2017-2018 

Judging Diving

  • Judge
    1. Deficient (maximum 4.5) (9-7-3)
      • Diver partially alters position of dive
      • Hands below shoulders in head-first entries, hands above shoulders in feet-first entries
    2. Deduct 1/2 to 2 points (9-8-2)
      • Oscillation does not stop at starting position
      • Oscillating more than 4 times before the arms move
      • One or both feet leave the board prior to back/inward takeoff
      • Spread knees in tuck position
      • Insufficient straight position in flying somersault
      • Entering to the side of the board
      • Twisting manifestly from the board
  • Referee
    1. Unsatisfactory (maximum 2) (9-7-4)
      • Clearly in wrong position
      • Hits the board
      • No attempt to come out of tuck/pike position
      • No attempt to come out of twist
    2. Deduct 2 points (9-8-1)
      • Violate forward approach
      • Balk
    3. Failed dive (9-7-5)
      • Dive other than on diving sheet
      • No starting position
      • Falls into water
      • Assisted by another person
      • No pike before twist on 5111B and 5411B
      • Feet touch first in head-first entry, head or hands touch first in feet-first entry
      • Twist more than 90 degrees greater or less than required at shoulders when hands/feet contact water
      • Twist shoulders past 90 degrees before feet leave board
      • Repeats a dive (same dive number)
      • Steps off board after starting position
      • Uses standing forward approach
      • Omits official description on diving sheet
      • Two balks
      • No voluntary dive first (dual)
      • Not perform dives as specified (Champ.)
      • Dive not listed in table
    4. Disqualified (9-8-3) - cannot continue to dive
      • Not make sincere attempt to perform dive
      • Dives are too difficult for diver
      • Unnecessary delays by diver
      • Unsportsmanlike conduct
      • Diver fails 2 dives
  • Awarding Points (9-7-2 a-g)
    • Excellent 10
    • Very Good 8 1/2 - 9 1/2
    • Good 7 - 8
    • Satisfactory 5 - 6 1/2
    • Deficient 2 1/2 - 4 1/2
    • Unsatisfactory 1/2 - 2
    • Failed 0
  • Qualifiying Scores
    • State (6-dive) 200 pts; 10.40 d.d.
    • State (11-dive) 270 pts; 11.5 d.d. girls, 12.0 d.d. boys