Why is there diving in sports? Can you tell me the reason or the origin?

Diving is one of the water sports, which is divided into competitive and non-competitive categories. Diving originated in China. As early as the Song Dynasty, diving activities were recorded in China. Alex, a veteran of the Southern Song Dynasty, named it "Water Swing" in Volume 7: "The other man climbed on the swing and threw the flat frame into the water." At that time, diving was swinging diving, and its bucket-moving action was the same as that of modern springboard diving.

Modern athletics diving originated in Sweden. 1900. The Swedes made their first diving performance at the Paris Olympic Games. Men's diving was listed as an event in the 3rd Olympic Games in 1904, and the formal competition rules were established in the 4th Olympic Games in 19Ub. 19 12 Women's diving events were added to the 5th Olympic Games. By the 9th Olympic Games, diving will be divided into men's springboard diving, platform diving and women's springboard diving.