Brief History: Olympic Diving (2/20)
 

British Pathe recorded Olympic diving events from day one when the athletes hurled themselves off inner city bridges or wooden seige-like constructions. As camera technology improved so did the public's understanding of one of the Olympics' most exciting sports.

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Bridge over competitive water
Modern diving took off in Halle, Germany where a bridge across the River Saale was used. Traditionally it was salt boilers who took part in the event and by 1840 the German gymnastics movement formed a division that became the world's first diving association.

This still image in fact shows Dublin and is taken from our video "Diving From A Bridge"