Events and series

Events and Series 2026

Updates to Competition Formats and Regulations

We aim to create competition formats that allow divers to participate regardless of where they are in their seasonal training progression. To support this goal, we have introduced several key updates to our competition regulations:

• Open Group (formerly International Group) is now available to all divers born in 2013 or earlier. This category has no degree‑of‑difficulty requirements, allowing each diver to choose whether to compete with required dives, lead‑up dives, or optional dives.

• Platform events will now allow the use of lead‑up dives and other skills from the 3m platform. Dives from the 3m platform would be given the same degree‑of‑difficulty as from 5m.

• C-group springboard events and Open group 1m will now allow bouncing take‑offs in dive groups 100/200/300/5000.
  Rules:

  • Start with feet together, maximum 30 cm from the end of the board

  • Maximum 1 small bounce + 1 full bounce (2 total)

  • Performing 3 or more bounces results in a –2 point deduction

• Open Required Group has been introduced, in which divers perform only the required dives, with the option to compete from both 3m and platform.

Traditional competition formats remain available, and divers are welcome to register for multiple groups as long as they meet the age requirements for each category.