I’m laying down in my comfy bed watching this and I still got nervous and weak in the knees when I saw the height he was at looking down. This is bravery at its finest.
I used to work in building work and some guys just weren't scared of heights at all and did crazy stuff messing around, I got anxiety going up the big ladders even though I'd done it a thousand times I still got anxiety
This guy is the bravest on the planet. It actually made me nervous on how freaking high that platform was. Geez he has serious guts to do a dive like that.
It was a competition. Rick Charls did it after this guy. Same height. This wasn’t just a stunt for a record. It was a real competition like track and field. Wide World of Sports on ABC. Just a regular sunday of sports back then. Getting mangled was a regular thing on the weekends back then. lol
I think what’s pretty wild about this too is that he went backwards. Anyone that has done a backflip or backwards dive knows that feeling of jumping off something without being able to see where you are going. Now I cant even fathom doing that from almost 200 feet high.
Born and raised in San Diego. 1980s and 90s were an incredible time to be there. Tony Gywn, original Sea World, the famous zoo., being able to find beach parking within minutes all week long. And yes wild record breaking dudes like Mr. Winters. This video was great. Cheers from West Virginia!
@@jesseerickson662 in terms of natural beauty, affordability and more relaxed living, West Virginia. I do miss the old San Diego, but it became an unrealistic battle to enjoy living there by 2002 in my personal experience. Very few native California's left anymore. On a fun side... nothing beat a visit to San Diego for the best beaches and Mexican food!!
I'm guessing they are scoring based on the dive itself, not the height of it, similar to how they would at a non record breaking height. Like imagine you did some insanely difficult dive perfectly executed, then the next guy just climbed higher to win. Not to discredit the dive, but I'm guessing it's just not what they score off of.
His form was great so I’m confused what they were grading. He went backwards into a perfect landing and only botched it slightly based on the fact he gained too much speed on the flip. Shouldn’t even have graded it since it’s a record anyways
Top respect. He climbed up that insanely high and rocking ladder. Then didnt simply jump off or dive head first, he dived off backwards. Seriously WTF. This man has no fear. Laso's world record should be a different category for a jump NOT a dive, let alone a backflip. The judge giving a low score should be sent up the ladder to give it a crack himself.
I grew up watching this sports program, it introduced the world to different sports that existed. This was not a time of instant information. The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. I remember.
@steffenfrost995 I hope you understand that usually, the higher u go up a platform like this, the winder it gets because of a lack of terrain to block the wind
Rush Personal Training if you listen, they say he’s the FIRST one to dive, meaning there are others that will dive after! It’s a competition, this is what people had to do for entertainment in the 70’s, back when there was no cable tv or internet!
Nerves of steel. The dive itself seems pretty difficult to do, but on top of that, he has to deal with a huge audience watching, the height, the wind, and the fact that his family could potentially see him go splat if he were to make one bad move.
This is basically life summed up. You try your best! You try harder than the rest to stand out from the lot. But all you get is a 6.5 from people comfortably sat in their chair in their ivory tower.
Bro that absolutely right. Go thru something that extreme , and to do something like that that stands out , but it's never good enough for others. Well said bro
@Dottor Cisafrulli Because such records are complete nonsense. It's a pure ego show "I'm the best".. which I don't really mind, but it's just immature/stupid. Many people die from such extreme sports.
@@jennij5773 Haha. I used to do inspections, repairs, and maintenance on all sorts of construction equipment. And part of inspecting manlifts required going up in them and making sure all the sensors and controls worked properly. I didn’t have to go ALL the way up every time, as most height sensors kick in around 15-20 feet depending on the size of the machine. But sometimes it was fun to go all the way up and look down on the neighborhood. Lol Scary, but fun at the same time.
@Ancient Dolphin Tofu Almond Man from the 70s Ah, a fellow SC viewer, I presume? The dude dove into a giant pool of salt water, so I would imagine the salt would "flow" right up your a*us if you landed wrong. Lol Ouch!
No idea how it got to my recommendations, never ever watched any dives, but it's really outstanding. No idea what is it for and why people are doing that but that dude is really brave. AI of RU-vid 2022, thanks for it.
@@Mateyhv1 wtf are you talking about. This IS extreme sports. Btw yes they also had skydiving motorcycling and other extreme sports in the 20th century, nothing new kid
@BradynLee09 Even then, why require judges when it's a world record breaking thing he did? There's no need for judges, since he succeeded, he must get full points. Here it is, either survive and get full points, or die! Therefore judges must not be there for something like this.
@@vedantsridhar8378 because it was an event and he wasn't the only one to make that jump. Four other divers participated in the event and attempted the same jump with different dives and form.
Not only did he pull off this crazy dive, he also climbed 172ft wearing nothing but pink speedos and tight bands round his legs then stood on a wobbly platform that was barely big enough for his two feet for several minutes. Legend.
A dude trying to kill himself jumping off the golden gate bridge and lived beat this dudes record a few years back and wasn't even trying. Give that man the title
This is a STUPENDOUS demonstration of bravery at it's finest. An act like this requires absolute nerves of the finest steel. Whether you're a fan of diving or not, I think we can all agree that this man a legend.
It’s bravery but not bravery at it’s finest. He didn’t run into a burning building to save peoples lives for a crappy paycheck. He didn’t throw his body onto a grenade to save others in his platoon. Ppl are too easily excited these days and blow things out of proportion. That’s why we’re stuck with the Kardashians, lil Nas X… Fallon. That’s my America. Yay.
@@AhtuMondello you do know bravery is whatever you see it to be as long as it fits in the following definition of "Bravery": "the quality or state of having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty." The guy was super brave, maybe even the bravest when it comes to sports. Bravery doesn't have to relate to anything like war or rescuing someone (plus i really don't know why you factored in "crappy paycheck" or anything specifying Hollywood America when that has nothing to do with being brave or not)
Idk how he did this. I did a 60 ft jump recently and it was so terrifying I'm never jumping over 20 ft again. Huge props to this glorious flying mustached man
Me neither. I jumped from 37 ft. and it prob'ly took me 15 minutes to screw up enough courage to do it! I wore shoes too and that made the impact more severe. Saved my soles, tho.
@@gamegreed9105 I've jumped from that height. you most likely won't get injured as long as your arms or any other body part doesn't slap against the surface of the water. Even then a little redness and stinging isn't that painful
