AAU/FINA Diving Rules

AAU DIVING RULES
2007-2008

AAU/FINA AGE GROUP DIVING RULES

AAU NATIONAL QUALIFYING SCORES

Dec 31, 2005:

BADWEST gratefully acknowledge's USA Diving's rulebook..122.2 Springboard Competition- for this information

My sources inform me that AAU is going by these rules as of 2006: [Revised Sept. 13, 2003, effective Jan. 1, 2004]

Any rule changes will be made as we receive them.

(a) 11 & Under (FINA Group D) Boys and Girls (six dives). For 1-meter and 3-meter springboard, divers will perform three voluntaries from different groups with a total degree of difficulty not more than 5.0 on one meter and not more than 5.4 on three meter, followed by three optional dives from different groups.

(b) 12/13 (13 & Under) (FINA Group C) Boys and Girls (seven dives). For 1-meter and 3-meter springboard, divers will perform four voluntaries from different groups with a total degree of difficulty not more than 7.2 on one meter and not more than 7.6 on three meter, followed by three optional dives from different groups.

(c) 14/15 (FINA Group B) Boys and Girls (nine dives). For 1-meter and 3-meter springboard, divers shall perform five voluntary dives, one from each group, with a total degree of difficulty not to exceed 9.0 for 1-meter and 9.5 for 3-meter, and four optional dives, from different groups.

(d) 16-18 (FINA Group A) Girls, or 16-19 Girls (10 dives). For 1- and 3-meter springboard, divers shall perform five voluntary dives, one from each group, with a total degree of difficulty not to exceed 9.0 for 1-meter and 9.5 for 3-meter, and five optional dives from five groups without limit.

(e) 16-18 (FINA Group A) Boys, or 16-19 Boys (11 dives). For 1-meter and 3-meter springboard, divers shall perform five voluntary dives, one from each group, with a total degree of difficulty not to exceed 9.0 for 1-meter and 9.5 for 3-meter, and six optional dives from five groups without limit.

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Age groups	9 & Under	10-11	12-13	14-15	16-18
	FINA Group E	FINA Group D	FINA Group C	FINA Group B	FINA Group A
	9 years or younger on December 31st of the year of the competition.	11 years or younger on December 31st of the year of the competition.	12 or 13 years on December 31st of the year of the competition.	14 or 15 on December 31st of the year of the competition	16 or 18 on December 31st of the year of competition

	Boys and Girls	Boys and Girls	Girls	Girls	Boys
	1 meter and 3 meter	1 meter and 3 meter	1 meter and 3 meter	1 meter and 3 meter	1 meter and 3 meter
Total amount of Dives	4 dives	5 dives	7 dives	8 dives	10 dives
*Voluntary dives*	3 dives from different groups	3 dives from different groups	5 dives from different groups	5 dives from different groups	5 dives from different groups
Max DD	5.4 DD 1m	5.4 DD 1m	9.0 DD 1m	9.0 1m	9.0 1m
Max DD	5.4 DD 3m	5.4 DD 3m	9.5 DD 3m	9.5 3m	9.5 3m
*Optional Dives*	1 dives from different groups	2 dives from different groups	2 dives from different groups	3 dives from different groups	5 dives from different groups
DDs	Without DD Limit	Without DD Limit	Without DD Limit	Without DD limit	Without DD limit
			Boys	Boys	Girls
Total amount of Dives			8 dives	9 dives	9 dives
*Voluntary dives*			5 dives from different groups	5 dives from different groups	5 dives from different groups
Max DD			9.0 1m	9.0 1m	9.0 DD 1m
Max DD			9.5 3m	9.5 3m	9.5 DD 3m
Optional Dives			3 dives from different groups	4 dives	4 dives
DDs			without DD Limit	Without DD Limit	Without DD Limit

			Girls	Girls	Girls
Platform	Platform	Platform	Platform	Platform	Platform
Amount of Dives	4 dives	5 dives	6 dives	7 dives At least 5 different groups should be used	8 dives At least 5 groups should be used
Voluntary Dives	3 dives from different groups	3 dives from different groups	4 dives from different groups	4 dives from different groups	4 dives from different groups
Max. DD	5.4DD	5.4DD	7.6DD	7.6DD	7.6DD
Optional Dives	1 dives from different groups	2 dives from different groups	2 dives from different groups	3 dives from different groups	5 dives from different groups
DDs	Without DD limit	Without DD limit	Without DD limit	Without DD limit	Without DD limit
Platform level	5m	5m and 7.5m	5m & 7.5m	5m, 7.5m, 10m	5m, 7.5m, 10m
			Boys	Boys	Boys
Amount of Dives			7 dives	8 dives At least 5 different groups should be used	9 dives A ll 6 groups should be used
Voluntary Dives			4 dives from different groups	4 dives from different groups	4 dives from different groups
Max. DD			7.6DD	7.6DD	7.6DD
Optional Dives			3 dives from different groups	4 dives from different groups	5 dives from different groups.
DDs			Without DD limit	Without DD limit	Without DD limit
Platform level			5m & 7.5m	5m, 7.5m, 10m	5m, 7.5m, 10m

NOVICE RULES ~ provided by BADWEST.COM

9 & under 10-11 12-13 14-15 16-18

Amount of dives	5 dives	5 dives/skills 1 mtr 6 dives/skills 3 mtr	6 dives/skills 1 mtr 7 dives/skills 3 mtr	8 dives/skills 1 mtr 9 dives/skills 3 mtr	8 dives/skills 1 mtr 9 dives/skills 3 mtr
Voluntary dives	100 & 200 front jump & back jump, A,B,or C	100 & 200 front jump & back jump, A, B, or C-add front lineup-001, on 3 mtr	100 & 200 front jump & back jump, A, B, or C-plus 101 @ 1.8 on 1 mtr & 1.9 on 3 mtr. Add front line up-001, on 3 mtr	100 & 200 front jump & back jump, A, B, or C-plus 101 @ 1.8 on 1 mtr and 1.9 on 3 mtr. Add front line up -001, on 3 mtr	100 & 200 front jump & back jump, A, B, or C-plus 101 @ 1.8 on 1 mtr and 1.9 on 3 mtr. Add front line up-001, on 3 mtr
Optional dives	3 dives from 2 groups	3 dives from 2 groups	3 dives from 3 groups	5 dives from 3 groups	5 dives from 3 groups

Synchronized Diving Sheets
U.S. Diving Dive Sheets (may be used for AAU meets)