Hunt Valley Swim & Dive Team

4 Categories of Divers

• Freshmen: Ages 10 and under
• Intermediates: Ages 11-12
• Juniors: Ages 13-14
• Seniors: Ages 15-18

Meet Eligibility

Divers must perform a specific number of dives based on their age category:

1. Freshmen (3 dives):

1. Front dive/front fall in

2. Back dive/back fall in

3. Front jump or back jump

2. Juniors (4 dives):

1. Front dive

2. Back dive

3. Optional dive (that is not a front or back jump)

4. Optional dive (that is not a front or back jump)

3. Juniors (5 dives):

1. Front dive

2. Back dive

3. Optional dive (that is not a front or back jump)

4. Optional dive (that is not a front or back jump)

5. Optional dive (that is not a front or back jump)

4. Seniors (6 dives):

1. Front dive

2. Back dive

3. Inward dive

4. Optional dive (that is not a front or back jump)

5. Optional dive (that is not a front or back jump)

6. Optional dive (that is not a front or back jump)

General Dive Information

4 basic positions in diving

• Straight: meaning body not bent at the knees or hips
• Pike: body bent at hips, knees straight
• Tuck: body bent at knees and hips, tight ball
• Free: may incorporate any or all of the positions

5 Series of Dives

• 100 - Front Dives
• 200 - Back Dives
• 300 - Reverse Dives
• 400 - inward dives
• 500 - forward or back approach and will include a half twist or more

Each dive has a degree of difficulty attached to it, often called “DD”. The DD is calculated to determine the overall score for the diver, multiplied by the 3 mid-ranged scores.

Example: 101A Front Dive Straight – DD 1.4

Scores: 5, 6, 5.5, 5, 5.5 – We remove the highest and lowest scores, so the 6 and the 5 are removed from the math.

Math: 5 + 5.5 + 5.5 = 16 x 1.4 = 22.4, which becomes the dive’s total score.

Dive Scoring

Judging:

Each dive is scored by 5 judges. Each week the home team must provide 1 official and 1 judge and the away team must provide 3 judges

Scoring Ranges:

• Good to Very Good to Excellent: 7 to 10 points

• Satisfactory: 5-6.5 points
• Deficient: 2.5 to 4.5 points
• Unsatisfactory: 0.5 to 2 points
• Failed: 0 points.

Each dive has a degree of difficulty attached to it, often called “DD”. The DD is calculated to determine the overall score for the diver, multiplied by the 3 mid-ranged scores.

• Example: 101A Front Dive Straight – DD 1.4
• Scores: 5, 6, 5.5, 5, 5.5 – We remove the highest and lowest scores, so the 6 and the 5 are removed from the math.

Math: 5 + 5.5 + 5.5 = 16 x 1.4 = 22.4, which the becomes the dive’s total score.

These scores are totaled for each dive to give the diver their total score and placement in their category.

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Meet Scoring

Teams receive points based on the placements of their divers in each category and gender. The points awarded are as follows:

Points:

1st Place: 5 points
2nd Place: 3 points
3rd Place: 1 point

At the end of the meet, the team with the most total points at the end of the meet wins.