Competiion
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Trojan Dive Club is in Region 12, Zone F
Competition:
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Maps:
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USA Diving Competition
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Region Championships (Spring): Open meet.
Top 15 finishers from each regional meet qualify for Zone Nationals Preliminaries.
Qualifier must be a U.S. citizen.
Zone National Preliminaries (Summer): Qualifying meet.
Top 3 finishers qualify direclty to National Championship semifinals.
Places 4-12 advance to National Championship quarterfinals.
National Championships (Late Summer): Qualifying meet.
Quarterfinals: 54 divers.
Places 4-12 from each zone preliminaries.
Semifinals: 30+ divers.
Top 12 from Quarterfinals plus top 3 from each zone preliminaries, plus Future Olympic Force divers.
Finals: Top 12 from Semifinals
JO Dive List Requirements
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| 1 Meter Springboard | 3 Meter Springboard | Platform | ||||||||||
| Voluntaries | Optionals | Voluntaries | Optionals | Voluntaries | Optionals | |||||||
| Age Group | Num Dives | Max DD | Num Dives | Max DD | Num Dives | Max DD | Num Dives | Max DD | Num Dives | Max DD | Num Dives | Max DD |
| 9 & Under | 3 | 5.0 | 2 | No Limit | 3 | 5.4 | 2 | No Limit | N/A | |||
| 11 & Under | 3 | 5.0 | 3 | No Limit | 3 | 5.4 | 3 | No Limit | 3 | 5.4 | 2 | No Limit |
| 12-13 | 4 | 7.2 | 3 | No Limit | 4 | 7.6 | 3 | No Limit | 4 | 7.6 | 3 | No Limit |
| 14-15 Boys | 5 | 9.0 | 4 | No Limit | 5 | 9.5 | 4 | No Limit | 4 | 7.6 | 4 | No Limit |
| 14-15 Girls | 5 | 9.0 | 3 | No Limit | 5 | 9.5 | 3 | No Limit | 4 | 7.6 | 3 | No Limit |
| 16-18 Boys | 5 | 9.0 | 5 | No Limit | 5 | 9.5 | 5 | No Limit | 4 | 7.6 | 5 | No Limit |
| 16-18 Girls | 5 | 9.0 | 4 | No Limit | 5 | 9.5 | 4 | No Limit | 4 | 7.6 | 4 | No Limit |
Senior Level Diving Competition
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USA Diving National Preliminaries: Open meet. The top 5 qualify for USA Diving Nationals. Dive list with a minimum Degree of Difficulty (DD) required. (See table below.) Must be a U.S. citizen.
USA Diving Nationals: Qualifying meet. Qualifier must be a U.S. citizen.
| -- | Top 5 finishers from each USA Diving National Preliminaries. |
| -- | Champion in an event at one of the previous 4 years USA Diving Championships. |
| -- | Member of U.S. Diving team to the most recent Olympic games in his or her Olympic event. |
| -- | Diver who placed 2 to 12 at one of the previous 2 USA Diving National Championships on 3 meter or platform. |
| -- | Diver who placed 2 to 8 at one of the previous 2 USA Diving National Championships on 1 meter. |
| -- | Diver who placed 1 to 5 at the previous NCAA Division I National Championships for that event. |
Senior Dive List Requirements
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| Group | Num Dives | Min DD |
| Men's 1 Meter | 6 | 15.4 |
| Men's 3 Meter | 6 | 16.8 |
| Men's Platform | 6 | 16.3 |
| Women's 1 Meter | 5 | 11.4 |
| Women's 3 Meter | 5 | 13.1 |
| Women's Platform | 5 | 13.2 |
| Men's 3 Meter Synchro | 6 | 2 dives assigned a DD of 2.0; 4 dives minimum DD of 11.1 |
| Men's 10 Meter Synchro | 6 | 2 dives assigned a DD of 2.0; 4 dives minimum DD of 11.2 |
| Women's 3 Meter Synchro | 5 | 2 dives assigned a DD of 2.0; 3 dives minimum DD of 7.5 |
| Women's 10 Meter Synchro | 5 | 2 dives assigned a DD of 2.0; 3 dives minimum DD of 8.0 |
A complete list of dives and their associated DD's can be found in the FINA DD Tables.
Dive Lists Definitions
Dive Numbers
Every dive is grouped and given a specific 3 or 4 digit number, followed by a letter. 4 digit dive numbers always represent twisters.
There are 6 Dive Groups:
| Group | Despcription |
| 1 | Front |
| 2 | Back |
| 3 | Reverse |
| 4 | Inward |
| 5 | Twister |
| 6 | Armstand |
There are 4 Flight Positions:
| Letter | Position |
| A | Straight |
| B | Pike |
| C | Tuck |
| D | Free |
For instance a 405B would be an Inward 2 and 1/2 Somersaults, Pike.
The first digit in the number represents the dive group. For groups 1 to 4, the second digit is zero for all dives except for those classified
as flying, in which case it is a 1. The 3rd digit represents the number of half rotations that will be performed in the dive.
For Groups 5 and 6 the second digit denotes what direction the dive will move, the third digit tells the number of half rotations, and if
there is a forth digit, it represents the number of half twists. Finally the letter at the end denotes the flight position in the dive.
Each dive also has an associated Degree of Difficulty (DD).
Scoring
| Score | Description |
| 0 | Completely Failed |
| 0.5 - 2.0 | Unsatisfactory |
| 2.5 - 4.5 | Deficient |
| 5.0 - 6.5 | Satisfactory |
| 7.0 - 8.0 | Good |
| 8.5 - 9.5 | Very Good |
| 10 | Excellent |
| Note: | This is the FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation) judging scale. High School and College competitions use a slightly different scale, with high school being the most tolerant. |
The score considers 3 elements of the dive: the approach, the flight and the entry. The primary factors considered are the height from
the board the diver achieves in the air, the distance from the board during the dive, the proper body position throughout the dive, the
correct number of rotations or twists and the angle of entry into the water. For an armstand dive, the length of time the armstand is held,
which demonstrates control of the armstand, is also taken into account.
Each dive is scored by a minimum of 3 judges. To determine the award the 3 middle scores are added together and then multiplied by the DD of the dive.
For instance, if there were a 5 judge panel which scored a 2.4 DD dive at 5.0, 5.5, 5.5, 4.5 and 6.0, the top score of 6.0 and the bottom score
of 4.5 would be discarded. The final award would be 16 x 2.4 which equals 38.4.
For a good layman's tutorial on the sport of diving, visit Diving on Wikipedia.
