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.
Originally posted by Bob McAdams
U.S. diving certainly isn't aided by the fact that a smaller and smaller percentage of pools in the U.S. have diving boards.
Bob
EXACTLY!!!
The U.S. is so concerned with liability that no one is allowed to go off the boards. Plus, it's MUCH easier to find a swimming program for children than a diving program.
If there were a comparable masters diving program nearby, I would probably be doing that (as well as swimming if I could), but it just seems to barely exist.
Tough sport to find support for here.
Originally posted by Bob McAdams
U.S. diving certainly isn't aided by the fact that a smaller and smaller percentage of pools in the U.S. have diving boards.
Bob
EXACTLY!!!
The U.S. is so concerned with liability that no one is allowed to go off the boards. Plus, it's MUCH easier to find a swimming program for children than a diving program.
If there were a comparable masters diving program nearby, I would probably be doing that (as well as swimming if I could), but it just seems to barely exist.
Tough sport to find support for here.
