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The pace at Blodgett Pool practice sessions also suits the hardworking Mule: to supplement the two to three hours spent each day on the boards, Crimson divers also do nautilus weight training and extensive trampoline work.
Mule began his diving career ten years ago in the summer leagues around Princeton. Unlike many sports, where development is carefully monitored with year-round coaching and competition for even the youngest participants, many divers receive only sporadic instruction until college.
The trampoline workouts allow Walker to guide team members step by step through each new dive and stop them periodically to demonstrate proper form. The intricate system of pulleys, weights and belts makes this the safest way to instruct divers before they attempt actual execution from the boards.
In the two years Mule has spent under Walker's tutelage, he has not only expanded his repetoire of dives, but also streamlined the mental process. In the short time it takes to get from the board to water, a diver can be bogged down by the lengthy list of...
This season, Mule put in long hours to improve his entries. Presently he is mastering the art of ripping, a technique that quality divers use to minimize the water displaced at entry.