What Is Diving Scored Out Of?

The diving competition at the Olympics is scored by a panel of seven judges who recommend a score between 0 (completely failed) to 10 (excellent). The top two scores and the bottom two scores are discarded, while the remaining three scores are added together and multiplied by the dive’s difficulty rating. For individual events, two highest and two lowest scores are crossed out, while for synchronized events, the highest and lowest scores are crossed out.

A panel of seven judges scores every dive individually on a scale from 1-to-10, based on four criteria: starting position approach, take, and synchronization. The top two scores are considered for each individual athlete, while the middle three synchronisation scores are considered. The FINA rulebook states that a panel of seven judges assigns a score to each dive on a scale of 0 to 10, down to half-point increments.

Diving scores use a range from one to 10, in ½-point increments. The score of each dive is calculated by adding the total awards of the judges.

In synchronized events, the highest total score is achieved out of six attempts in the men’s discipline and five in the women’s. After all seven judges have allocated a score for a dive, the two highest and two lowest scores are eliminated, and a group of five judges awards divers with a score out of 10.