RULES IN BRIEF If a diver performs a dive other than the one announced, he or she gets no points A dive performed partially in the wrong position receives no more than 4.5 points from each judge One or two points will be deducted if a diver lifts his or her feet off the board before take-off from a standing dive Divers who tie for eighteenth place in the preliminary round or twelfth place in the semi-finals, both advance to the final