Shallow diving explained

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.^[1]

Technique

Divers aim to hit the water horizontally in a manner akin to the belly flop. This spreads the impact over the greatest surface area, and achieves the longest time decelerating, before hitting the bottom of the container where the water is held.

World records

• Professor Splash (ne. Darren Taylor) successfully dove from 11.52disp=flipNaNdisp=flip into a paddling pool of depth 30cm (10inches) breaking his record for a successive 20th time.^[2]
• Professor Powsey dove successfully from an 80feet tower into a tank with of water.
• Roy Fransen successfully dove from 108abbr=outNaNabbr=out into 8abbr=outNaNabbr=out of water.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: How to Shallow Dive . SportsRec . 9 February 2022 . en . 1999-10-07.
2. Web site: Thorne. Dan. w005:Highest Shallow Dive. Guinness World Records. guinnessworldrecords.com . 2015-08-18 . 2017-06-25.
3. Book: McWhirter . Norris . Guinness Book of World Records, 1985 . April 1985 . Bantam Books . 978-0-553-24805-0 . 26 March 2023 . en.