2008 Empire State Games 

DIVING

Open Division - Men & Women

Scholastic Division - Men & Women

Eligibility: To determine if you are eligible for this sport you must read the  NEW Eligibility Rules.

Rules: US Diving, Inc., with minor modifications, will govern each event.

Regional Tryout Format:  Divers will compete in a Regional Diving competition from 1 meter and 3 meter boards.

Regional Team: The top two divers in each event at the Regional trials will go to the Finals of the Empire State Games.

Individual Diving:
All divers shall perform five voluntary dives, one from each group, with a degree of difficulty not to exceed 9.5 for these dives. Women will perform an additional five optional dives, one dive representing each of the five groups. Men will perform an additional six optional dives. At least one dive must represent each of the five diving groups. Optional dives will have no limit with regards to degree of difficulty. Final places will be determined by the cumulative score of the voluntary and optional dives awarded to the divers at the finals.

Synchronized Diving: Each region will be able to select two synchronized diving teams to represent their region at the Finals of the Empire State Games. Each team will consist of two divers that have already qualified in the individual events.

Events:
Individual Diving - 1 Meter and 3 Meter boards
and
Synchronized Diving. 

For information on the new tryout registration process, please visit the How to Register page.