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.
Swiming & diving are not as comparable as diving & gymnastics.
One deals w/ water & the other w/ the acrobatic twists & flexibilty. There are many former gymnasts that turn to diving due to injury & such. You don't find many divers swtiching to swimming or vice versa.
Swiming & diving are not as comparable as diving & gymnastics.
One deals w/ water & the other w/ the acrobatic twists & flexibilty. There are many former gymnasts that turn to diving due to injury & such. You don't find many divers swtiching to swimming or vice versa.
