As a competitive swimmer throughout high school, watching the diving team practice filled me with an overwhelming amount of jealousy. But it wasn't because they could throw dives I couldn't even dream ...

Shammies and divers are inseparable. But what is a shammy? Why are they called shammies? And why, of all things, do divers swear by them? You can save this article by registering for free here. Or ...

A diver’s chamois cloth, or shammy, serves an important purpose, but athletes don’t always look where they’re tossing their towels before they launch from the springboard or platform. During ...

Shammys are the lifeblood of the diving world. EVERY diver has one. Tons of swimmers do too, but the little towels are more integral for diving than swimming. What is a shammy? Why are they called ...

For athletes who spend all their time leaping into a pool, divers have an aversion to being wet. As strange as it may sound, wet skin is one of diving’s most prevalent dangers. In order to execute the ...

In the early days, shammys were made of chamois skin, an animal similar to a goat that’s found in Europe and western Asia. The first shammys came into popularity after Europeans used the small towels ...