Students must be able to front dive unassisted and be at least a Sea Lion level swimmer. Offered only at Matt Dishman Pool.

Prerequisite - must have completed Diving 3

• Warmup Exercises

• Review Level 3: 3-Step Hurdle Front Jumps, Front Dive Tuck or Pike

• Review Level 2: Rear Approach Jumps & Back Dive Layout

• 4-Step Approach with Hurdle Jumps: Arms Down and Handgrab

  • Front Jump: Layout, Pike, Tuck to Arms Down

  • Front Jump: Layout, Pike, Tuck to Handgrab

• Front Dive Review & New

  • 1-Step Approach to Front Dive: Tuck, Pike

  • 4-Step Approach to Front Dive: Tuck, Pike

• Land Drills, Followed by In-water (front glide) Drills

  • Front Somersault: Tuck (and Open Pike)

  • Back Dive: Tuck position

  • Inward Dive: Tuck and Pike

  • Falling Front Somersault: Pike, from side of pool

• Forward Somersualt Tuck Postion from 1-Meter Board

  • 1-Step Hurdle to Forward Somersault: Tuck position

  • 4-Step Hurdle to Forward Somersault: Open Pike

• Back Dive Tuck Position

  • Land Drills, In-Water Drills, Back Dive Tuck from 1-meter board

• Inward Dive Tuck (& later Pike)

  • Land Drills, Water Drills, Inward Dive Tuck from 1 meter

Advancement Skills/Performance Standards

• 4-Step Approach with Hurdle Jumps: Arms Down and Handgrab Entries; Tuck, Pike, Layout from 1-meter board

• 4-Step Approach with Hurdle Front Dive: Tuck or Pike Position

• Back Dive, Layout: From 1-meter board

• Forward Somersault: Tuck or Pike position from 1-meter board