2017 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – HIGH DIVING
- July 28 – 30th
- All Results
- Men’s 3rd Round Results
- Men’s 4th Round Results
The final two rounds of the men’s 27m high diving took place today from Budapest, as the 2017 FINA World Championships come to a close.
In the end it was American Steve LoBue who won gold, posting a final score of 397.15 points. The silver medal goes to Michal Navratil of the Czech Republic with a score of 390.90, and bronze was won by Alessandro Da Rose of Italy (379.65).
LoBue formerly competed for Purdue University in the NCAA, and now trains in Fort Lauderdale. Coming out of the opening two rounds in 4th, LoBue moved up to 2nd after his third dive, and performed the dive with the second highest degree of difficulty in the competition on his last dive to wind up with gold.
Great Britain’s Gary Hunt is the man who attempted the most difficult dive of the competition, which he ultimately missed, falling to 5th after leading through three rounds.
Men’s 27m High Dive Final Results
- Steve LoBue, USA, 397.15
- Michal Navratil, CZE, 390.90
- Alessandro Da Rose, ITA, 379.65
- Andy Jones, USA, 368.05
- Gary Hunt, GBR, 356.40
He won the championship with an insane unheard of inward 5x summersault..
I would have lost consciousness after the 4th somersault and smashed into the water like a wet towel. I would have enjoyed watching the event. Crazy people doing equally crazy stuff. Kind of like watching a 10 NASCAR race car pile up.
No doubt. Jumping off the 10 Meter feels like hitting a wall…………”take me home in a shoe box”
Pretty crazy height. What is the concussion rate in this spot or can they wear helmets?
How do they train. By jumping out of 10 story buildings into the water? I’d only do that if I was Superman or Clark Kent, mild mannered reporter for the Daily Planet.
I would not want to miss a dive from that height. I’d end up in the city morgue. 27 meters is 88.56 feet above the water. You likely hit the water at around 60 mph. Thanks, but no thanks!
Launch at a wrong angle or have a little slip up, and you’re going to be KO’d immediately upon hitting the water