Malaysian diver Pandelela Pamg competes in the women's 10m platform final. One is three metres, and the other is 10 metres (which looks downright terrifying). In the Olympics, athletes dive from two different heights. 5. How deep are Olympic diving pools?Īt the Olympics, there are two types of diving platform diving and springboard diving.īoth of these take place in the same pool, which is why the International Federation of Aquatic Sports (FINA) recommends that the pool needs be at least 16 feet (around 5 metres) deep. If the water was clear, you'd be seeing five metres deeper than what you actually are and you wouldn't be able to time your dive right." to #olympicspirit #tokyo #japan #olympics ♬ Rasputin (Single Version) - Boney M. Being up so high, divers can only see the bottom of the pool rather than where the surface begins.Īs diver Sam Fricker explained on TikTok, "When you're spinning around you need to be able to see the surface of the water so you know where you are. This is so divers can see where the surface of the water is as they enter the water. You may have noticed water gets sprayed into the pool before every dive. Tom Daley showering during his dive for the Synchronised 10m Platform. This prevents their muscles from cramping up or becoming strained. It might seem like an odd time to shower, but divers usually shower or jump into a hot tub after getting out of the pool to keep their muscles warm and relaxed before their next dive.
"If you use your towel, it gets wet pretty quickly so using a shammy to dry off means you don't have to bring 50 towels with you to the more about diving so you can watch and support from home! #tokyo2020 #olympicspirit #diving ♬ Pumpkins - Clutch 3.
They also use the micro fibre towels to quickly dry their hair and swimsuits so water doesn't spray as they spin in the air. "If you're wet, it's really easy for your hands to slip off your legs in the air," she explains. In another TikTok video, Wu said the towel is called a shammy and is used to dry themselves off in between dives so they can grip onto their legs to perform positions such as pikes and tucks. While you might think a towel that covers a fraction of your body isn't the best thing to keep you warm after getting out of the pool, these suspiciously tiny towels are actually great at drying athletes. more about diving so you can watch and support from home! #tokyo2020 #olympicspirit #diving ♬ BEE GEES VS 50 cent - Eric 2. Wu also uses wrist guards for extra support as she's suffered from wrist pain for over 10 years. "Sometimes we do over 50 dives per session." Wu said the most common diving injuries are to the neck, wrists, knees and back which are usually caused from diving into the water during training. In a recent TikTok video, Melissa Wu explained that athletes hit the water so fast they need to wrap tape around their wrists to prevent injury from the impact.Īnd by fast, we mean they're hitting the water at 60 kilometres per hour from the 10 metre platform. And it's actually for a very good reason. Why do divers have strapped wrists?īy now, you may have noticed divers wearing tape around their wrists or other parts of their bodies. Here are eight things you've probably always wondered when watching the diving at the Olympics. Listen to this episode of Mamamia Out Loud, where Holly, Mia and Jessie recap of some of the weirder side of the Olympic games. So we decided to investigate (by that we mean trawling the internet and watching TikTok videos for 'research').
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Like why do drivers have tape on their body? And what's the go with the ridiculously tiny towels?
The 29-year-old kicked things off by winning a bronze medal in the women's 10m platform final earlier today.īut as we tune in to watch the diving, we've started to ask ourselves some questions. Australia just snatched up our first medal for diving at the Tokyo Olympics. And it's all thanks to Melissa Wu.
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