Usually means: Graceful dive, arms extended outward.
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  1. swan dive: Merriam-Webster
  2. swan dive: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. swan dive: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. swan dive: Collins English Dictionary
  5. swan dive: Vocabulary.com
  6. swan dive: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. swan-dive, swan dive: Wiktionary
  8. swan dive: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. swan dive: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. swan-dive, swan dive: Dictionary.com
  11. Swan Dive: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. swan dive: Rhymezone
  13. swan dive: FreeDictionary.org
  14. swan dive: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. swan dive: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. swan dive: Encyclopedia

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  1. Swan dive: Sports Definitions

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Definitions from Wiktionary (swan dive)

noun:  (diving) A forward dive performed with an arched back, the legs together, starting with arms outstretched when jumping, bringing them over the head when landing.
noun:  A similar movement out of the water.
noun:  (figuratively) A sharp drop or steep decline.

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