Front:
ANGELES
1984
90052
Olympics 84
20c
Pobert Gotldbemith
CA
Back:
A tall, slender athlete stands near the precipitous edge
of a long, narrow board . . . spanning high above a
sparkling pool of cool, clear water. Concentrating in-
tensely, he cautiously takes a forward step, and springs
slightly into the air. Landing on the end of the board,
the athlete rides the flexibility of the board and flings
himself high into the air, out over the waiting water.
Gracefully gliding through the air, he tucks his body and
effortlessly twists and flips end-over-end several times,
and then cuts through the surface of the water with hardly
a splash. Such is the ultimate achievement in the exciting
Olympics event of diving. In formal competition, diving
is judged on four main points: the diver's approach to
the end of the springboard ... the height of the spring,
which should be at least three feet high ... the execu-
tion and difficulty of the dive itself ... and finally, on
the diver's entry into the water. Since diving is always
such a popular event of the Summer Olympic Games,
the United States honored the sport by issuing the stamp
featured on this Maximum Card.
No. 84-21
©1984 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation • Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by Robert Goldsmith.
