The Dives and Application Continued...Reverse Dives
If one looks at Figure F, you would think that
there was a similar technique between performing a back dive and a reverse
dive, which is true. A forward hurdle is applied before the dive,
but when the diver leaves the board, he pushes his hips upward and leans
back enough to create a backwards rotation and enter the water head first.
Figure
F
Again, just like the back dive with a somersault,
the same laws of physics allow for a diver to perform a reverse dive with
one-and-a-half somersaults and enter the water headfirst (Figure G).
A smaller moment of inertia leads to a greater angular speed.
Figure
G