41. Harvard University Athletics: Olympics Gorman won a silver medal in springboard diving at the 1964 Rome 1996 Harvard OlympiansAllTime Harvard Olympians Harvard's olympic history Harvard's Connolly http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~athletic/olympics.html

1996 Harvard Olympians All-Time Harvard Olympians Harvard's Olympic History Harvard's Connolly Was First Modern Medalist Harvard's Olympic History Since the first Modern Olympiad in Athens in 1896, Crimson athletes have been leaving their mark on the Games... A Harvard athlete won the first gold medal of the modern Olympic Games. James B. Connolly 1898 , of South Boston, was victorious in the hop, skip, and jump (now known as the triple jump), the first event of the 1896 Games in Athens. He took a silver medal in the high jump and a bronze in the long jump at the same Games, and also competed in the 1900 Games. Overall, Harvard won five gold medals at the 1896 Olympics. In addition to Connolly, Thomas E. Burke '01 won in the 100 meters and 400 meters, William W. Hoyt

42. Mission Viejo Nadadores Diving diving Competition, an event which drew the nation’s top 30 divers, including sevenmembers of the 1976 US olympic Team. See diving Team history further down http://www.mvndive.com/yearhistory.shtml

43. Copernicus Education Gateway Since 1964 olympic competitions have begun with a preliminary round of Platform divingis staged from a rigid platform 10 meters News, history, and Fast Facts http://www.edgate.com/summergames/inactive/spotlight_sport/diving.html

Diving Since divers and swimmers both end up in water, they're mistakenly linked in the minds of most viewers. However, diving actually has more in common with gymnastics than it does with swimming. Fancy diving is believed to have begun in the 1600s as part of the gymnastics movement that was popular throughout Germany and Sweden. Technique Competition News, History, Fast Facts All About Athletes ... More Sports Technique Fancy dives are classified into four basic types: (1) the "layout," (2) the "pike," (3) the "tuck," and (4) the "free style." In the layout or "straight" dive, the body must not be bent in any fashion. In the pike, the body is bent at the hips and the knees are kept rigid. In the tuck, the body is compactly bunched with thighs drawn to the chest. The fourth dive, the free style, may include twists or other intricate movements in the air. Competition Both men and women compete separately in two events: the 3-meter springboard and the 10-meter platform.

44. Pat McCormick Personal Appearances, Olympic Gold Medalists, Representation, Pat created the biggest splash in the history of diving by winning two gold medals intwo consecutive olympic Gamesthe first and only woman in the history of the http://www.sportsstarsusa.com/olympians/mccormick_pat.html

pat - mccormick Contact Us! Name List Search Site Baseball ... Sportscasters Telephone: Fax: by Sports Stars USA PAT MCCORMICK In 1948, Pat McCormick missed earning her place on the United States Olympic Diving Team by less than 1/100th of a point. Faced with such adversity, many seventeen-year-old's might say they gave it their best shot and move on. Perhaps at best, we could expect someone to aspire to make the team the next time around. Not willing to settle for either, McCormick dared to challenge herself to win the gold. But, not just one gold medal. In 1952 and in 1956, Pat McCormick created the biggest splash in the history of diving by winning two gold medals in two consecutive Olympic Games-the first and only woman in the history of the sport to achieve what is called a "double-double". By 1984 there was a new Pat McCormick on the Olympic diving scene. Her daughter Kelly earned a silver medal for the American Team, followed by a bronze in 1988. The McCormicks are the only mother-daughter medal winning combination in the history of the Olympics. Pat McCormick's perspective of the Olympics spans many years and encompasses the roles of athlete, competitor, mother, television and radio commentator, communicator and promotional speaker. She was the official representative to two US Presidents, and one of nine athletes to carry the Olympic flag in the Opening ceremonies of the 1984 Olympics, representing her country and her fellow Olympians.

45. Team History US diver Leslie Bush won and a first ever olympic Gold medal for a Woodlands Diver.The Woodlands diving program lives on with it’s rich history of diving http://www.woodlandsdiving.org/TeamHstoryhtm.htm

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46. History Of Diving The sport of plunging into water, usually headfirst, with the addition of gymnasticand acrobatic stunts. diving first appeared in the olympic Games in 1904. http://nonprofits.accesscomm.ca/skdiving/History of Diving.htm

Last Updated July 07/02 Sask Diving Inc Saskatchewan Diving Inc is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to develop and promote springboard and platform diving by providing opportunities to participants at all levels through a provincially coordinated system of programs and services in a safe and healthy environment. The sport of plunging into water, usually headfirst, with the addition of gymnastic and acrobatic stunts. Diving first appeared in the Olympic Games in 1904. In open competition, divers use the 1 metre and 3 metre springboards and the 10 metre platform. The 1 metre springboard is not contested at the Olympic Games. In competition, the divers perform compulsory and optional dives with each dive marked out of 10 points. The 7 judges score the dive considering all phases of the performance: approach take off technique and grace during flight entry into the water. The judges are not concerned with the difficulty of the dive, as each dive has an assigned 'degree of difficulty' ranging from 1.2 to 3.5. The highest and lowest scores are scratched. The remaining five scores are totaled, multiplied by 3, divided by 5, then multiplied by the degree of difficulty. Guide to Diving Return to Saskatchewan Diving Home Saskatchewan Diving 1870 Lorne St., Regina, SK

47. Princeton Swimming And Diving - History Of Success Princeton has been a dominant swimming and diving power ever since a member of the1979 World Student Games team; Pam Franklin ’91, 1985 olympic Festival gold http://www.princeton.edu/~pucsdt/Womens/history.htm

Princeton Women's Swimming and Diving General Information History of Success Season in Review Season Preview Facilities Meet the Team Coaches Team Roster and Bios Captains Meets and Results Schedule and Results Recent Press Releases Records Recruiting Online Recruiting Form Contact Information About the Team Photo Gallery Banquet and Awards Alumni Special Thanks ... he Men's Page A History of Success P rinceton Swimming and Diving is about two things: Tradition and Pride. We have a Tradition of team, of friendship, of support, of fast swimming, of loud cheering, of hard work of BLACK and of ORANGE. Those two colors are worn with Pride as they symbolize every tradition that this team stands for. We are teammates and we are competitors, and when we bring those together we are unstoppable. Princeton became fully coeducational in the fall of 1969, and it did not take long for women to begin organizing themselves into athletic teams. Swimmer Jane Fremon ’75 and diver Cece Herron ’74 were the pioneers, competing on an exhibition level in men’s meets during the 1970-71 season. The two went on to win enough points between them to give Princeton a fifth-place finish at the Eastern Women’s Swimming League championships, with Fremon winning three events. A team was formally organized the following year, under three-year captain Carol Brown ’75. The team got off to a perfect 8-0 start and finished third at the EWSL championships. The star of that team was Cathy Corcione ’74, who had actually retired from swimming following her performance at the 1968 Olympics. In that first year she set national records in two of the three events in which she won EWSL titles.

48. Olympic History 6 million spectators, and largest TV audience in history. Anthony Nesty of Surinamsets olympic 100meter earns golds in platform and springboard diving. http://www.cvesd.k12.ca.us/olympicview/olymhist.html

A brief look at humankind's most enduring sports spectacle. The Ancient Olympic Games The Olympic Games were celebrated 320 times every four years in the sacred stadium at Olympia, Greece, beginning in 776 BC Though boxing and wrestling were added later, the first Olympic event was a sprint. The prize was an olive leaf and deification by poets, as well as recognition as a hero forever. The Modern Olympic Games Athens 1896 In 1892, French educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin proposes a renaissance of ancient Greek competition. In 1896, his dream is realized as England, Greece, Italy, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the United States open Games. James B. Connolly wins triple jump (the first medal in modern Olympic history); American flag is raised and Star Spangled Banner played, beginning tradition of honoring victor and his/her country. Paris 1900 Games opened to women. First female winner: Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain in singles tennis. Margaret Abbot of Chicago wins a gold medal in golf. Alvin Kraenzlein of US becomes first to win 4 gold medals. St. Louis 1904

49. City Of Fort Lauderdale - Hall Of Fame Aquatic Complex - History and consequently witnessed a great deal of American swimming history. of Fame AquaticComplex contains two 50meter olympic-size pools, a diving pool, a http://ci.ftlaud.fl.us/hofac/history.htm

Home Parks and Recreation Hall of Fame Aquatic Complex History Fort Lauderdale's swimming heritage dates back to the Civitan raft off Las Olas Boulevard and the monumental Casino Pool, which followed in 1928. As the first pool of Olympic size (50m x 20m) in Florida, it remained at the forefront of the swimming scene for nearly half a century and consequently witnessed a great deal of American swimming history. Located directly on the beach at what is now known as D.C. Alexander Park, just south of Las Olas Boulevard, this beautiful Spanish-style facility was engineered by Clifford Root and filled twice a week with salt water directly from the Atlantic Ocean.. The Casino Pool (1928-1966) was home to the nation's top swimmers for decades, namely, Katherine Rawls , Fort Lauderdale's first celebrity of sport and international athletic ambassador. The pool cost $150,000, and measured 50.38 meters by 18.3 meters, or 20 yards by 55 yards.

50. Indiana Alumni Magazine: Sports Report: Olympics his star pupil won the national 3meter springboard diving championship in to go,says an IU professor who has done significant research on olympic history. http://www.indiana.edu/~alumni/magtalk/sep-oct00/olympics.html

Indiana Alumni Magazine Interact With Us OLYMPIC FORM IU junior Sara Reiling leaps off the 10-meter platform during an exhibition by the Olympic diving team in Bloomington. Reiling is a member of the U.S. team that will compete in Sydney. Follow the Olympics: Official Site of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games NBC's Olympic Site CNNSI ESPN ara Reiling, a 20-year-old diver from St. Paul, Minn., qualified for the U.S. Olympic diving team in the 10-meter platform event. The 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, run from Sept. 15 to Oct. 1. Reiling finished second in the 10-meter competition behind Laura Wilkinson at the Olympic Trials in Federal Way, Wash., to earn a spot on the team. Three IU alumni also earned places on U.S. Olympic squads. Michelle Venturella, BS'96, an alternate for the 1996 games, will play on the softball team; DeDee Nathan, BA'92, finished first in the trials to qualify for the heptathlon; and IPFW's Lloy Ball, '94, makes a return trip with the volleyball team. IU assistant wrestling coach Charles Burton also qualified for the U.S. team in the 85-kilogram division. Reiling, a special education major at IU, says she was amazed to make the team at all. "I went to have fun, and, if things didn't go well, to look forward to 2004," she says. "Once I did make it, I didn't know what to think. It was weird."

51. USA Diving Since 1904, olympic diving has changed in leaps and bounds and is still progressingrapidly. In the early days there were 14 platform and 20 springboard dives. http://www.usdiving.org/USD_03redesign/about/history.htm

By Dr. Ron O'Brien USA Diving National Technical Director The origin of fancy diving goes as far back as the 17th century in connection with the great gymnastic movement in Germany and Sweden. In the summertime, gymnasts moved their equipment to the beaches, and acrobatics over the water became a part of their activities. Diving, then, is more related to gymnastics than to swimming. However, since swimming and diving both use a water medium, they have naturally become linked. Platform diving (33 feet high) achieved international notice in the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis when it was included as an event on the men's swimming program. Springboard diving was added for the 1908 Games in London. Women's diving was slower in being accepted. It was not until 1912 that plain high diving was included in the Olympics, and 1920 that the first women's springboard contest was conducted. Fancy high diving for women came into being in 1928 internationally. As could be expected, Germany and Sweden dominated the early competition. It wasn't until 1920 that the United States reached worldwide prominence in diving by winning three of

52. USA Diving history The origin of fancy diving goes as far back as the Platform diving (33 feethigh) achieved international notice in the 1904 olympic Games in St. http://www.usdiving.org/USD_03redesign/junior/education2.htm

History The origin of fancy diving goes as far back as the 17th century in connection with the great gymnastic movement in Germany and Sweden. In the summertime, gymnasts moved their equipment to the beaches, and acrobatics over the water became a part of their activities. Diving, then, is more related to gymnastics than to swimming. However, since swimming and diving both use a water medium, they have naturally become linked. Platform diving (33 feet high) achieved international notice in the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis when it was included as an event on the men's swimming program. Springboard diving was added for the 1908 Games in London. Women's diving was slower in being accepted. It was not until 1912 that plain high diving was included in the Olympics, and 1920 that the first women's springboard contest was conducted. Fancy high diving for women came into being in 1928 internationally. As could be expected, Germany and Sweden dominated the early competition. It wasn't until 1920 that the United States reached worldwide prominence in diving by winning three of the gold medals in the Olympics (men's and women's springboard and men's platform events). From that time through 1992, the United States has been the world leader in diving. The total count is 46 of 75 Olympic gold medals for the United States.

53. The University Of Tennessee History The Aquatic Center consists of two olympicsize pools, one LED scoreboard with capabilitiesfor swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and Tennessee history. http://utladyvols.ocsn.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/history/poolrec.html

Schedules / Results Roster News Stats ... Archives Student Aquatic Center Records STUDENT AQUATIC CENTER RECORDS Updated 1/8/03 EVENT TIME SHORT COURSE YARDS DATE TIME LONG COURSE METERS DATE 50 freestyle Nicole deMan, Tennessee Raquel James, Tennessee 100 freestyle Rania Elwani, Alabama Andrea Wentzel, Tennessee 200 freestyle Allison Wagner, Florida Andrea Wentzel, Tennessee 500/400 freestyle Tammi Bruce, Florida Kathy Hoffman, Tennessee 1000/800 freestyle Tammi Bruce, Florida Kathy Hoffman, Tennessee 1650/1500 freestyle Tammi Bruce, Florida never competed 50 backstroke Lorraine Perkins, Florida never competed 100 backstroke Anne Wenglarski, Georgia never competed 200 backstroke Amanda Adkins, Georgia Catherine Byrne, Tennessee 50 breaststroke Angela Knipping, Alabama never competed 100 breaststroke Karen Rake, Georgia never competed 200 breaststroke Kristy Kowal, Georgia Robin Lewis, Tennessee 50 butterfly Linda Valerio, Alabama never competed 100 butterfly Lisa Coole, Georgia never competed 200 butterfly Allison Wagner, Florida Sarah Weis, Tennessee 100 individual medley Lisa McClain, Alabama

54. The Official New Zealand Olympic Committee Website For The 2000 Olympic Games: S Both now have five olympic diving medals and Fu has joined Americans Pat McCormickand Greg Louganis as the only quadruple olympic diving champions in history. http://oneolympics.nzoom.com/stories/sep29_07.html

other nzoom.com sites: select here... NZOOM - ONE News - ONE Sport - ONE Olympics - ONE Weather - ONE Business - Technology - On TV - TV ONE - Entertainment - Travel - Horoscopes - Jobs FAVOURITES - Chat - Clubs - Games - Competitions - Ecards ABOUT NZOOM - Help - Contact - Sitemap - Ad Info OLYMPIC NEWS Archive RESULTS KIWIS IN ACTION ... NZOC SPONSORS OLYMPIC NEWS Fu earns place in history Fu Mingxia, who twirled away with a world title as a tiny 12-year-old, proved she was still the best in the world with a record-equalling fourth Olympic diving gold medal on Thursday. Nearly 10 years on from that first triumph on the other side of Australia in Perth, Fu's skills on the board are undiminished and her ready smile and charm still entrance the crowds as they did at the Games in Barcelona and Atlanta. No longer dwarfed by her rivals in physical stature, she continues to outshine them all as she always did. Fu won her first Olympic title on the 10-metre platform in 1992, achieved the highboard and three-metre springboard double in 1996 and has now retained the springboard crown. She did not defend the highboard title but took a silver in the inaugural three-metre springboard synchronised diving event with 18-year-old Guo Jingjing, the younger team mate she beat for the individual springboard gold on Thursday.

55. Phillips Academy Hisotry Of Swimming -- Boys Swimming & Diving Phillips Academy Boys Swimming diving. A history of Swimming. Although swimmingwas not included in the ancient olympic Games, the Greeks practiced the sport http://www.andover.edu/athletics/swimmingboys/swimhistory.htm

A History of Swimming When Flying Gull winged past Tobacco, swimming the length of a 130-foot pool in thirty seconds, Londoners were flabbergasted. The year was 1844, and swimming was already established as a popular competitive sport in England. But British athletes generally relied on the sedate breaststroke for traveling in the water, and were rather shocked at the exhibition staged by this group of North American Indians that had been invited to London by the Swimming Society in England. Totally un-European One observer found their swimming "totally un-European," declaring that the Indians "thrashed the water violently with their arms, like sails of a windmill, and beat downward with their feet, blowing with force and forming grotesque antics." Even though the style of Flying Gull and Tobacco was considerably faster, it was not copied, and British swimmers continued paddling along in their accustomed manner. It was not until some forty years later that the Indians' "totally un-European" style was reintroduced as the crawl: a stroke so rapid that it revolutionized competitive swimming.

56. Chinatown Online - Beijing Olympics 2008 olympic history with a score of 101.52 points for aa single dive, the highest scorefor one dive ever recorded in the history of the olympic diving competition http://www.chinatown-online.co.uk/pages/lifestyle/sport/tianliang.html

Tian Liang: Record Breaker At 21, Tian Liang took home Gold for China from the Sydney Olympics in the men's 10 metre platform diving. Tian Ling made Olympic history with a score of 101.52 points for a a single dive, the highest score for one dive ever recorded in the history of the Olympic diving competition. "I have been waiting to win this gold medal for four years," said Tian, who was ranked fifth in the same event at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Tian, born in the city of Chongqing in central China in 1979, began regular training in diving at the age of seven. According to Xu Guilu, former coach of Tian at primary school, Tian was very quick to learn and hard working. He joined the national team in 1993. He has become the most important member of the national team since elder Olympic gold medallists Xiong Ni and Fu Mingxia retired after the Sydney Olympics. Tian Liang's achievements: Back to Sport Main Menu Back to Lifestyles Main Menu

57. History Of Diving THE SPORTS. history of Swimming diving Content by Andrew Oon. diving has beenan olympic event, for men, since 1904 and for women, since 1912. http://www.penangswimming.com/main/sports/sub_sport_diving.html

THE SPORTS History of Swimming Diving Content by Andrew Oon Types of Dives Judging Diving Diving Equipment Diving Positions ... Glossary of Terms There is little historical data on the sport of diving prior to the first modern-day diving competition held in England around 1880. While swimming and diving are commonly linked, contemporary diving has more similarities with gymnastics. In the early 1800s, Swedish and German gymnasts practiced their somersaults and twists over water. Their practices became known as "Fancy Diving", a term that stuck until the early 1900s. Diving has been an Olympic event, for men, since 1904 and for women, since 1912. The 1908 Olympics in London included a full competition in "Fancy Diving" from both platform and "elastic board". Women's "Plain Diving" was added in the 1912 Olympics and "Spring-board" in 1920. When diving debuted at the 1904 Olympics, one of the two events was a plunge for distance, the goal being to swim the furthest underwater after a dive. The event was dropped immediately because it was not well received by the audience - not really a spectator sport. At the 1908 Games in London, the pool was 100 metres long and the diving tower was removable. In 1908, springboard diving was added to the original platform diving event. At the 1912 Stockholm Games "Fancy High Diving" was introduced and it was the first time women were allowed to compete in their own platform event. Women had a springboard event beginning in 1920. The first concrete diving tower was built in 1924 at the Swimming Stadium Tourelles in Paris.

58. Olympics diving China goes for fifth gold. Football Zamarano double securesChile bronze. Athletics Korzeniowski walks into olympic history. http://www.gigglepotz.com/ausoly-13.htm

Top Stories Breaking News: Friday's latest results Today's Medal Tally Saturday's Top Medal Events Olympic Sports Basketball: Australia in gold contention after semifinal victory Diving: China goes for fifth gold Football: Zamarano double secures Chile bronze Gymnastics: Ten finalists in Gymnastics decided Friday ... Wrestling: American slays another rival Sydney 2000 Olympic Sydney: Sydney Games to go out with a bang Olympic Sydney: King Claudio puts fans in a frenzy Athletes Athlete Spotlight: Chamique Holdsclaw (USA) Athlete Spotlight: Abbas Jadidi (Iran) Athlete Spotlight: Jan Ullrich (Germany) Olympic Interactives Explore the Site! Sporting Technique Infographics: Gymnastics (Rhythmic) IN THE SPOTLIGHT Team USA Update The United States had a mixed day on Friday, with the highs of a gold in the men's pole vault and the US basketball teams through to the finals, but some disappointing and close results in other events. Click below for the full stories.

59. Olympics the most celebrated oarsman in olympic history, teamed with United States of Americaolympic Team proved Exercise Pommel Horse Rings diving Women's Platform. http://www.gigglepotz.com/ausoly-8.htm

In the Spotlight In the Spotlight: Redgrave wins fifth rowing gold Team USA Update Top Stories Sunday's Top Medal Events Breaking News: Saturday's Latest Results Olympic Sports Basketball: Close competition Cycling: Paola Pezzo wins second gold medal Diving: Russia upstages China to win gold Football: Europe vs Americas in battle for gold ... Weightlifting: Dimas wins historic third gold Athletes Athlete Spotlight: Shelda Bede (Brazil) Olympic Interactives Explore the Site! Chat with Lenny Krayzelburg IN THE SPOTLIGHT In the Spotlight: Redgrave wins fifth rowing gold Briton Steve Redgrave refused to rule out another Olympic campaign after winning an unprecedented fifth consecutive gold medal on Saturday at the Sydney regatta. Redgrave, 38, the most celebrated oarsman in Olympic history, teamed with Matthew Pinsent, Tim Foster and James Cracknell to win the men's coxless fours. Team USA Update The United States of America Olympic Team proved in the pool and on the track today, just what greatness and gold medals are all about.

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