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A combination of skill, courage, athletic training and ability, diving is almost as exciting for the spectators as it is for the divers.

There are a lot of technical aspects to the competition, but suffice to say that a clean 'rip' - with no splash on entry - is a key component of a good dive.

In all, the competition at the Summer Games in Beijing promises particular drama and excitement as both the USA and China teams traditionally shine at the diving event. However, the U.S. have lots of water to tred after their poor Athens showing in 2004.

This year, the American team is currently led by 2000 Olympic gold medalist Laura Wilkinson, and Troy Dumais, who is competing in his third Olympics and promises a much stronger showing for Team USA in 2008.

Also watch for David Boudia and Thomas Finchum to be another asset for the Americans after winning gold in men's synchronized 10-meter diving at the 2007 Pan Am games in Rio.

Beijing 2008 Olympics - Diving - The official site with a great overview of diving competition rules, events and Beijing venues, plus features stories on diving's Hall of Fame athletes.

International Olympic Committee - Diving - Good overview with a history of the Olympic diving event with rules & requirements, details on each competition, related Olympic & world records, Flash presentations and photo gallery of Olympic divers.

FINA - Diving - News & updates from the international federation on competitions worldwide.

USA Diving - Lots of info here including photos & bios of team USA divers with an archive of schedules and news headlines for each summer olympics diving event.

NBC Olympics - Diving - Official U.S. television coverage with the complete schedule, athletes to watch, the lastest updates and feature stories, fan forum postings.

USADiver.com - Major site with extensive reporting on American high school, college and international competition news, photo gallery, related links.

Diving Australia - Not a big focus on the Olympics at this site, but good coverage of the Australian divers and an up-to-date news and results section should keep you in the swim as the games progress.

China Diving - The Chinese team is sure to come on strong in the Summer Olympics. FInd out more and keep up with news, results, photos and more here. In English & Chinese.

Diving Plungeon Canada - All info on team Canada and Canadian diving meets. Updates on Olympic news.

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