1931

541
Running Dive.
RUN AND TAKE OFF.
The run must be smooth, straight, and consist of not less ahan
three steps, and may be more deliberate than on a fixed board.
The actual take off must be from both feet.
Immediately after the stance has been taken up, the arms may
be raised outwards until they are in a line with the shoulders;
they may then move, until the last step, in any forward and down-
ward motion which will ensure perfect balance of the body.
The last step must be a jump as high as possible into the air
from one foot, with the arms raised -outwards. As the feet alight
for the last time on the board, the legs must be straight, the arms
being swung down to depress the board as far as possible, the swing
of the arms continued forwards and upwards to synchronise with
the recoil of the. board.
The remainder of the dive is the same as for the Standing Dive.
Faults to avoid
Lack of smoothness and confidence in the run.
Running straight off the board without waiting for the spring.
Swinging the arms wildly without proper control.
Failing to synchronise the swing of the arms with the spring of
the board.
Leaning forward when alighting on the board for the last time.
There is always a tendency, particularly when diving from a
spring board immediately after diving from a fixed board, for
the body to enter the water at an angle beyond the vertical.
This is invariably due to the diver allowing the spring in the
board to throw his feet and legs up, instead of the whole of the
body. The line of the body at the moment the toes leave the
board should never be more than 20 degrees from the vertical.
The , muscles round the hips must be very firmly braced, to
prevent the body bending at the hips.
General.
A dive is always considered as a whole rather than as a
continuous execution of its several parts. There are, therefore,
important points to observe which cannot be confined to any one of
the parts dealt with above.
Throughout the whole of the dive the body and limbs must be
completely and obviously under intelligent control. There must
never be any slackness or deadness. The body must never look
as though it were falling or dropping into the water. On the other
hand, undue straining to get into or hold a position should never
be apparent.
The body should never enter the water at an angle beyond the
vertical.
The body and limbs must not crumble during the flight or on
entry into the water, but must be braced, particularly on the entry,
to withstand the impact of the water.
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