Dove and dove, dove into the water

[Bretrick]

I was in the process of constructing a post about the whales off City Beach and used - dove down under the surface.
Then I thought - It looks too much like Dove, the bird.
Changed the sentence to - as it dived.
Do you use the word dove, as in go under the surface?

 

[CallMeKate]

Merriam-Webster:

"The original past tense of dive is dived; dove developed as an alternate form in the 1800s, probably by analogy with drive and drove. Dove is now more common in English as spoken in North America (“We dove right in”), while dived remains the preferred form elsewhere. As for the past participle form, dived as in “We’re not hesitating; we have dived right in,” is more common everywhere than dove."

 

[IrishEyes]

When I first saw the topic title I thought you lost a flock of doves, you scared me Bretrick!
Just kidding ya!

 

[Naturally]

Dove is a word