Water Entry Tips for Diving

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It's important to keep your body straight and minimize your splash when entering the water in diving. Learn some tips to improve your water entries from a professional diving instructor in this free video series.

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Diving Entry Types
In diving you can enter the water either feet first or head first. Learn more about types of diving entries from a professional diving instructor in this free video.

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Feet Alignment in a Head First Diving Entry
Pointing your toes is important for decreasing the splash in a head first dive. Learn how to align your feet properly from a professional diving instructor in this free video.

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Front Line Up Drills for Diving Entry
It's important to practice your diving entry if you want to minimize you splash. Learn a front line up drill for practice from a professional diving instructor in this free video.

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Illegal & Point Reducing Entries in Diving
Diving requires precision and good technique. Learn to reduce your dive score deductions from a professional diving instructor in this free video.

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Leg Alignment in a Head First Diving Entry
Symmetry is key to proper leg alignment in a head first diving entry. Find out some useful tips for aligning your body from a professional diving instructor in this free video.

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Minimizing Splash in a Head First Diving Entry
Ripping is a term used in diving that refers to a minimal splash when entering the water. Learn to minimize your splash from a professional diving instructor in this free video.

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Shoulder & Head Position in Head First Diving Entry
Elongating the shoulders produces a nice line when performing a head first diving entry. Learn more about how to hit the water from a professional diving instructor in this free video.

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Stretching for the Water in a Head First Diving Entry
Stretching for the water will help you stay compact in a head first dive. Learn some tips for stretching your body from a professional diving instructor in this free video.

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Using Your Arms for a Pike Save in Diving
The pike save is a diving maneuver performed after you enter the water in diving. Learn to use your arms properly for the pike save from a professional diving instructor in this free video.

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Using Your Arms in Head First Diving Entry
Divers should keep their arms straight when entering the water head first. Learn some helpful techniques for using your arms from a professional diving instructor in this free video.

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Using Your Back in Head First Diving Entry
A flat back is important for entering the water in a head first dive. Learn some tricks for flattening your back from a professional diving instructor in this free video.

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Using Your Hands in Head First Diving Entry
It's important to put your hands together when entering the water head first in diving. Learn some more tips for using your hands to dive from a professional diving instructor in this free video.

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Using Your Hips in a Head First Diving Entry
It's important to tuck your hips when performing a head first diving entry. Learn more about using your hips from a professional diving instructor in this free video.

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Using Your Legs for a Pike Save in Diving
Your legs can make or break your dive depending on what you do after hitting the water. Learn to use your legs properly for a pike save from a professional diving instructor in this free video.

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Vertical Entry in Head First Diving
A vertical entry is important for impressing the judges in a head first dive. Learn some tips for keeping your body straight from a professional diving instructor in this free video.

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Summary: Diving is an interesting and sometimes death defying sport. Using acrobatics and technique, divers leap from varying heights with the intention of gracefully hitting the water. This test is typically judged by a lack of water displacement at entry, in which the diver would rise out of the water and be rewarded with thunderous applause. It's true that divers share the pool. However, they are reluctant to call themselves swimmers. Flying into the water with poise and nerves of steel is what tempts these thrill seekers and nay Sayers of gravity. Furthermore, they showcase their talents annually at the summer Olympic Games every four years in order to determine true champions. Competing in this sport takes guts and an overwhelming tendency to defy fear.

In this free video series a professional diving instructor Bobby Larew will teach you how to properly enter the water in diving. You'll learn the motions and locations that your head, arms, shoulders and legs should be at entry. Bobby will also show you some tips for aligning your body in order to help minimize your splash. Following these tips will get you on your way towards diving correctly and scoring perfectly.

About the Expert

Expert: For the last twenty years, Bobby Larew has participated in diving competitions as an athlete, a coach and a judge. During his competitive days, he trained with the University of Michigan and Junior Olympics Diving coach, Chris Bergere. Larew has also trained at Penn State University where he was later named to the Pennsylvania All-State Team. He has been coaching for the last ten years and has sent numerous divers to the state championships. Four of his students placed in the top 5 and several more in the top 10. One of his former students now dives for Auburn University, which has won back to back National Championships.