1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

c) All variety dives must be made by the competitor alone, without assistancefrom any other person, and in conformity with the following conditions.d) For each competition 5 judges will be appointed, who will estimate the valueof the dive in conformity with the regulations, and each shall judge for himself,without having the right to consult with another.e) For each dive each judge shall award points according to the following scale:a) Unsuccessful attempt points.b) Bad divec) Good dived) Very good divee) ExcellentIntermediate points and half-points may be awarded, but the highest possible numberof points shall be 10.f) The judges shall take into consideration: firstly — the execution of the dive(correct bearing, confidence and form); secondly — the force and speed of thedive; thirdly — the entry into the water, and, fourthly — the execution of the runor take-off. The bearing is excellent when it is easy, supple and graceful, withthe head erect, well closed and straight legs, outstretched instep, easy movementof the arms, and the fingers together.In a plain dive, the bearing in the air shall be easy, supple and elegant, eitherwith the head, body and limbs in an even and unbroken line, or with the armsstretched out during the dive at right angles to the body, head erect and chestforward.In the standing dive, the take-off must be bold, confident and elegant, with thebody thrown upwards and outwards.In judging an armstand dive, the judge shall note carefully that the competitorkeeps his balance before the dive is made.The drop into the water is excellent when a good bearing is observed and thebody cuts the water smoothly with the arms extended over the head and held closetogether, fingers together, and legs and feet straight together and in line withthe body. The incline of the body towards the water must not exceed the verticalposition.The take-off shall be easy, supple and bold.g) To determine the number of points for the voluntary dive, the points allowedfor each dive by each judge shall be multiplied, each dive separately, by the degreeof difficulty stated in tables A. and B.For plain and compulsory dives, there is no special degree of difficulty.h) After the points allowed for each voluntary dive by each judge have beenmultiplied (see above), the sums thereby obtained from each judge shall be addedto the points for the compulsory dives, and the total number of points thus obtainedshall decide the competitors’ place-numbers with each judge. The total place-numbers awarded by the judges shall decide in the first place.In the event of a tie, the total number of points awarded shall decide. If, ina judge’s protocol, two or more competitors obtain the same number of points, theyshall receive the same place-numbers, but those following shall be placed in theorder which they otherwise would have taken.The final number of points for each competitor shall be determined by thetotal number of points awarded by each judge, after which the total sum will bedivided by the number of judges.II. SPECIAL RULES.High Diving.a) The competition in plain diving, and plain and variety diving combined,from a fixed take-off, will take place from a platform at least 5 metres in lengthand not less than 2 metres in width.The running-board, which is fixed, will be covered with cocoa-nut matting andsurrounded on 3 sides by a rail.Each running-board will project at least 1 metre over the running-board or stagebeneath.1070