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Rick Charls

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

Rick Charls is a former American high diver who currently holds the World Record for the Highest Dive from 172 ft / 52 meters.[1][2]

Background

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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

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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, 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 July 12, 2018.
  2. ^ Extreme45211 (January 25, 2011), Rick Charls World Record High Dive 172', retrieved July 12, 2018{{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 July 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "Qualifications – Rick Charls – Granada Hills Charter High School". www.ghchs.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  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). April 8, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  7. ^ "August 2015". All Good Found. Retrieved July 14, 2018.