1980 Greg Louganis - Mens USA Diving Mens 1 Meter - USA Diving Nationals

[@archerponty5289]

Today's divers may have more technical skills but nobody ever matched Greg's grace.

[@mszepr]

That’s why I never get bored of watching the first jump time after time. So simple, so beautiful.

[@FlipnripDIVING]

@@mszepr His dives are definitely beautiful and so graceful!

[@UpRoaryus]

watching him is just ...WOW. Beautiful. Baryshnikov of the Diving world. That first dive was SIMPLY GORGEOUS.

[@FlipnripDIVING]

Wow! I love that comparison! So true!

[@ЛюбовьЛаврова-ж3и]

Какая красота совершенство!!!

[@devinmarkert773]

303A HOW

[@debbiereha1739]

Best diver EVER! And no splash! Incredible

[@exiledrabbit]

treat

[@FlipnripDIVING]

@rich you are correct! I definitely misspoke. and since then I have posted videos of 1 meter dives at worlds!! Yikes! Thanks for the correction!

[@adrianashby1033]

I know! who does a 303A and out of those crazy folk who goes for it off 1m? Only Greg (or possibly Klaus!!)

[@FlipnripDIVING]

Haha that would be a cool video to make.. only 303As! Not many young divers perform these these days!

[@DirtiestPotato]

I used to do that dive in HS. Not nearly as well but could do it.

[@Demi_God423]

Everyonr is so mechanical these days

[@FlipnripDIVING]

Yeah, it's all about the DD, not the grace. I wonder how far everything will go to..

[@mszepr]

Some is nowadays with gymnastics. So much tumble and mechanical arms movements but no grace.

[@FlipnripDIVING]

@@mszepr Yes you are definitely right!

[@Marketoromagnolo]

1 meter is no used at international competitions?

[@FlipnripDIVING]

Yes it is actually used at some of them. At the Junior Pan American Games, Junior World Championships, at the Commonwealth games, at the Sea Games and at the World University Games. They are not a the Diving World Series, or at the World Championships, World Cup or Olympic Games.

[@Marketoromagnolo]

@@FlipnripDIVING interesting, so why that? It has no sense

[@FlipnripDIVING]

@@Marketoromagnolo I don't know the real reason for it but I can assume that it is because Diving World Series are "training meets" to compete at the Worlds meets, and ultimately the Olympics so they do not need to offer 1 meter events. On the other hand they offer 1m to the Junior divers for more exposure internationally, and at the World University Games, because a lot of colleges do not have towers, so divers only compete on 1m and 3m.. and these do not lead to the olympics.

[@Marketoromagnolo]

@@FlipnripDIVING interesting, maybe also it s a bit less spettacolare event. Same for ryhtmic gymnast. They have 5 events, but one is not used at worlds- euro- olympics : rope,the less spectacular is used only at yrs competitions

[@FlipnripDIVING]

@@Marketoromagnolo Yes probably!

[@nathanielhelwig9220]

I didn't think 303A was thing one 1m lol geez

[@MonsterDiving]

303a WTF?

[@You-dn8ep]

And 203a like wtf bro

[@TheGymSavant]

lol, yes... it's never done though because it creates pretty bad technique (unless you do every other reverse fine) :P