back dive

American  

noun

1. a dive in which the diver stands on the springboard with the back to the water and jumps up, arching backward to land either feetfirst facing the springboard or headfirst facing away from the springboard.

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Example Sentences

He springs into a reverse back dive, and he breaks the water’s surface just as the McConaughey at the wheel of the Lincoln emerges from the tunnel and speeds toward the horizon.

From New York Times

That, Louganis discovered, can be nearly as fleeting as a back dive into a pool.

From Los Angeles Times

Pat Burkey of Englewood, Florida, was a 52-year-old aquatic director when she did a back dive off the low board and felt her feet tingling as she climbed out of the pool.

From US News

Viola scored 86.40 on her second-round dive, an armstand back dive from the platform with 2 somersaults and 1 1/2 twists, getting all 9s from the judges.

From New York Times

Agony and Oh-Pshaw were trying to learn a new and difficult back dive and they talked of nothing else night and day.

From Project Gutenberg