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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 1, No. 3. March 23, 1938

P. Coira on Diving

P. Coira on Diving

At a recent Swimming Club evening, Mr. P. Coira judged the dive, and at the conclusion of the competition, gave a short talk on Modern Diving.

Mr Coira said that the following points in a dive influenced judges generally:—
1.Height.—Those who had seen Poussard, the French diver, when in New Zealand, would have noticed that most of his evolutions were completed before he got back to the level of the springboard. The maximum height above the board must be reached.
2.Entry.—The entry into the water must be in a straight line, and as near the board as possible.
3.Commencement.—The starting position of every dive should be from attention, with the hands stretched forward, fingers together.
4.Take-Off.—Three running steps at least should be made when taking off.
5.General Appearance.—Neat costumes should be worn, and in every move divers should display style, grace, boldness and dash.

At the conclusion of the dive, legs and body should be perfectly straight, hand together, feet united, in one unbroken line from fingers to toes, As much body control as possible should be exercised.

Mr. Coira mentioned dissatisfaction caused at the Empires Games by the diving judges. Miss Mona Leydon. New Zealand's premier lady swimmer, when interviewed by "Salient," said:

"Some of the decisions seemed very unfair. One man announced that his dive would be a pike; he did a plain header—one judge gave him 8 points and another gave him. The next man did a proper pike dive—he got 3 and 4 points respectively from the same judges."