Taking a look at why divers shower after an attempted dive at the Olympics
One of the most watched events at any Summer Olympics and what will surely be the same at the 2016 Rio Olympics is diving. There’s so much that goes into diving at the highest level from the athleticism, to the precision, to the mental part of it all that makes it just so incredible to watch. The things that these athletes are able to do is divers doesn’t look like it should be possible if you’re an average woman or man watching the Games.
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While you watch Olympic diving in awe, though, there’s one thing that you might notice. No matter what diving competition is happening, the divers always swim out of the pool and—after seeing their scores, of course—head over to an area where you can see them showering off.
Now the notion of an athlete showering after competing certainly isn’t foreign in the slightest. However, it’s a bit strange that divers go into a pool of water and then get out of the pool only to go shower off in more water. This of course begs the question of why divers shower after diving.
The answer is actually quite simple and logical when you think about it.
At the Olympics and other diving competitions, the arenas where they compete are air-conditioned. So when they get out of the pool, they have the potential to get cold and tense up. Subsequently, they head to the hot showers to keep their muscles and bodies loose so that they can continue competing.