I think diving is a lot more difficult than swimming. First because of the dangers involved. Second the dives are very difficult too. Also, a diver needs to br a noraml size person rather than tall like many top swimmers. Its easier for a diver to swim than for a swimmer to dive. I remember Greg Lagunas competering against other top sportspeople in a money winning competion. He swam a 24 second 50 yard freestyle while Carl Lewis did a 29 second. Greg could do a flip while Carl and the others couldn't. I also think that US diving is much worst than US swimming. In Athens we even didn't medal. There are less and less kids that go out for the sport in the US and the Chinese and Russians and even now the Canadians have knock us off the podium in most diving competitions.
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My wife and I have been fighting like mad to get our community to retain at least one diving board, in one of our pools. They took out two when they rebuilt the outdoor pool and are planning not to have one in the proposed indoor facility. And this in a community that has High School swimmers and divers at State year after year. But I know the powers that be aren't thinking competative swimming they're thinking bottom line, saving money on insurance and drawing the the most tax dollars to the community. Unfortunately money talks. At this rate when my kids are in High School there may not be a diving team.
My wife and I have been fighting like mad to get our community to retain at least one diving board, in one of our pools. They took out two when they rebuilt the outdoor pool and are planning not to have one in the proposed indoor facility. And this in a community that has High School swimmers and divers at State year after year. But I know the powers that be aren't thinking competative swimming they're thinking bottom line, saving money on insurance and drawing the the most tax dollars to the community. Unfortunately money talks. At this rate when my kids are in High School there may not be a diving team.
