Why build a diving board twice the Olympic height?

Summary by Krater

Tom Scott visits the Montreal Olympic Park with high diver Lysanne Richard and explains the history and engineering behind the indoor high-diving platform, culminating in a view from the 20-meter platform.

From the video

Answers: Why is there a 20-meter high diving platform inside the Montreal Olympic Park?

• indoor high diving
• Montreal Olympic Park architecture
• high-diving platform construction
• extreme sports facility design
• high diver training

What it concludes

• The 20-meter platform at the Montreal Olympic Park is the tallest Olympic-standard board and makes it the only place in North America where people can perform high diving in an interior space.
• The indoor facility allows high divers to train year-round despite harsh winter conditions.
• The 20-meter platform was added to accommodate the evolution of high diving and help the sport progress toward the Olympics.