Olympic diving

Definition

A specific competition in the Olympics, involving diving off a ten-meter platform from a three-meter springboard.

Example Sentences

• "Investors should remember that their scorecard is not computed using Olympic-diving methods: Degree-of-difficulty doesn’t count."
• "Ethical efforts are often best judged like Olympic diving. It is important to compare what people actually accomplish to the degree of difficulty they face."
• "NASCAR on the radio is as stupid as Olympic diving on the radio: “Oooh, look at that splash—oh wait, you can’t. It’s on the radio.”"