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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Well, this is true but think China a country of a billion has a lot less diving boards per population than the US. The Chinese make the sport important. I remember a friend stating that the x-sports like skate boarding are taking kids away from more tradtional sports like diving. The same type of people that are good at skateboarding could be good at diving. Also, who wants the injuries that could occe. Granted you can get that at skateboarding as well.
Well, this is true but think China a country of a billion has a lot less diving boards per population than the US. The Chinese make the sport important. I remember a friend stating that the x-sports like skate boarding are taking kids away from more tradtional sports like diving. The same type of people that are good at skateboarding could be good at diving. Also, who wants the injuries that could occe. Granted you can get that at skateboarding as well.
