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Speaking of diving, how does one become a diver?
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Speaking of diving, how does one become a diver?


Aug 19, 2016, 3:55 PM

I've never once even heard of a place where diving is available. You know, like for kids or teens to learn and practice.

As a follow up, if these places don't exist in America, how do other countries produce divers?

It's almost like a bunch of people just kind of show up at the Olympics representing countries that all can do impressive dives.

Now that I think about it....do they all come from that Red Bull cliff diving thing in Mexico that shows up on ESPN 7 now and again?

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Generally they're talented gymnasts who hit a growth spurt


Aug 19, 2016, 3:55 PM

that puts em out of competitive gymnastics range.

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Sounds plausible. You messed up the concept in my mind


Aug 19, 2016, 4:04 PM

of all divers coming from the same remote section of mountains in Mexico where they all practiced buddhism, smoked weed, and hid from the Sinaloa Cartel while jumping off of cliffs over and over and over all starting at the age of like 3 yrs old.

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Let's go with yours, I like it better too.***


Aug 19, 2016, 4:07 PM



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Lulz at americans and diving. Its obviously just a chinese thing***


Aug 19, 2016, 3:57 PM



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Who says lulz anymore***


Aug 19, 2016, 4:36 PM



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Outside of towns with University dive teams I don't know


Aug 19, 2016, 3:58 PM

that they exist. There is an age group dive team in Clemson that practices at Fike and several Clemson divers are usually helping coach and stuff. Same was the case at USC.

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ROH


So are the divers at USC all local that came up training at


Aug 19, 2016, 4:05 PM

USC? Or are these kids from like New Hampshire and Philly and stuff?

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I was wondering that about those walk-racers this AM


Aug 19, 2016, 4:05 PM

I mean, who even THOUGHT that would be a fun and rewarding "sport" to do.

"I am the Olympic champion world record fastest walker." -- guaranteed gets you ZERO tail. You look freaking disabled doing it.



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You know who may have an answer for you on this?


Aug 19, 2016, 4:06 PM

F-Section.

@f-section

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awesome


Aug 19, 2016, 4:11 PM



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We have local diving teams for kids in Augusta...


Aug 19, 2016, 4:10 PM

I'm pretty sure it's common in mid-size/large cities.

We have a pretty nice aquatics center with a full diving tank, etc...

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In general, not sure. Went to HS with a kid...


Aug 19, 2016, 4:12 PM

had ADHD so bad his behavior was like a crack-addled howler monkey most days. Anyway, he goes out for swim team and does alright til he gets bored. This is where the diving board comes in...one day at practice he decides swimming sux and he starts jumping off the 3m board. He's doing flips and twists and smacking the water like a car mat. Somehow he gets a double flip down after about the 100th attempt. Swim coach works with him til about 9 that night, next week sets him up with a dive coach, a couple of years later diving scholly.

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the 3mm board?


Aug 19, 2016, 4:35 PM

What European country did you grow up in?

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Probably easier than becoming a water polo player,


Aug 19, 2016, 4:18 PM

I'd think.

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I like diving. Ummm I'll stop there. *********


Aug 19, 2016, 5:10 PM



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Might be wrong but this may be the tryouts


Aug 19, 2016, 5:26 PM

https://youtu.be/0T0OLR4MzrM

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Jump off something.


Aug 19, 2016, 10:51 PM

Land in water.

What could be simpler?

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We had a diving team. Then again this was in NE Florida


Aug 19, 2016, 10:56 PM

No water polo or men's volleyball (though that did happen a few years after I graduated).

So there you go. You have to be from California or have attended my high school to be a US diver.

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