Diving
Competitive diving, which developed from gymnastics, started in Sweden and Germany in the 18th century.
Competitive diving, which developed from gymnastics, started in Sweden and Germany in the 18th century.
GYMNASTICS BEGINNINGS
Diving became popular in Sweden and Germany in the 18th and 19th centuries. The sport was primarily practised by gymnasts who started performing tumbling routines into the water.
POPULARITY SPREADS
In the late 19th century a group of Swedish divers visited Great Britain. They put on diving displays that proved hugely popular and led to the formation of the first diving organisation, the Amateur Diving Association, in 1901.
Title:
Water sports Federation of Turkmenistan
E-mail:
tkmaquatics@gmail.com
President:
Guvanch Ataniyazov