Shallow diving

Shallow diving is an extreme sport, whereby enthusiasts attempt to dive from the greatest height into the shallowest depth of water, without sustaining injury. It is typically associated with traveling circuses along with the strongman, performing animals, clowns and other such attractions.

Technique
Divers aim to hit the water horizontally in a manner akin to the belly flop. This spreads the impact over the greatest surface area, and achieves the longest time decelerating, before hitting the bottom of the container where the water is held.

World records

 * Professor Splash (ne. Darren Taylor) successfully dove from 11.52 m into a paddling pool of depth 30 cm breaking his record for a successive 20th time.
 * Professor Powsey dove successfully from an 80 ft tower into a tank with 4 ft of water.
 * Roy Fransen successfully dove from 108 ft into 8 ft of water.