back dive

American  

noun

1. a dive in which the diver stands on the springboard with the back to the water and jumps up, arching backward to land either feetfirst facing the springboard or headfirst facing away from the springboard.

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Example Sentences

Davis burst into the backfield basically unblocked and helped limit a running back dive to a two-yard gain.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2022

But Spendolini-Sirieix gradually reeled her in and landed a highly technical back dive with two and a half somersaults and one and a half twists in a pike position to take victory.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2022

That, Louganis discovered, can be nearly as fleeting as a back dive into a pool.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2015

Agony and Oh-Pshaw were trying to learn a new and difficult back dive and they talked of nothing else night and day.

From The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work by Frey, Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude)