Terrifying Diving Events in Beijing Olympics

Guo Jingjing is one of the most sexiest female athletics in Beijing Olympics and she also became the most successful diver in Olympic history Sunday by winning the women’s springboard event.

It was the second goal medal of these Games and the sixth of her career. She had been tied with China’s Fu Minxia and American Greg Louganis for the most diving medals all time.

Diving refers to the sport of performing acrobatics whilst jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard of a certain height. Successful competitors possess many of the same characteristics as gymnasts and dancers, including strength, flexibility, kinaesthetic judgment and air awareness.

However if you think it is fun and you are thinking of learning it, then think again, you will understand what I say after looking at these pictures…