Dive start

A dive start is the action begun at the start of a swimming race. In most strokes, the swimmer jumps off the diving blocks after hearing the starting signal. However, if it is a backstroke event, the swimmers will be starting in the water. All dives are followed by a streamline just like turning.

External links

• Female swimmers on the diving blocks getting ready to dive Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
• Male swimmers in the middle of a dive Archived 2010-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
• Male swimmers in the middle of a Backstroke start Archived 2011-01-11 at the Wayback Machine