The Diving competition in the 1997 Summer Universiade were held in Catania, Italy.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's 1-Meter Springboard | Imre Lengyel (HUN) | Wang Tianling (CHN) | Chris Lepoole (CAN) |
| Men's 3-Meter Springboard | Imre Lengyel (HUN) | Pat Bogart (USA) | Dean Pullar (AUS) |
| Men's Platform | Xiao Hailiang (CHN) | Wei Jianhui (CHN) | Jesús Aballi (CUB) |
| Men's Team | United States (USA) | Mexico (MEX) | China (CHN) |
| Women's 1-Meter Springboard | Lu Haisong (CHN) | Chen Lixia (CHN) | Michelle Rojohn (USA) |
| Women's 3-Meter Springboard | Zhu Jinhong (CHN) | Lu Haisong (CHN) | María José Alcalá (MEX) |
| Women's Platform | Chi Meilan (CHN) | Julie Danaux (FRA) | Wang Xuan (CHN) |
| Women's Team | China (CHN) | United States (USA) | Russia (RUS) |
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