Man looking at his watch getting 2012 London Olympics Diving High Dive Board. Sports. It should be equipped with two 1-meter springboards, two 3-m springboards and a diving platform with three levels: 5m, 7.5m and 10m. With most dive boards in residential pools the depth would be closer to 9' or 10'. However, when you're cliff diving, a back injury and drowning are just two of the potential dangers you face. 10 Steps to dive like a pro for beginners The Ten Commandments for a correct dive – Anyone can do it! They do not know the depth of the water or understand that 16 feet (5 meters) should be the minimum for any high dive. If the pool wasnt transparent then it wouldn't be that scary because you would actually see the exact distance. How to Overcome Your Fears of the High Diving Board. Most diving tragedies occur when people dive from rocks, bridges, and hillsides into natural bodies of water rather than from diving boards and platforms into commercially-built pools. The dimensions of an Olympic diving pool are usually 60 feet in length and 75 feet, 11 inches in width. High diving is the act of diving into water from relatively great heights. They are mostly a thing of the past and so is deep water in public pools. Springboard and platform events have been included since the 1908 Olympic Games in London, with women first taking part in diving … You climbed up and looked down and something in you just wouldn't step off the end of that board once you saw how far down it was to water. Most newly constructed public pools only have a max depth of 4'. But since the pool is transparent, the fall looks and seems endless. The minimum depth is 3.2 meters (for springboard diving) the max is 5 meters for platform diving. There are two variations in high diving depending on the location, which are pool diving and outdoor diving. I’ve dived and jumped a lot from 1m to 5m. In other official competitions, men generally dive from a height of 22–27 metres (72–89 ft) while women dive from a height of 18–23 metres (59–75 ft). High view of dive in beautiful blue sea Man looking at his watch getting ready to jump off high dive into small tub of water representing risk taking courage and faith. A correct dive means proper entry into the water and giving momentum to the swimming that follows. 8' is the normal depth for an average pool with or without a dive board. The answer is, The Association of Pool and Spa Professionals recommends that the diving envelope have a minimum depth of between six and nine feet, depending on the pool. If it is a public pool designed for diving, it may slope from 3.0 to 5.5 m (10 to 18 ft) in the deep end. The only exception I know is the public pool next to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena which has a high dive and a depth of 12'. In pool diving, competitions are conducted on a regular diving pool in which athletes dive from a purpose built platform. When I was coming up the local pool had a high dive that was (I'd estimate) approximately 500 ft above the water. Whether you are jumping off the high dive at the pool or leaping off a cliff into the ocean, jumping into the water from a height can be fun and exhilarating. In the world championships, men jump from a 27-metre-high (89 ft) platform while women jump from a 20-metre-high (66 ft) platform. But as soon as you climb that ladder and reach on top then it loos REALLY high. In competitions, the platform is between 22-27m high for men and 18-23m high … Dive (American football), a type of play in American football Diving (association football), a simulation of being fouled Diving (ice hockey), embellishing an infraction in an attempt to draw a penalty Sport diving (sport), competitive scuba diving using recreational techniques in a swimming pool Taking a dive, intentionally losing a match, especially in boxing High view of dive in blue sea. In diving events the highest diving platform is 10 metres high, the water is at least 16 feet deep, even at that depth I go all the way down to the bottom of the pool.