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This is the measure of Greg Louganis of the U.S. in a diving competition: after the other best male divers in the world-gifted, graceful, beautifully muscled athletes-have tied the ends of the limits of possibility into bowknots and arrowed into the pool with only the most demure of splashes, Louganis then shows how it should be done. He dives last in each round because he qualifies in first place. Because he can jump higher than any other diver (his vertical leap has been measured at 33 in.), he hangs in the air longer before he begins to fall...
...Merriott, 24, of the U.S. had followed Tan Liangde's silver with a bronze, springboard diving gave way to platform competition. The contrast is sharp and fascinating. The best parallel in sport may be to skiing. Springboard diving, like slalom racing, requires great agility and tuning as the diver catches the flex of the board and rides it for maximum spring. Platform diving is like downhill racing, a dangerous, gut-sucking plunge that seems insane to onlookers and sometimes to participants. The concrete platform, of course, does not bounce. It just stands there, 10 meters (33 ft., or three...
...those little blue towels they're drying themselves off with?" Naber asked. "They're made of chamois. Very absorbent stuff. Divers go through hundreds of towels because they have to be dry for the dry-to-dry contact with hands clasping legs, for example, in certain kinds of spins. Dr. Sammy Lee, who was a two-time gold-medal diver, markets these little towels. Guess what they're called: 'Sammy's Shammies.' " I had my note book out. "Has anyone else asked you about Sammy's Shammies?" Naber looked puzzled...
...underwater shots will be taken by a scuba diver. Portholes were built for the swimming pool-$150,000 it cost. They didn't bother about the diving pool...
...premiere element of the sport. The mats on which gymnasts tumble are no longer mere padding to protect against injury, but launching pads mounted on springs. The extra oomph affords additional milliseconds of hang time during which gymnasts can twist and twirl through the same maneuvers as a high diver's. For male gymnasts, wooden dowels inserted into their leather handgrips allow a lock-grip on the high bar and make possible daring-young-man flyaway tricks like the Gaylord II (see box page...