27 m is about 88 ft. Wow, I understand why it's considered "cliff diving." Is it Puerta Vallarta where cliff divers congregate and show their skill? Paul in Nevada
On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 9:41:54 PM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote: > > High Diving (27 meters) was added as a new event at the last FINA World > Championships, and an exciting entry to the program it is. Basically akin > to "cliff diving," which has been a niche sport of its own for some time, > it definitely adds an element of drama to the competition. (!) > > ... plus Artem Silchenko of Russia, who won the World Championships bronze > medal in High Diving this week and is also one of the most accomplished > cliff divers in the world. Are you a fan yet? > > Name: Artem Silchenko > Date of Birth: February 3, 1984 (Aquarius) > Hometown: Voronezh, Russia > Height/Weight: 5'11"/176 lbs > Sport: High Diving > --- 2015 World Championships, bronze medalist > --- 2013 World Championships, 6th place > --- 2013 Red Bull Cliff Diving world champion > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
