High diving

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.

Efforts by Thomas Ralph to name the sport "springing" were not realized, as the term "diving" was by then firmly rooted.

[5] 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.

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.

[9] 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.

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.

[17] In 1985 Randy Dickison dove from 53.24 metres (174 ft 8 in) at Ocean Park in Hong Kong but sustained a broken femur and could not exit the water on his own.

[34] Some research suggests that the impact associated with high diving could have negative effects on the joints and muscles of athletes.

[35][36] In 1989 a 22 year-old, who was a "...a member of the Salt Lake Country Club diving team... ...climbed up on a set of towering rocks... ...about 60 feet..."[36] (18.2 metres).