 Competitor floating after plunging (1918) | |
| First played | 1800s. English championship created in 1883. |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Aquatics |
| Presence | |
| Olympic | 1904 only |
The plunge for distance is a diving event that enjoyed its greatest popularity in the 19th and early part of the 20th century, even being included as an official event in the 1904 Summer Olympics.[1] By the 1920s, it began to lose its popularity and slowly disappeared from U.S. and English swim competitions.
- ^ Kehm, Greg. Olympic Swimming and Diving, p. 14 (2007)