Plunge for distance
Competitor floating after plunging (1918) | |
| First played | 1800s. English championship created in 1883. |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Aquatics |
| Presence | |
| Olympic | 1904 only |
The plunge for distance is a diving event that enjoyed its greatest popularity in the 19th and early part of the 20th century, even being included as an official event in the 1904 Summer Olympics. By the 1920s, it began to lose its popularity and slowly disappeared from U.S. and English swim competitions.