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A cannonball, also referred to as a bomb, is a diving style where the diver hugs their knees and attempts to enter the water with their body shaped as much like a sphere as possible. The goal is to create a large splash. [1] Known in German as the Arschbombe, the cannonball has been turned into the competitive sport of "Splashdiving". [2]
Quan was born on 28 March 2007 in Mazhang District of Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China. [6] [3] She is the third of five children born to a family of farmers.[7]Quan was discovered when a sports academy recruited a group of freshmen to participate in a summer camp for diving. [7]
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally recognised sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.
Team USA diver Alison Gibson is ready to talk about her 2024 Paris Olympics experience after making quite the splash. “My feet were bleeding. My heels were painfully bruised from hitting the ...
In the early years of the sport, finding suitable places to jump was an issue, and people started jumping from any high place – in Europe and the United States they started jumping from bridges, then diving head first into the water. This evolved into "fancy diving" in Europe, and, particularly in Germany and Sweden, as a gymnastic act. The ...
Professor Splash (born March 8, 1961) is the show name of Darren Taylor. Taylor is an American show diver from Denver, Colorado. He is well known for breaking high diving records using small pools. [1] [2] He holds the Guinness World Records for highest shallow water dive. [3]
Image credits: Sasha Weilbaker #3 Wetsuits. Unlike whales, beavers don’t have layers of blubber to keep them warm when they dive into chilly water. Instead, their thick fur traps air among the ...
Shallow diving is an extreme sport, whereby enthusiasts attempt to dive from the greatest height into the shallowest depth of water, without sustaining injury. It is typically associated with traveling circuses along with the strongman , performing animals , clowns and other such attractions.