9 Common Misconceptions People Have About Divers

No, we are not swimmers.

1. We are not Scuba Divers

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Wait, there is more than one type of diving?

2. We are not swimmers

We were never included

"Don't you swim to the wall after you dive?"

3. We LOVE Smacking

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K457UIegBOI

No, that's not a sunburn

4. Diving is not scary at all

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"No Mom, I love hitting 16 foot pieces of plexiglass!"

5. There are no injuries whatsoever in diving

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6. Diving doesn't mentally screw with you at all

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We all need a good sports psychologist. Or else we will go batshit crazy because diving mentally fucks you up the butt.

7. We have lots of spectators during our meets

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Hey...there's a diving break. Let's use that time to go to the bathroom, get a snack, and catch up on life.

Hey, where's my mom?

8. We are on TV all the time!

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Wait, so diving exists all the time? Not just during the Olympics?

9. Diving is the best sport in the world!

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Our lives suck.

But in the end...

We really do love the sport. That's why we are part of the crazy few people out there that society calls "divers". I mean...who else would flip themselves off a platform 10 feet high and hope they don't kill themselves?