Diving board with enhanced tip performance

In a metal diving board comprising a top plate having a flat upper surface extending from a base end to a tip end of the board, a plurality of longitudinally extending spaced parallel ribs connected to the underside of the top plate and defining a plurality of downwardly opening longitudinal spaces, the ribs being displaced outwardly from either side of a longitudinal centerline of the top plate, and an upwardly opening channel-shaped torsion brace anchored to the underside of the top plate and extending longitudinally thereof between the innermost ones of the ribs, the improvement comprising a plurality of elongate openings formed through the top plate in a selected area of the top plate upper surface which extends from a location proximately adjacent the tip end of the board toward the base end of the board for a distance which is less than one-half the length of the board, the opening being formed through the top plate between the innermost ribs and the longitudinal edges of the top plate, the openings having their elongate extents aligned parallel to the centerline.

A diving board having a substantially flat elongate upper tread surface extending from a base end to a tip end of the board and a bottom surface, and characterized by the presence in the board of a plurality of openings formed through the board in a selected area which extends from a location proximately adjacent the tip end of the board toward the base end of the board for a distance which is less than about one-half the length of the board, the openings being formed through the board so as to open to the upper and bottom surfaces of the board, the openings being elongated in the direction of the elongate extent of the board.