July 30, 2009

Arcs of the Divers

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Tania Cagnotto of Italy competes in the 1m Womens Springboard Diving at the Stadio del Nuoto

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Posted by Vanderleun at July 30, 2009 9:24 AM
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Ah. She's obviously doing a back twister and looking very graceful. Technically, her right leg should be straighter, but you can see how it accentuates the fact that in a moment she's about to swing her left arm powerfully across her midsection, pull her right arm behind her head and begin spinning around her vertical axis from left to right. My guess is this is a one and a half twister if it's the one meter board. Here you can be a little more loose and graceful than if it were a 2 1/2. She looks smooth.

Posted by: Cobb at July 31, 2009 12:19 PM

A beautiful, funny diversion.

Thank you.

Posted by: Cathy at July 31, 2009 3:23 PM

I can do that with one hand tied behind my back! Yeah, that's the ticket! Sigh...can I borrow those legs for a day?? Please??

Posted by: Kerry at July 31, 2009 5:00 PM