Diving is a sport where competitors jump into water from a platform or springboard while performing acrobatic maneuvers. Divers are judged on how well they execute their dives and the amount of splash upon entry. The document then describes how the author's friend Aleksey, who lives near the sea, taught her to dive over two months, having perfect confidence in her ability to succeed. With hard work, the author learned to dive and now teaches her sons and others. She hopes her younger son, who dives professionally and competes, may participate in future World Championships.

1. What is diving?
- the activity of jumping into the water
with your head and arms first. (Longman
Active Study Dictionary)
Diving is the sport of jumping into water
from a platform or springboard, while
performing acrobatics.
Divers have to perform a set number of
dives according to established
requirements, including somersaults and
twists.
Divers are judged on whether and how
well they completed all aspects of the
dive, the conformance of their body to
the requirements of the dive, and the
amount of splash created by their entry
to the water.

2. My husband’s friend inspired me to
dive. I had never been to the
seaside before. It was my first time. I
didn’t use to swim. But that
summer I spent 2 months in the
Crimea where my husband was
born. And Aleksey – his friend taught
me to dive.
Aleksey isn’t a famous
sportsman, he is an ordinary
man. He has a wife, a daughter
and a son. Every day he works
except Saturday and Sunday.
But he lives at the seaside and
can swim and dive in the sea
any time. And he does it and
enjoys doing it.

3. Aleksey encouraged me to
dive. He had perfect
confidence in my ability to
succeed.
It is so important for everyone
when somebody believes in you!
Aleksey showed me a lot of
times how to jump into the
water. He explained to me
every step.

4. I managed to jump into the
water. I did it! It took me 2
months and at first I had a lot
of bruises on my legs.
If you work hard
you’ll be successful!
Now I can do it rather well
and I know that everybody on
the beach is watching me.
And my teacher – Aleksey is
proud of me.

5. I have 2 sons and I taught them to dive.
You must love
what you do!
I taught my friend’s children to jump
into the water. And they love it.
It’s not professionally of course but
people have a lot of fun doing it.

6. My younger son attends swimming
pool 5 times a week.
He dives in a professional way!
He takes part in competitions!
I hope my son will participate in the World Championship in the
future.

7. Sport gives us strength to live!
Sport helps to live happily!
Let’s hope for
the glorious victory!
Let’s believe in Russian sportsmen!