ACOG - Aquatics: Diving - IBM

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  • Olympic Diving Overview
  • Spectator's Guide to Diving
  • History of Diving
  • Olympic Medals in Diving
  • Competition Dates
    26 Jul to 2 Aug 1996

    Venue
    Georgia Tech Aquatic Center
    Capacity: 14,600

    Events/Discipline
    Four Events
    MenWomen
    3m springboard 3m springboard
    10m platform 10m platform

    Number of Athletes
    Estimated 75 men, 75 women, 150 total

    Changes Since Barcelona
    Women will perform one additional dive on the platform. Backward armstand and twisting armstand dives are now permitted.

    Qualifications
    Each FINA-member nation may enter two athletes in each event and holds selection competitions, or chooses divers, by 5 Jul 1996

    Competition Format
    The top 18 divers from the preliminaries advance to the semifinals, from which 12 athletes qualify for the finals. Final results are determined by adding semifinal and final round scores.

    International Federation
    Federation Internationale de Natation Amateru (FINA)
    Avenue de Beaumont 9
    Rez-de-Chaussee
    1012 Lausanne, Switzerland
    Tel: (41-21) 312-6602
    Fax: (41-21) 312-6610

    Olympic Debut
    Men: 1904
    Women: 1912


    Olympic Factoid
    Closing Ceremony of the 1996 Games involved a crew of 2,100 who worked with more than 3,500 performers as well as thousands of athletes who celebrated on the field of Olympic Stadium.