Diving (sport)
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-com ...
, the sport of jumping into deep water
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Underwater diving
Underwater diving, as a human activity, is the practice of descending below the water's surface to interact with the environment. It is also often referred to as diving, an ambiguous term with several possible meanings, depending on contex ...
, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
Diving or Dive may also refer to:
Sports
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Dive (American football)
A "dive" (or "plunge" or "buck", also called a line plunge or line buck) is a type of play in American football in which the ball carrier (usually a fullback or a halfback) attempts to thrust quickly over the line of scrimmage, rushing
Rushin ...
, a type of play in American football
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Diving (association football)
In association football, diving is an attempt by a player to gain an unfair advantage by falling to the ground and, often, feigning injury to give the impression that a foul has been committed. Dives are often used to exaggerate the amount of ...
, a simulation of being fouled
* Diving (ice hockey), embellishing an infraction in an attempt to draw a penalty
* Sport diving (sport), competitive scuba diving using recreational techniques in a swimming pool
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Taking a dive
In organized sports, match fixing is the act of playing or officiating a match with the intention of achieving a pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. There are many reasons why match fixing might take place, ...
, or match fixing, intentionally losing a match, especially in boxing
* Dive (Belgian band), an electronic dance music project with an eponymous 1990 album
* Dive (Swedish band), a 1990s duo with an eponymous 1994 album
* DIIV, originally Dive, an American rock band
Burning Heads
Burning Heads is a punk rock and reggae band from Orléans, France. The group formed in 1987, and started out releasing records independently before signing with Play It Again Sam in 1994. They became more popular in America with the release ...
, 1994
* ''Dive'', by
I Am the Avalanche
I Am the Avalanche is an American punk rock band from Brooklyn, New York. The group's name comes from a lyric written by Vinnie Caruana for a song which was later discarded. The phrase also appears in the poem ''"Oh, Immobility, Death's Vast Ass ...
BeForU
BeForU were a Japanese pop group that performed music primarily for the Bemani series of rhythm games. Their 2000 debut song "Dive" was particularly notable as being the first Japanese-language pop song in the '' Dance Dance Revolution'' series ...
, 2000
* "Dive", by Birds of Tokyo from ''
Human Design
Human Design is a New Age-inspired pseudo-scientific practice. Its proponents describe it as a holistic self-knowledge system. Some describe it as similar to the Myers–Briggs personality test (the introvert/extrovert archetypes). Its effectiv ...
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* "Dive", by Cardiacs from ''
A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window
''A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window'' is the debut studio album proper by the English rock band Cardiacs. Released on 21 March 1988, its single " Is This the Life" saw brief chart success due to exposure on mainstream radi ...
'', 1988
* "Dive", by DC Talk from ''
Supernatural
Supernatural refers to phenomena or entities that are beyond the laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin (above, beyond, or outside of) + (nature) Though the corollary term "nature", has had multiple meanings si ...
Home Counties
The home counties are the counties of England that surround London. The counties are not precisely defined but Buckinghamshire and Surrey are usually included in definitions and Berkshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Kent are also often inclu ...
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* "Diving" (song), by Bridgit Mendler, 2017
* "Diving", by
4 Strings
4 Strings are a Dutch vocal trance group. The group was founded by Carlo Resoort
Carlo Resoort (born 1 March 1973) is a Dutch DJ, remixer and producer. He is best known as the main act of 4 Strings.
Music career
Resoort originally began ...
Dive bar
A dive bar is typically a small, unglamorous, eclectic, old-style drinking establishment with inexpensive drinks; it may feature dim lighting, shabby or dated decor, neon beer signs, packaged beer sales, cash-only service, and a local clientele. ...
, a type of bar or pub
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Daeva
A daeva (Avestan: 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 ''daēuua'') is a Zoroastrian
Zoroastrianism is an Iranian religion and one of the world's oldest organized faiths, based on the teachings of the Iranian-speaking prophet Zoroaster. It has a ...
or Dive, a demon in Persian mythology
People
* Bradshaw Dive (1865–1946), New Zealand politician
* Caroline Dive (born 1962), British cancer pharmacologist
* Mollie Dive (1913–1997), Australian cricketer
* Dive Downes (1652–1709), Irish bishop
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Dive Dive
Dive Dive are a British rock band, composed of Jamie Stuart (guitar and vocals), Ben Lloyd (guitar and vocals), Nigel Powell (drums and vocals) and Tarrant Anderson (bass guitar). Ben Lloyd and Tarrant Anderson also play as full-time member ...
Dives (disambiguation)
Dives may refer to:
* Dives, Oise, a French commune of the Oise département
* Dives (river), a river in Normandy
* Dives-sur-Mer, a commune in Normandy
* ''Dives'' (bird), a genus of New World blackbirds
* Dis Pater, Roman god of the underworld, ...