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===Fancy diving=== [[File:Diving off a deck into the Great South Bay of Long Island.jpg|thumb|A man dives into the [[Great South Bay]] of [[Long Island]].|left]] Diving into a body of water had also been a method used by gymnasts in [[Germany]] and [[Sweden]] since the early 19th century. The soft landing allowed for more elaborate gymnastic feats in midair as the jump could be made from a greater height. This tradition evolved into 'fancy diving', while diving as a preliminary to swimming became known as 'Plain diving'. In [[England]], the practice of [[high diving]] β diving from a great height β gained popularity; the first diving stages were erected at the [[Highgate Ponds]] at a height of {{convert|15|ft|m}} in 1893 and the first world championship event, the National Graceful Diving Competition, was held there by the [[Royal Life Saving Society UK|Royal Life Saving Society]] in 1895. The event consisted of standing and running dives from either {{convert|15|or|30|ft|m}}. It was at this event that the Swedish tradition of fancy diving was introduced to the sport by the athletes [[Otto Hagborg]] and C F Mauritzi. They demonstrated their [[Acrobatics|acrobatic]] techniques from the 10 m diving board at Highgate Pond and stimulated the establishment of the [[Amateur Swimming Association|Amateur Diving Association]] in 1901, the first organisation devoted to diving in the world (later amalgamated with the Amateur Swimming Association). Fancy diving was formally introduced into the championship in 1903.<ref name="hoa">{{Cite web|url=http://www.metroatlantadivers.com/history_of_diving|title=History of Diving|access-date=17 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235056/http://www.metroatlantadivers.com/history_of_diving|archive-date=30 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.swimming.org/britishswimming/diving/a-history-of-diving/|title=A brief history of diving|access-date=17 December 2012}}</ref>
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