Oral Presentation IExtreme Sports:

Cliff Diving

By: Natalia PerezEnglish II

Teacher: Xinia Campos

Adding a new dimension to the sport of diving, cliff diving is defined as the acrobatic perfection of diving into water from a high cliff.

Definition

The sensational sport was originated from Hawaii in 1770.

Kahekili, the king, demanded that his men leap off high cliffs and enter the water feet first without a splash, to prove their courage and loyalty.

Today, after centuries, the activity has expanded into a sport that is marked by immense courage, focus, thrill and risk.

Origin

Equipment• In this extreme sport

you don´t need any special equipment.

• When you learn the sport you can use glasses and earplugs.

• However the equipment isn´t used by athletes in this discipline.

This exciting sport requires a technical education and extensive training before one takes the first plunge.

So In this sport you need any abilities:

Courage.Self-confidence.Extraordinary physical control Possessing the ability to make quick decisions.

Abilities & Training

Cliff diving is one of the riskier kinds of diving.

Some of these include determining the height of the jump (23 - 28 meters for men, 18 - 23 meters for women), an ideal entering speed of 75 - 100

km/h, and a free fall time of 3 seconds.

Characteritics

Why do the people practice this sport?

• The athletes get into in this sport because is a unique experience where they need much preparation, coordination and agility.

• Some people only practice this sport by recreation to the other people this is your profession and they are professional athletes that come to events and tournaments.

• They love this sport because is a difficult challenge so also they want win the competition.

My personal opinion• I´ll never try to do this type of extreme sport because

I think that the cliff diving is very dangerous. • For me the athletes takes many risks for the

adrenaline. • Definitly I´ll feel afraid to jump of an high rock…

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