{{Short description|Water sport involving diving from relatively great heights}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}} thumb|upright|Synchronized high diving

'''High diving''' is the act of diving into water from relatively great heights. High diving can be performed as an adventure sport (as with '''cliff diving'''), as a performance stunt (as with many records attempts), or competitively during sporting events.

It debuted at a FINA event at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, after the sport was added to the federation's list of disciplines.<ref name=JHSE>{{cite journal|last1=Napolitano|first1=Salvatore|last2=Di Tore|first2=Pio Alfredo|last3=Raiola|first3=Gaetano|title=High Diving: Evaluation of Water Impact and Considerations on Training Methods|journal=Journal of Human Sport and Exercise|year=2013|volume=8|issue=2|pages=283–289|doi=10.4100/jhse.2012.8.Proc2.30|url=http://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/29724/1/jhse_Vol_8_N_proc2_283-289.pdf|doi-access=free|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706052342/https://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/29724/1/jhse_Vol_8_N_proc2_283-289.pdf|archive-date=6 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="fina.org">{{cite web|last1=Adrega |first1=Pedro |last2=Chiarello |first2=Sarah |date=29 July 2013 |title=High Diving, Day 1: Pure adrenalin in the port of Barcelona! |publisher=FINA |url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4015:high-diving-day-1-pure-adrenalin-in-the-port-of-barcelona&catid=385:bcn2013-high-diving&Itemid=1513 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804111129/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4015%3Ahigh-diving-day-1-pure-adrenalin-in-the-port-of-barcelona&catid=385%3Abcn2013-high-diving&Itemid=1513 |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 August 2013 |access-date=31 July 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In the world championships, men jump from a {{convert|27|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} platform while women jump from a {{convert|20|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} platform. In other official competitions, men generally dive from a height of {{convert|22|–|27|m|ft}} while women dive from a height of {{convert|18|–|23|m|ft}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=General Rules and Regulations for International Competitions|url=http://whdf.com/Information/General%20Regulation.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202062356/http://whdf.com/Information/General%20Regulation.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2016|website=World High Diving Federation|access-date=11 September 2015}}</ref> The sport is unique in that athletes are often unable to practice in an authentic environment until the days leading up to a competition.<ref name=JHSE /> High divers have achieved speeds of descent of {{convert|96|km/h}}.

== History == [[File:R. M. Stigersand in the Mens High Diving competition, Olympic Games, London, 1948. (7649948496).jpg|thumb|R.&nbsp;M. Stigersand in the Men's High Diving competition, Olympic Games, London, 1948]]

Initially, diving as a sport began by jumping from "great heights". Then it was exclusively practiced by gymnasts as they found it exciting with a low probability of injury. It then evolved into "diving in the air" with water as the safety landing base. Efforts by Thomas Ralph to name the sport "springing" were not realized, as the term "diving" was by then firmly rooted. It soon became a sporting event pursued by many enthusiasts. In the early years of the sport, finding suitable places to jump was an issue, and people started jumping from any high place&nbsp;– 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 sport further improved with gymnastic acts being performed during the diving process, and was then given the names "springboard diving" and "high fancy diving", which were events in the Olympics of 1908 and 1912. The first diving event as a sport, however, was in 1889 in Scotland with a diving height of {{convert|6|ft|m}}.<ref name="Dubey1999">{{cite book|first=H.C.|last=Dubey|title=Dph Sports Series-Diving|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kSwO8WCfdd4C&pg=PA2|date=1 January 1999|publisher=Discovery Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7141-478-9|page=2}}</ref> Today, in Latin America, diving by professionals from heights of {{convert|100|ft|m}} or more is a common occurrence.<ref name="Crego2003">{{cite book|first=Robert|last=Crego|title=Sports and Games of the 18th and 19th Centuries|url=https://archive.org/details/sportsgamesof18t0000creg|url-access=registration|date=January 2003|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-31610-4|pages=[https://archive.org/details/sportsgamesof18t0000creg/page/136 136]–}}</ref>

Cliff diving has been documented as far back as 1770 when Kahekili II, king of Maui, engaged in a practice called "lele kawa", which in English means jumping feet first into water from great heights without making a splash.<ref name=history>{{cite web|title=History: The real roots of cliff diving are found at Kaunolu, on the Hawaiian island of Lana´i.|url=http://whdf.com/Information/History.pdf|website=World High Diving Federation|access-date=11 September 2015}}{{dead link|date=February 2017}}</ref> The king's warriors were forced to participate to prove that they were courageous and loyal to the king. The practice later developed into a competition under king Kamehameha I, and divers were judged on their style and amount of splash upon entering the water.

The first female world champion in this sport was Cesilie Carlton of the United States, who won the first gold medal at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships with a total score of 211.60.<ref name=cesilie>{{cite web |title=High Diving, Day 2: History was made: Cesilie Carlton (USA) is the first World champion! |publisher=FINA |url=http://www.fina.org/news/high-diving-day-2-history-was-made-cesilie-carlton-usa-first-world-champion |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823032516/http://www.fina.org/news/high-diving-day-2-history-was-made-cesilie-carlton-usa-first-world-champion |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 August 2016 |date=30 July 2013|access-date=9 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="Reuters">{{cite news |last=Rogers |first=Iain |date=30 July 2013 |title=American Carlton takes inaugural high diving gold |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-swimming-world-highdiving-idUSBRE96T10Y20130730 |access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref> The first male world champion was Orlando Duque of Colombia who received a score of 590.20.<ref name=Wilson2013>{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Joseph|title=Orlando Duque wins 1st high diving world title|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/orlando-duque-wins-1st-high-diving-world-title-0|access-date=11 September 2015|work=The Big Story|agency=Associated Press|date=31 July 2013|archive-date=16 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816073215/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/orlando-duque-wins-1st-high-diving-world-title-0|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Overview ==

=== Pool diving === Until 2018, the only permanent regulation-size high diving platform in the world is located in Austria, but it is not used during the winter period. In 2018, Zhaoqing Yingxiong High Diving Training Center,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/24/c_138086771.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526042916/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/24/c_138086771.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 May 2019|title=Zhaoqing ready for the FINA High Diving World Cup 2019 - Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn|website=www.xinhuanet.com|access-date=2019-05-26}}</ref> which contains the first year-round regulation-size high diving platform, opened at the Zhaoqing Sports Center in Zhaoqing, China.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/video-worlds-first-permanent-high-diving-stadium-opens-in-china/|title=VIDEO: Zhao Qing High Diving Stadium Opens In China|date=2018-12-08|website=Swimming World News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-26}}</ref> The training practice is generally done on {{convert|10|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} platforms. The "competition dives" are collectively put in place in pieces, similar to the way a dress is made.<ref name=York /> Dives such as five somersault dives can thrill, but some competitors prefer to perform simpler dives.<ref name=York />

=== Outdoor diving === Some outdoor diving involves launching from significant heights. One such diver noted, "There is adrenaline, excitement, danger&nbsp;– so many different energies go through your mind when you jump off. That goes away and then you hit the water come up and it's a massive elation, you feel such self achievement." A rescue team of scuba divers may be involved in some instances, and are required for any official competitions.

==== Cliff diving ==== thumb|upright|Cliff diving in Switzerland Cliff divers practice the different components of their dives in isolation and only execute the complete dive during championship competitions. Cliff dives are considered extremely difficult and dangerous,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harris|first1=Rob|title=The Dangers of Jumping into Water From Heights|url=http://www.livestrong.com/article/450256-the-dangers-of-jumping-into-water-from-heights/|website=Livestrong|access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref> a challenge to every competitor; in addition to the physical challenges, they can be mentally challenging to perform.

== Events == Both men and women participate in the High Diving World Championships, but the diving height for women is limited to {{convert|20|m|ft}}. The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series is held annually and draws crowds of up to 70,000 people. Participants dive from a variety of locations including castles, cliffs, towers, bridges, and the Copenhagen Opera House.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hope|first1=Nick|title=US great Greg Louganis wants high diving at Olympic Games|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/diving/23526057|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=9 September 2015|date=August 2013}}</ref> Efforts were made by divers to make this sport an Olympic event for the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France,<ref name=York>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/06/sports/diving-a-crowd-pleasing-sport-pursues-an-olympic-platform.html|title=High Diving, a Crowd-Pleasing Sport, Pursues an Olympic Platform|date=5 August 2015|work=The New York Times}}</ref> however the highest platform was the usual {{convert|10|m|ft}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.paris2024.org/en/sport/diving/|title=Diving, Paris 2024|publisher=2024 Summer Olympics|access-date=20 November 2022|archive-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723055810/https://www.paris2024.org/en/sport/diving/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== World record high dives == There is considerable debate surrounding record claims for the highest dive, which largely revolves around criteria for what constitutes a valid dive.<ref name=lolajones>{{cite web |author=lolajones |date=7 April 2009 |title=Seriously extreme diving&nbsp;– the High Diving record, Dana Kunze, and the Deep Diving record, Nuno Gomes |website=xtremesport4u |url=http://xtremesport4u.com/extreme-sports-personalities/world-record-extreme-dives-high-diving-and-deep-diving}}</ref> ABC's ''Wide World of Sports'' produced world record high dives for its Emmy award-winning sports anthology show for more than a decade. They required contestants to dive or execute at least one somersault and exit the water without the assistance of others. In 1983 ''Wide World of Sports'' produced its last World Record High Dive at Sea World in San Diego. Five divers (Rick Charls, Rick Winters, Dana Kunze, Bruce Boccia, and Mike Foley) successfully executed dives from {{convert|172|ft|m|disp=flip}}.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5-yev7I4UY ABC's Wide World of Sports - World Record High Dive Challenge 1983 (172 ft) - YouTube<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 1985 Randy Dickison dove from {{convert|174|ft|8|in|disp=flip}} at Ocean Park in Hong Kong but sustained a broken femur and could not exit the water on his own.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpYWnpLUllA Randy Dickison's World Record High Dive from 172 feet 8 inches in Hong Kong 1986 - YouTube<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

In 1987, Olivier Favre attempted a double back somersault from {{convert|177|ft|m|disp=flip}} but broke his back upon impact and had to be rescued.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLd529gWKJ4 Olivier Favre - World Record Highest Dive - 177ft - 54 m - YouTube<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Laso Schaller's 2015 jump from a {{convert|193|ft|m|disp=flip}} cliff in Switzerland may not be considered a dive based on ABC's criteria (one somersault needed);<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/laso-schaller-dana-kunze-dave-lindsay-high-diving-cliff-jump-365349 Laso Schaller's World-Record Jump Was Not a World-Record Dive<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> however, he is the current record holder for Highest dive from a diving board according to the ''Guinness Book of Records'',<ref name="guinnessworldrecords.com">{{Cite web | url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/high-diving-board-men/ |title = Highest dive from a high diving board (Male)}}</ref> simultaneously holding the Highest Cliff Jump record for the same jump.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web | url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/12/new-photos-laso-schaller-completes-the-highest-cliff-jump-ever-attempted-408930 | title=New photos: Laso Schaller completes the highest cliff jump ever attempted| date=3 December 2015}}</ref>

=== Men === {|class="wikitable" |- ! Date !! High diver !! Place !! Height !! Video !! Notes

|- | 1982 ||{{flagicon|USA}} Dave Lindsay || SeaWorld Orlando || 51.8&nbsp;m (170&nbsp;ft) || ||ABC's Wide World of Sports - World Record High Dive Challenge |- | rowspan="5" |March 1983 || {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Winters|| rowspan="5" |SeaWorld San Diego || rowspan="5" | 52.4&nbsp;m (172&nbsp;ft) ||<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1EQdWp0Ggo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/f1EQdWp0Ggo |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=ABC's Wide World of Sports&nbsp;- Rick Winters World Record High Dive|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>|| rowspan="5" | ABC's Wide World of Sports - World Record High Dive Challenge |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Charls||<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDqN8sEl6oE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ZDqN8sEl6oE |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=ABC's Wide World of Sports&nbsp;- Rick Charls World Record High Dive|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Boccia ||<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5-yev7I4UY|title=ABC's Wide World of Sports&nbsp;- World Record High Dive Challenge 1983 (172 ft)|date=20 February 2011|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Foley ||<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5-yev7I4UY|title=ABC's Wide World of Sports&nbsp;- World Record High Dive Challenge 1983 (172 ft)|date=20 February 2011|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Dana Kunze ||<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5-yev7I4UY|title=ABC's Wide World of Sports&nbsp;- World Record High Dive Challenge 1983 (172 ft)|date=20 February 2011|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> |- | 7 April 1985 || {{flagicon|USA}} Randy Dickison || Ocean Park Hong Kong || 53.2&nbsp;m (174&nbsp;ft 8 in)<ref name="NYT1" /> ||<ref name="youtube.com">{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPS1q3QBBDo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/EPS1q3QBBDo |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=World Record Highest Dives (Randy Dickison 174'8" and Lucy Wardle (Streeter) 120'9")|date=26 November 2008|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ||Failed attempt, multiple fractures of the left leg prevented diver from exiting the pool unassisted.<ref name="NYT1" /> |- | 30 August 1987 || {{flagicon|SWI}} Olivier Favre || Villers-le-Lac, France || 53.9&nbsp;m (177&nbsp;ft) ||<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLd529gWKJ4|title=Olivier Favre&nbsp;- World Record Highest Dive - 177ft - 54 m|date=21 August 2010|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> ||Failed attempt. Broke his back upon impact with water and had to be rescued.<ref name=lolajones /> |- | 27 September 1997 || {{flagicon|CZE}} Rudolf Bok || Žďákov Bridge, Czech republic || 58.28&nbsp;m (191&nbsp;ft) ||<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzFzj6ly0gk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/jzFzj6ly0gk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|date=21 March 2011|publisher=YouTube|title=VTS}}{{cbignore}}</ref> || This was a jump, not a dive. Fracture of the thoracic vertebrae and other internal injuries, no surgery.<ref name="Bok1999">{{cite book |author=Rudolf Bok |title=Jsem kaskadér |trans-title= I'm a Stuntman |year=1999 |publisher=Olympia |isbn=978-80-7033-591-8}}</ref> |- |4 August 2015 || {{flagicon|BRA}} Laso Schaller||Maggia, Switzerland || 58.8&nbsp;m (192&nbsp;ft&nbsp;10&nbsp;in) ||<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DloLzj60gGY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/DloLzj60gGY |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=High Jump World Record with Laso Schaller 58.80 Meter / 192ft Cliff Diving|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> || Highest dive from a high diving board and Highest Cliff Jump as per Guinness Book of World Records.<ref name="guinnessworldrecords.com"/><ref name="ReferenceA"/> Internal ligament injury to the knee as a result even though he wore some protection.<ref name="derstandard">{{cite web |url=https://www.derstandard.de/story/2000138073085/wann-ein-sprung-ins-wasser-fuer-menschen-gefaehrlich-wird |title=Wann ein Sprung ins Wasser für Menschen gefährlich wird |language=de |date=7 August 2022|publisher=Der Standard}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- |}

=== Women === {|class="wikitable" |- ! Date !! High diver !! Place !! Height !! Video !! Notes |- | 1982 || {{flagicon|USA}} Debi Beachel || Rome, Italy<ref name="NYT1">{{cite news | agency=Associated Press | title=High Divers Set Marks at Hong Kong Event | work=The New York Times | date=7 April 1985 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/07/sports/high-divers-set-marks-at-hong-kong-event.html | access-date=9 September 2015}}</ref> || 33.3&nbsp;m (109&nbsp;ft 4 in) || || |- | 7 April 1985 || {{flagicon|USA}} Lucy Wardle || Ocean Park Hong Kong || 36.8&nbsp;m (120&nbsp;ft 9 in) ||<ref name="youtube.com" /> || |}

== Health implications == Some research suggests that the impact associated with high diving could have negative effects on the joints and muscles of athletes.<ref name=JHSE /> To avoid injury to their arms upon impact with the water, divers from significant heights usually enter the water feet first.

===Impact with water===

Water resistance increases with the speed of entry, so entering the water at high-velocity induces rapid and potentially dangerous deceleration.<ref name="5 October 2009">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mapquest.com/travel/outdoor-activities/water-sports/cliff-diving.htm|title=How Cliff Diving Works|last=Kolich |first=Heather|work=mapquest|date=5 October 2009 |access-date=15 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524072549/https://www.mapquest.com/travel/outdoor-activities/water-sports/cliff-diving.htm|archive-date=24 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="8 June 1989">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/1989/6/8/18810510/cliffs-plus-diving-danger-water-gravity-can-turn-thriller-into-a-killer|title=CLIFFS PLUS DIVING = DANGER: WATER, GRAVITY CAN TURN THRILLER INTO A KILLER|date=8 June 1989|work=Deseret News|access-date=15 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315093340/https://www.deseret.com/1989/6/8/18810510/cliffs-plus-diving-danger-water-gravity-can-turn-thriller-into-a-killer|archive-date=15 March 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1989 a 22 year-old, who was "...a member of the Salt Lake Country Club diving team... ...climbed up on a set of towering rocks... ...about 60 feet..."<ref name="8 June 1989"/> (18.2 metres). The 22 year old dove into the water to perform a back flip, but never surfaced from the water and was found several days later 120 feet under the water after suffering a broken neck from the dive.<ref name="8 June 1989"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable" ! scope="col" |Fall height ! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Velocity reached at water surface |- |{{convert|5|ft}} |{{cvt|12|mph}}<ref name="8 June 1989" /> |- |{{convert|10|ft}} |{{cvt|17|mph}}<ref name="5 October 2009"/> |- |{{convert|20|ft}} |{{cvt|25|mph}}<ref name="5 October 2009"/> |- |{{convert|10|m}} |{{cvt|35|mph}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/commonwealth-games-2018-tom-daley-diving-event-injury-latest-news-a8297131.html|title=Commonwealth Games 2018: Tom Daley forced to withdraw from individual event with hip injury|date=10 April 2018|last=McGeehan|first=Matt|work=The independent|access-date=14 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410105143/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/commonwealth-games-2018-tom-daley-diving-event-injury-latest-news-a8297131.html|archive-date=10 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |{{convert|50|ft}} |{{cvt|38|mph}}<ref name="5 October 2009"/> |- |{{convert|85|ft}} |{{cvt|53–62|mph}}<ref name="5 October 2009"/> |}

== In popular culture == * The 2018 film ''Bumblebee'' featured a main character who was a former competitive high diver.<ref name="Kenny18Dec2018">Kenny, Glenn (18 December 2018). [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/movies/bumblebee-review.html "'Bumblebee' Review: Finally, a 'Transformers' Movie That's Actually Good"]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved 25 November 2022.</ref><ref name="Terry20Dec2018">Terry, Josh (20 December 2018). [https://www.deseret.com/2018/12/20/20661689/movie-review-if-you-hate-what-michael-bay-did-to-the-transformers-franchise-you-ll-love-bumblebee "Movie review: If you hate what Michael Bay did to the 'Transformers' franchise, you'll love 'Bumblebee'"]. ''Deseret News''. Retrieved 25 November 2022.</ref>

* In 2022, the YouTuber group The Try Guys tested out high diving in Mission Viejo, California.<ref name="TTG3Sep2022">The Try Guys (3 September 2022). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7HDQDhoC40 "Try Guys Try High Diving"]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved 25 November 2022.</ref>

== Image gallery == <gallery class="center" widths="230" heights="180"> File:Orlando-Duque Boston-2012-derivated.jpg|A composite dive from Orlando Duque. File:Red Bull Cliff Diving Hamburg 2009 Anna Bader.jpg|Cliff Diving from the Rickmer Rickmers File:Championnat Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2011 - Arrêt de La Rochelle (70).JPG|An event in La Rochelle, France. File:Saltos Red Bull en Bilbao 2015 (21713225096).jpg|A person dives from the 27.5 metre platform on La Salve bridge. File:Cliff jumping at Summersville Lake - 09.jpg|Amateur cliff diving File:Rhiannan Iffland.ogg|Rhiannan Iffland - 2017 World Aquatics Championships Budapest </gallery>

== See also == {{portal|Sports}} *2014 FINA High Diving World Cup *La Quebrada Cliff Divers *List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in high diving *Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series&nbsp;– annual international series of cliff diving events that was established in 2009

=== Olympic events === *Diving at the 1912 Summer Olympics&nbsp;– Men's plain high diving *Diving at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Women's plain high diving *Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics&nbsp;– Men's plain high diving *Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics&nbsp;– Men's plain high diving

== References == {{Reflist}}

== Further reading == *{{cite web | last=Crouse | first=Karen | title=High Diving, a Crowd-Pleasing Sport, Pursues an Olympic Platform | website=The New York Times | date=5 August 2015 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/06/sports/diving-a-crowd-pleasing-sport-pursues-an-olympic-platform.html | access-date=7 September 2015}} *{{cite web | title=Breathtaking, daring moments from world's biggest diving competitions | publisher=CNN | date=27 July 2015 | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/27/sport/gallery/high-diving-competitions-2015/index.html | access-date=7 September 2015}} *{{cite book | last1=Mercier | first1=H. | last2=Ammann | first2=W.J. | last3=Deischl | first3=F. | last4=Eisenmann | first4=J. | last5=Floegl | first5=I. | last6=Hirsch | first6=G.H. | last7=Klein | first7=G.K. | last8=Lande | first8=G.J. | last9=Mahrenholtz | first9=O. | last10=Natke | first10=H.G. | title=Vibration Problems in Structures: Practical Guidelines | publisher=Birkhäuser | year=2012 | isbn=978-3-0348-9231-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pth5BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA25 | pages=25–28}}&nbsp;– Contains content about high diving platforms

== External links == {{Commons}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150912161813/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=404&Itemid=1630 Official website for the FINA High Diving World Cup] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322015839/http://whdf.com/home.html Official website for the World High Diving Federation]

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