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Divers always look for an edge. Here's why divers shower, pat down with damp towels between dives at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Gregory Efthimios Louganis (/ l uː ˈ ɡ eɪ n ɪ s /; [1] born January 29, 1960) is an American Olympic diver who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics on the springboard and platform. He is the only man and the second diver in Olympic history to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympic Games.
Diving was first introduced in the official programme of the Summer Olympic Games at the 1904 Games of St. Louis and has been an Olympic sport since. It was known as "fancy diving" [1] for the acrobatic stunts performed by divers during the dive (such as somersaults and twists).
Q: How do gymnasts avoid wedgies? A: Believe it or not, there’s a spray for that. Gymnast Nastia Liukin, the all-around gold medalist at the 2008 Olympics, told People.com in 2016 that some ...
Indiana diving coach Drew Johansen shakes hands with Indiana sophomore Andrew Capobianco while awards are presented for the 1 meter diving finals at the Big Ten men's swimming and diving ...
Léon Marchand set Olympic records in four individual events at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee recognises the fastest performances in pool-based swimming events at the Olympic Games. Men's swimming has been part of the official program of the Summer Olympics since the Games' modern inception in 1896; it was not ...
A top French diver suffered an embarrassing – and painful – moment during the inaugural event for a venue that will host diving, swimming and water polo during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.
The Rio Olympics ran into a small hiccup on Tuesday when the water in the diving pool mysteriously turned green.