A swimming starting block front foot support that can be provided in several configurations and can be strapped or otherwise removably secured to a conventional swim starting block or built into new starting blocks. The front foot support block allows the front foot to be in a substantially horizontal position, which reduces reaction time and increases stability during start, and allows the toes of the front foot to wrap around or otherwise contact a front curved portion of the front foot support, which allows the user to have more force when jumping/diving off the swim block and into an adjacent swimming pool.

A swimming starting block front foot support that can be provided in several configurations and can be strapped or otherwise removably secured to a conventional swim starting block or built into new starting blocks. The front foot support block allows the front foot to be in a substantially horizontal position, which reduces reaction time and increases stability during start, and allows the toes of the front foot to wrap around or otherwise contact a front curved portion of the front foot support, which allows the user to have more force when jumping/diving off the swim block and into an adjacent swimming pool.

A boat-attachable diving board and walking plank device is provided. The device is comprised of a diving board that can preferably be attached on the underside of a boat deck. The board can be remotely extended/retracted from under the deck via a wired or wireless control. The device may also be comprised of a handrail that aids a user in stepping onto the board (and then onto the boat) from a ground surface or a dock.

A boat-attachable diving board and walking plank device is provided. The device is comprised of a diving board that can preferably be attached on the underside of a boat deck. The board can be remotely extended/retracted from under the deck via a wired or wireless control. The device may also be comprised of a handrail that aids a user in stepping onto the board (and then onto the boat) from a ground surface or a dock.

A touch screen panel is provided. The touch screen panel includes: a sensing area comprising a plurality of first electrodes arranged in a matrix form in first and second directions of a substrate and a plurality of second electrodes extending in the first direction, the plurality of second electrodes being arranged alternately with the plurality of first electrodes in the second direction; a channel wiring area including a plurality of channel wires configured to transmit signals of the plurality of first electrodes and signals of the plurality of second electrodes, the channel wiring area being disposed around the sensing area; and an electrode wiring area comprising a plurality of electrode wires connecting the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes to the plurality of channel wires, the electrode wiring area being in the sensing area, wherein at least two electrodes, from among the first electrodes, that are disposed in a same column are connected to different channel wires.

The invention's innovation in the field of safety of aquatic sport of platform diving is a method and apparatus to diminish the risk of the athlete's injury caused by an accidental collision with the platform after the take-off by timely activating a device that places a protective padding covering the top of the platform.

The invention's innovation in the field of safety of aquatic sport of platform diving is a method and apparatus to diminish the risk of the athlete's injury caused by an accidental collision with the platform after the take-off by timely activating a device that places a protective padding covering the top of the platform.

The invention's innovation in the field of safety of aquatic sport of springboard diving is a method and apparatus to diminish the risk of the athlete's injury caused by an accidental collision with the springboard after the take-off by timely activating a device that places a protective padding covering the top of the springboard.

The invention's innovation in the field of safety of aquatic sport of springboard diving is a method and apparatus to diminish the risk of the athlete's injury caused by an accidental collision with the springboard after the take-off by timely activating a device that places a protective padding covering the top of the springboard.

Some embodiments of the invention provide a starting block system for use with a swimming pool. A pedestal is designed to support a platform. A back plate is disposed along a rear edge of the platform and has a width dimension that is less than the width dimension of the platform. A slide mechanism is disposed adjacent the rear edge of the platform and is in communication with the back plate. The back plate is designed to slide laterally adjacent the rear edge of the platform.