Russian swing

One acrobat (the flyer) then jumps upwards off the swing before it slows to a stationary speed at the peak of its arc.

By jumping off the moving swing the flyer can increase their kinetic energy by more than the increase obtainable by jumping from the ground or other stationary surface.

The flyer can achieve enough altitude to execute one of various aerial flips before landing at a distance from the swing.

The flyer may land on a crash mat, in a vertically slanted net, in the arms of other acrobats (referred to as catchers), in a pool of water, or even on the platform of another Russian swing.

[citation needed] However, the more typical swings in Russia will feature a regular seat, hung on steel bars.