Popsugar Health & Fitness Summer Olympics 2021 Watch Videos of Olympic Divers Training Watch Slo-Mo Flips and Trapeze-Like Training in These Behind-the-Scene Videos of Olympic Divers 12 June 2021 by Jenny Sugar Image Source: Getty / Toru Hanai / Stringer Olympic diving is strength, flexibility, and gracefulness all wrapped into one amazing sport. The way divers can spin and twist and contort their bodies in the air makes it beyond inspiring, and when you see how they train out of the water, you'll have even more appreciation for these athletes. Watch these video of dry-land training, and you'll see just how similar it is to gymnastics. Related: I'm a Pole Vaulter, and Yes, Olympic Athletes Do Travel to the Games With Their Own Poles View this post on Instagram A post shared by Laura Wilkinson OLY (@lala_the_diver) We love Laura Wilkinson's caption: "I have always loved jumping high and flipping through the air! But landing on my feet has never been my forte... I guess that's why I switched from gymnastics to diving." 1 / 10 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennifer Abel || Olympic diver (@jennabel91) Look at this impressive move from Jennifer Abel. We wish we could get hooked up to this and try it ourselves! 2 / 10 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Samantha Pickens (@sampickens) We just can't get over Samantha Pickens's flexibility! 3 / 10 View this post on Instagram A post shared by On Her Turf (@onherturf) Here are synchronized divers Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon. Their postures are impressive! 4 / 10 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennifer Abel || Olympic diver (@jennabel91) Make sure you watch this video until the end to see the different types of equipment Jennifer Abel used to perfect this dive. 5 / 10 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Laura Wilkinson OLY (@lala_the_diver) Here's some more dry-land training from Laura Wilkinson. She said it's always fun to play in a different place. 6 / 10 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennifer Abel || Olympic diver (@jennabel91) Here's another video of Olympic diver Jennifer Abel, showing her skills on land. 7 / 10 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Delaney Schnell (@laney_schnell) Make sure you click through all these videos of Delaney Schnell practicing backward and forward flips. 8 / 10 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennifer Abel || Olympic diver (@jennabel91) Holy flips from Jennifer Abel! 9 / 10 View this post on Instagram A post shared by On Her Turf (@onherturf) Check out this video of synchronized divers Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon in slow motion. 10 / 10 Summer Olympics 2021AthletesOlympicsSwimming