![]() ![]() “The … air temperature on the pool deck may be a little chilly, so the shower can help keep muscles warm. “Usually after a diver does a dive, they will have to wait a good amount of time before their next dive,” Brehmer says. Indoor diving pools like the one at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre must maintain water temperatures of at least 26 degrees Celsius (78.8 degrees Fahrenheit), according to FINA, the governing body thats sets rules for international water sports competitions. They usually rinse off in water that’s warmer than the pool. ![]() “Divers shower in between dives typically just to keep themselves and their muscles warm,” he says. So yes, why? As the platform diving events continue this week, we spoke to Jacob Brehmer, diving coach for Ball State University in Indiana, for some answers.Īccording to Brehmer, the answer comes down to one thing. “Why do divers shower after each dive?” has been one of the top Google searches about the Olympics in the past week. Then they dry themselves off with little towels – even though they will get wet again on their next dive. “If they manage to put in the mixed synchro event and the team event into diving, which I’m really hoping they will, you’ll see me,” Daly said.Viewers of the Tokyo Olympics are apparently a little baffled by the behavior of athletes in the diving events.ĭivers typically emerge from the water after a plunge and immediately take a quick shower by the side of the pool – even though they are already wet. The bronze was his fourth Olympic medal, a record for a British diver, and he left the door ajar for a possible Paris 2024 farewell. The Brit has a cult following on social media thanks his his knitting exploits, which included a pouch for his earlier gold. “All I I want to do is get more experience and see how far I can go.”ĭaly meanwhile will need to get back to work with the knitting needles after adding a bronze to the gold he won alongside Matty Lee in the 10m synchronised diving - the only diving event China did not win in Tokyo. Australia's Cassiel Rousseau has finished eighth in the men's 10m platform final at the Tokyo Games. “All these guys have three to four times more experience than me,” Rousseau said. Rousseau looked a little nervous early in the final, struggling with his first two dives to be last after two rounds.īut showing the composure which belies his experience, he went from strength-to-strength from there, culminating with an 88.80 with his final dive for a six-dive total of 430.35. They will also head to the Paris 2024 Games with 47 Olympic diving golds, just one short of the US benchmark.Ĭao in the process went some way to stamping himself as the sport’s most versatile performer, becoming the first athlete to win Olympic gold in three different events, having won the synchronised 10m platform in London and the 3m springboard at Rio 2016. China’s Cao Yuan won gold with his final dive of the event. Yuan’s was China’s seventh from a possible eight diving gold medals in Tokyo, and their fourth 1-2, their 12 overall medals in Tokyo equalling the record set by the the US in 1932. Meanwhile, Brit Tom Daly set the early standard before settling for third to go with he gold he won alongside Matty Lee in the 10m synchronised diving earlier in the Games. “You have to accept the scores from the judges and move on.” It’s not the sportsmanship that should be on display at the Olympic Games. “This is a bit of a nasty post-script really. “Extraordinary drama at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre. Yang Jian was blowing up after the final dive. He does not look like a man content with a silver medal. “That is not a happy diver – he really feels like he should have been awarded more points than he got for that dive,” commentator Alister Nicholson said. Jian was then seen storming off into the dressing rooms after realising he’d missed out on gold, with Channel 7’s commentators describing it as an act of poor sportsmanship. He did just enough with a score of 102.60 to take gold by just 1.95 points. However it attracted just one 9.5 and a pair of nines from the judges, leaving the door open for Cao to move back into first with the last dive. Yang’s final dive - a forward four-and-a-half somersault in the pike position - had a difficulty rating of 4.1, the highest for any dive in the competition. Watch the latest sport on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >Ĭompatriot Yang Jian, the reigning world champion, looked none-to-pleased with his silver after thinking he had done enough with his last dive to claim gold. ![]()
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