Rick Charls
Charls in 1983
Born
Cincinnati, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUSA
Alma materOak Hills High School, Ohio University
OccupationDiver
Known forHigh Diving

Rick Charls is a former American high diver who held the world record for the highest dive of 172 feet (52 meters).[1][2]

Background

Charls, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, was a high school and collegiate All-American and a two-time Mid-American Conference diving champion at Ohio University.[3][4]

Career

Charls made his record-breaking dive at SeaWorld San Diego, which was viewed by millions of people on ABC's Wide World of Sports.[5] The dive was performed in conjunction with the Guinness World Records and the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Since 1983, many divers have tried to break this record, but sustained injuries upon impact with the water and had to be rescued.[6][7]

Charls, Rick Winters, Bruce Boccia, Mike Foley and Dana Kunze were the only divers to receive credit for the 172 feet (52 m) dive. Charls also earned honors as the 1980 world tandem high diving champion, along with third-place finishes and bronze medals at the 1982 World Target High Diving Championships in Hawaii and the World Acrobatic High Diving Championships at SeaWorld in Florida.

References

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  1. ↑ "Watch Some Thrilling World Record High Dives From the '80s". All Good Found. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  2. ↑ Extreme45211 (2011-01-25), Rick Charls World Record High Dive 172', retrieved 2018-07-12{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ (tm), e-yearbook.com. "Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH), Class of 1978, Page 209 | E-Yearbook.com has the largest online yearbook collection of college yearbooks, university yearbooks, high school yearbooks, middle school yearbooks, military yearbooks, and naval cruise books | Yearbook pictures | Yearbook photographs | Yearbook photos | Yearbook images". e-yearbook.com. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  4. ↑ "Qualifications – Rick Charls – Granada Hills Charter High School". www.ghchs.com. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  5. ↑ "World Record High Dive Challenge 1983".
  6. ↑ "Ez a fickó olyat tett 1983-ban, amit nem sokan csináltak utána | 24.hu". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  7. ↑ "August 2015". All Good Found. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
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