THE JUDGES
Claudio De Miro (head judge) (ITA), Ken Grove (AUS), Renato Rosi (ITA), Tom Michael (USA) & José Antonio Martinez (MEX)
THE SCORING
1.Five judges will score each dive based on a scale of 0 to 10.
2.Each judge will score the dives without assistance.
3.Judges will not display scores until directed to do so by the announcer.
4.Total points shall be tabulated at the scoring table according to the following:
The highest and the lowest scores from the judges will be discarded. The remaining three scores will be added and multiplied by the degree of difficulty for that dive. This will produce the points total for each dive. The points total of all three dives will be added together to produce the points total for the competition for each diver.
5.Balks will constitute a deduction from each judge's score as directed by the head referee. The dive will be scored as usual and the announcer will deduct two points from each judge's score.
THE RULE BOOK
1.Divers perform three dives in three different groups. There are a total of nine groups. Front, back, reverse, inward, front twists, back twists, reverse twists, inward twists and all armstand dives. The first and second dive can be the same OR the first and third dives can be the same. Both carry a penalty by limiting the DD to 3.6. The second and third dive cannot be the same.
2.The new DD for the required dive is 3.6.
3.The first dive is a required (compulsory) dive, the second and third dives are optional dives.
4.After two dives there will be a cut to the top six placed divers who will then do their final dive in reverse order of ranking (sixth place goes first, first place goes last). The total score from all three dives will determine the top six rankings.
5.Balks will receive a two-point deduction from each judge for the first balk. Another two-point deduction for the second balk and be considered a failed dive on the third balk. A balk is considered an interruption in movement after the diver does his press immediately before the dive. For arm stand dives it is the point when both feet leave the platform (use FINA definitions).
6.If the diver enters the water with his hands up on a feet-first entry, he can only get a maximum score of five points from each judge (the head judge will announce this to the other judges). Judges keep in mind that the five points would mean a perfect execution of the entire dive with the exception of the arms. If arms are at, or below, shoulder height but not in alignment with the body (straight arms either in front or on the side of the body), judges can deduct between half a point and two points at their discretion, according to the degree of the mistake.
7.A break in position at, or just before, entry can have a deduction between half a point and two points at the judges’ discretion. An intermediate break of position can receive no more than 4.5 points from each judge (the head judge will announce this to the other judges).
8.Otherwise general and known diving rules and guidelines set by FINA apply.
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