half gainer

American

noun

Diving.

a dive in which the diver takes off facing forward and performs a backward half-somersault, entering the water headfirst and facing the springboard.

half gainer British

noun

a type of dive in which the diver completes a half backward somersault to enter the water headfirst facing the diving board Compare gainer

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half gainer

You could see this at work in the establishment response to the HGH allegations, in the way that Jim Nantz immediately did a half gainer into the tank for Manning.

From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2016

To qualify with seven rivals in the finals last week, Skippy performed six dives including a half gainer, a back jackknife and a cutaway 1� somersault.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rearing back, I saw a flash of white underbelly, and all at once the fightingest fish I ever saw did a half gainer right in front of me and dove under some lily pads.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is like watching a champion diver do a perfect half gainer.

From Time Magazine Archive

He did the same lousy old half gainer all day long.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

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