Diving is a full-body work-out!

Did you know that diving involves the disciples of other sports from gymnastics to swimming to trampoline as well as ballet and yoga.

To excel in diving, an athlete needs to undergo intensive stretching, visualization, weight-training, tumbling, calisthenics, and trampoline drills. 

The diverse training methods along with the variety of heights from the 1-meter springboard to the 10-meter platform means that every muscle in the body from the physical to the visual and mental is frequently stimulated and fully utilized.  

Needless to say, divers are indisputably one of the best all-around athletes with incredibly strong and versatile bodies.

Go divers!

Stanford's Jesse Fonner pauses to catch his breath between dives
during team practice in Palo Alto, CA.