Tandem skydiving refers to a type of skydiving where a novice skydiver("student" or "passenger") is connected via a harness to an experienced skydiver("tandem master" or "tandem instructor"). The instructor controls the whole jump from exit through freefall to landing the parachute. The student needs only minimal instruction before doing a tandem jump, making tandem skydiving the most popular method for first time skydivers.

Tandem skydiving was developed in the mid-1980's by Bill Booth and Ted Strong.