Things You'll Need:
- Sandals
- Swimming Trunks
- Women's Athletic Swimsuits
- Sunscreen
- Beach Towels
- Swimming Caps
- Swimming Ear Plugs
- Swimming Goggles
- Swimming Nose Clip
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Step 1
Don't even consider this unless you are a champion diver who is under a coach's tutelage.
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Step 2
Select a partner. Divers need to be of similar size, shape and weight so that when they dive they fall into the water at similar speeds.
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Step 3
Learn dives that correspond to each other. Kristin points out, "The dives performed must have mixed takeoffs so one diver may be doing the exact same dive as the other, but in reverse." For example, one diver may do an inward 1 1/2 pike in which she leaves the platform with her back to the pool while the other diver will begin facing the pool on takeoff and do a front 1 1/2 pike.
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Step 4
Practice the dives individually. The divers must both be comfortable with the dives before trying them in tandem.
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Step 5
Walk to the end of the platform together. "From the time you reach the top of the platform to the time the divers hit the water, all movements must be together. That's why they call it 'synchro'," says Kristin. When Kristin and Lindsay get to the top of the platform, they will pause, and Kristin will cue them both by saying, "Ready, go." They will then move in step to the end of the platform.
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Step 6
Get in position for the dive and raise your hands above your head as your partner does. Kristin will again provide the cue as each diver gets in position. "Once we're set, I'll count down 'Ready, one, two, three,' and then we'll go."
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Step 7
Begin the dive. Kristen will jump up and out and then backwards, and she'll immediately bend her body at the waist. Her face will pass the platform by as few as 6 inches as she pikes and begins her fall. She will tuck her head and do 1 1/2 somersaults on her way down. As she comes out of her somersaults, she straightens her body and tightens her stomach and back as she prepares to enter the water. Lindsay will start by jumping forward and do the exact same dive, only her body will rotate forward toward the pool.
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Step 8
Enter the water. Focus on entering with your head and back as streamlined as possible, trying to "rip" an entry.
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Step 9
Turn and look for your partner to give a thumbs-up. The divers don't know how the other has done until they make eye contact with each other. "It's always great when you hit your dive, but you really need to know how the other diver has done," says Kristin.
