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noun
diving competition from a springboard into water, the contestants being judged chiefly by their grace and control in executing a specified series of dives in a prescribed manner.
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How to use fancy diving in a sentence
Tom took second place in the fifty-yard race, and Ben won the competition for fancy diving.
Peter Cotterell's Treasure|Rupert Sargent HollandOne showed scouts doing fancy diving from the springboard, and there were a couple showing the races on the lake.
Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels|Percy Keese Fitzhugh"I once won the fancy diving event at Travers Island," he said.
Where the Pavement Ends|John RussellWho are England's hopes in the discus-throwing and the fancy diving?