Starting in 1985, the author has compiled a bibliography on competitive diving with 3300 references to books and articles. Many of the books and articles have been collected via university libraries, colleagues and the internet. The complete list of titles is directly accessible for everybody through www.springschool.nl This review of the literature shows diving to be a safe sport with regard to major, catastrophic accidents. The number of reported overuse injuries of the neck, back, shoulders and wrists and possible irreversible damage to the eyes, ears and vestibular organ of divers is very disconcerting. Divers are advised to actively seek medical care for their injuries. Diving federations are encouraged to initiate more research and publications on the medical aspects of diving. Diving, by Benjamin D. Rubin and Steven Anderson, in: Epidemiology of sports injuries, Dennis J. Caine, published 1996, ISBN 0-87322-466-3, pages 176-185. U.S. Diving safety training manual, second edition, Janet L. Gabriel, editor. US Diving, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1999. Key points: Diving literature is available on www.springschool.nl Divers have few catastrophic accidents Divers have many overuse injuries Divers should actively seek more medical care Modern research on the medical aspects of diving is needed.
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