China has won more diving gold medals than any other country, passing the one-time powerhouse United States for the top spot on the table Monday.
Lian Junjie and Yang Hao breezed to victory in synchronized 10-meter platform, the 49th gold medal in China's history.
After a bit of clarification from the International Olympic Committee, China's mark stands alone,
Some record books list the U.S. with 49 golds as well, but the IOC considers a 1904 victory in a one-time event known as plunging for distance to be part of the swimming program, not diving.
And What Is Plunging For Distance?
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It was apparently popular around the turn of the last century, basically requiring an athlete using that term rather loosely to plunge into the water facedown from a stationary position and float as far as possible for either 60 seconds or until the competitor had to come up for air.
The victory went to whoever traveled the farthest without using using their arms or legs. ...
