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View synonyms for swallow dive

swallow dive

noun

, Chiefly British.

swallow dive

noun

  1. a type of dive in which the diver arches back while in the air, keeping his legs straight and together and his arms oustretched, finally entering the water headfirst US and Canadian equivalentswan dive

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Origin of swallow dive1

First recorded in 1895–1900

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