rip entry

American  

noun

Diving.

1. an entry into the water with little splashing.

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Example Sentences

To do that, you’ll need to work on what divers call the “rip entry.”

From New York Times

The rip entry has also fascinated academics.

From Washington Post

But the rip entry is just the punctuation to a dive that ought to be clear and elegant.

From Washington Post

The rip entry has become the Zen of diving.  

From Washington Post

Olympic diving trials were held at the University of Texas in 1980, kinesiology professor Lawrence D. Abraham, diving coach Janet G. Brown and fluid mechanics professor John J. Bertin gathered data for a study they published a few years later, titled “Descriptive Analysis of the Rip Entry in Competitive Diving.”

From Washington Post