swallow dive

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. swan dive.

swallow dive

noun

1. a type of dive in which the diver arches back while in the air, keeping his legs straight and together and his arms oustretched, finally entering the water headfirst US and Canadian equivalentswan dive

Word History and Origins

Origin of swallow dive¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Perhaps buoyed by the raucous home support, perhaps simply caught up in the moment, he launched himself high into the air, a flamboyant swallow dive to release the pent-up tension of the match.

From The Guardian

No-one really minds, because it is about the ferocity of rivalry and battle rather than sweet hands and swallow dives.

From BBC

Ashton flowed past him, ending with the swallow dive of old.

From The Guardian

One swallow dive does not make a winter and all that.

From The Guardian

One swallow dive of delight against New Zealand does not a team of big heads make.

From The Guardian