individual and synchronised springboard diving.

Fu's championship record spans two apparatus with different take-off conditions.

Louganis won both Olympic men's diving events in 1984 and again in 1988.