rip entry
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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By the 1980 and ’84 Olympics, the rip entry had become more common.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2016
But the rip entry is just the punctuation to a dive that ought to be clear and elegant.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2016
The rip entry has become the Zen of diving.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2016
Divers usually enter the water head-first, as close to vertical as possible, and with palms held overlapping towards the water to create a "rip entry" and thus minimise splash.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 2, 2012
Dibiasi, whose natural rip entry was a marvel in its time, won his third Olympic gold in platform diving in that year.
From Time Magazine Archive
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