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VISUAL SPOTTING [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diving
CONT

... divers [use] a technique called spotting to assist in spatial orientation and knowing when to come out of the somersaulting dives. Spotting entails visually sighting a particular point on each somersault rotation and on the final rotation; the diver comes out of the dive when he or she sees the spot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongeon
DEF

Technique avec laquelle le plongeur voit ou vise un point de référence spécial, qui l’aide à s’orienter pendant les rotations.

CONT

Spotting. Lorsqu’il s’élance dans le vide, le plongeur doit connaître sa position dans l’espace en repérant continuellement l’eau, le tremplin et tous les autres objets qui l’entourent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Salto (Deportes acuáticos y náuticos)
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