Illinois Swimming

Learn To Dive Skills
1 & 3 Meter

 

1 Meter

3 Meter

Front A-jump straight (no arm swing)

Front A-jump straight (no arm swing)

Front T-Y-O jump straight (arm circle)

Front T-Y-O jump straight  (arm circle)

Front A-jump tuck (no arm swing)

Front A-jumTable Propertiesp tuck (no arm swing)

Front T-Y-O jump tuck  (arm circle)

Front T-Y-O jump tuck  (arm circle)

Front line-up 

Front line-up ‘T’-position

Back A-jump straight (no arm swing)

Back A-jump straight (no arm swing)

Back T-Y-O jump straight  (arm circle)

Back T-Y-O jump straight  (arm circle)

Back A-jump tuck (no arm swing)

Back A-jump tuck (no arm swing)

Back T-Y-O jump tuck  (arm circle)

Back T-Y-O jump tuck  (arm circle)

Hopping front A-jump straight

Hopping front A-jump straight

Hopping circle (with arm swing) jump straight 

Hopping circle (with arm swing) jump straight 

1 Step Hurdle with A-jump (no arm swing)

1 Step Hurdle with A-jump (no arm swing)

1 Step Hurdle circle (w/arm swing) jump

1 Step Hurdle circle (w/arm swing) jump

Multi-step hurdle – 100A

Multi-step hurdle – 100A

Multi-step hurdle – 100B

Multi-step hurdle – 100B

Multi-step hurdle – 100C

Multi-step hurdle – 100C

Standing front dive tuck (no arm swing) 101c

Front “Hollow” dive  (front line up)

1 Step Hurdle front dive tuck 101c

Front tuck roll off

Multi-step Hurdle front dive tuck 101c

Back line-up straight grabbed (optional)

Back line-up straight grabbed

 

The front and back jumps are the most important skills in the sport of diving.  If the diver does not learn to jump correctly, the diver will not be able to learn more difficult dives in the future.  The best divers in the world practice their jumps every day.