What is an Olympic diving springboard made of? All modern major diving competitions, including the Olympic Games, utilize springboards made by the manufacturer Duraflex. Duraflex boards are made out ...

At the Olympics, all dives are scored by a panel of judges. The judges rate the execution (and synchronization, for synchro events) of every dive on a scale of 1-10, including half-point margins.

or just watching the Paris Olympics for fun, you may have a few questions during the Games. Things like: "How high are those diving boards?" or "How deep is that pool, anyway?" Diving really is an ...