Diving goes as far back as the 17th century in connection with the great gymnastic movement in Germany and Sweden. In the summertime, gymnasts moved their equipment to the beaches, and acrobatics over the water became a part of their activities. Diving, then, is more related to gymnastics than to swimming.  since swimming and diving both use a water medium, they have naturally become linked. As could be expected, Germany and Sweden dominated the early competition. It wasn't until 1920 that the United States reached worldwide prominence in diving by winning three of the gold medals in the Olympics men's and women's springboard and men's platform events. From that time through 1992, the United States has been the world leader in diving. The total count is 46 of 75 Olympic gold medals for the United States. Diving is fun also. You like float on the water and you like fly though the water. There’s lots of thing you can do with diving. There is the beast stroke and you move under the water fast. Sometimes you have to use a special tool call a dragger. You put it on your hand and you move it through the water like your hand. Also there’s the dolphin stroke and regular diving. The dolphin dive is when you move your hands up and down through the water. Sometimes you have to use flippers and it will help you move a lot faster then your regular speed.