As a guideline, when installing 

• small diving board, the swimming pool must be at least 8 1/2 ft. deep, 28 ft. long, and 15 ft. wide.

Information about Diving Boards and Installation

Diving boards are basically wood (for flexibility) coated with fiberglass (for water resistance) and topped with a nonskid surface. Diving boards available for residential use are typically between 6 and 12 ft. long and 18 in. wide.

Types of Diving Board Models:

• Fibre-Dive Board
• Olympian
• Techni- spring
• Duro- beam
  
• Flyte-Deck II Stand
• Glass hide
• Frontier III

•   Diving board installation is fairly simple. The base is usually set in concrete. There may be some rails to attach.

Diving Board Maintenance:

Diving boards can be dangerous if they are not kept in good repair. If the fiberglass cover ever cracks, it can cause the wood inside to rot. This could cause the diving board to snap when it is being used. A cracked diving board cannot be repaired; it must be replaced.

Another type of damage to should watch for it is the destruction or wearing away of the nonskid material, usually caused by sun exposure and age. In this case, you do not need to replace the diving board.

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Diving boards are a longer term investment and a high quality diving board suited to your particular needs will give you years of enjoyment and add value to your swimming pool investment. Diving boards are usually purchased separately from the diving stands.

Types of Injuries

Lacerations(a wound or cut) and soft tissue injuries were the most common types of injuries with the head/neck being the most common body area injured.

Interference with the diving board or platform was the leading cause of injury with the highest percentage of injuries occurring during

• the initial dive sequence off the board or
• platform followed by injuries occurring in flight