What is Norwegian death diving?

Asked by: Obhed Davie

Death Diving, or Døds in Norwegian, is an amateur diving belly flop jumping competition managed by Det Internasjonale Dødseforbundet (The International Døds Federation). The World Championship is performed from a platform of 10-14 meters in height. There are separate competitions for Classic and Freestyle.

What is the point of death diving?

It consists of people jumping from a 10-metre-high board and landing in the water with their arms and legs spread out like an “X”, and they need to hold the pose for as long as possible before they hit the water. As you probably guessed, the sport can be rather painful and is pretty much a giant belly flop competition.

Does a death dive hurt?

Although the jumps look extremely painful, divers tuck their legs at the last second to ensure their knees break the water instead of their face and stomach which, from that height, could result in pretty serious injury.

How do you death dive safely?

Yes watch carefully because every height has its peculiarities. And what is about the pain is it possible to avoid heart splash even from 10 meters fill this belly flop extremely painful push.

How many people have died from death diving?

However, an older report estimated scuba diving accounts for an estimated 700-800 deaths per year; etiologies include inadequate experience/training, exhaustion, panic, carelessness, and barotrauma. Denoble et al studied 947 recreational diving accidents from 1992-2003, during which 70% of the victims drowned.

Who created death diving?

Death diving began in Norway in 1972 as a group of friends tried to impress some girls and have fun. But official world championships have been held since 2008. The sport consists of jumping off a 10 m (33 ft) platform.

Why does it hurt when you bellyflop?

It's the mass of the displaced water that really matters you hit the surface.

What happens if you belly flop a high dive?

If you were to do a belly flop from the high dive, you could certainly run the risk of injuries much more serious than stinging skin and a few bruises. Abdominal injuries that affect internal organs, such as the liver, kidneys, pancreas, and bowels, have been suffered as a result of belly flops from great distances.

What happens if you belly flop?

It is similar to being hit on the belly really hard. It can affect organs such as the liver, kidney, pancreas and the bowels. Not only is the abdomen taking the brunt of the landing into the water at a high velocity, there is also sudden deceleration, both of which can cause trauma to the organs.

What is a belly flopper?

Definition of belly flop



1 : a dive (as into water or in coasting prone on a sled) in which the front of the body strikes flat against another surface. — called also belly flopper. 2 : a complete and often painful or embarrassing failure : flop … instead of doing a belly flop at the box office, Vampire soared …—

Can you fart while diving?

Farting is possible while scuba diving but not advisable because: Diving wetsuits are very expensive and the explosive force of an underwater fart will rip a hole in your wetsuit. An underwater fart will shoot you up to the surface like a missile which can cause decompression sickness.

How many free divers have died?

Free diving is dangerous, and in some cases deadly sport. There are about 5,000 free divers around the world, and an estimated 100 die each year.

Has anyone died in the deepest pool on earth?

The Blue Hole is popular for freediving because of the depth directly accessible from shore and the lack of current. The dive site is reputed to have the most diver fatalities in the world with estimates of between fatalities in recent years.

Who died in the Blue Hole?

diver Yuri Lipski

One of the most notorious death at the Blue Hole was the death of 22 years old Russian-Israeli diver Yuri Lipski on April 28, 2000.