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Scores
In competitions, divers are awarded points up to 10 by a panel of judges. In international competition, there are seven judges, although this can be reduced to five, or even three, in smaller competitions. Each member of the panel scores a dive based on elements such as approach, take-
Nine judges assess synchronised diving. Four judge the execution of individual dives, and five assess synchronisation -
The highest and lowest marks awarded are disregarded, and the remaining scores are added together. This score is then multiplied by the degree of difficulty (or tariff) of the dive, which is based on the number and types of manoeuvres attempted, such as somersaults, pikes, tucks and twists.
FINA stipulates the following scores for a dive:
Completely failed 0 Points
Unsatisfactory ½ to 2 points
Deficient 2½ to 4½ points
Satisfactory 5 to 6 points
Good 6½ to 8 points
Very good 8½ to 10 points
For the degree of difficulty for all dives please click here.
Dive Numbers
Each dive is given a code number, as described below:
4 Character Dive Numbers, starting with 1-
First character is the direction of rotation
Second character is the initial position of flight
Third character is for the number of half somersaults
Last character is the dive position
5 Character Dive Numbers, starting with 5 (e.g. 5132D)
First character
Second character is the direction of rotation (e.g. 5132D) -
Third character is for the number of half somersaults (e.g. 5132D)-
Fourth character is for the number of half twists
Last character is the position
Dive Numbers starting with 6 (e.g. 612B)
First character
Second character is for the direction of rotation
Third character is for somersaults
Fourth character is for twists (where shown, is the only indication of twisting)
Last character is the position
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