Twenty-four of the world's most elite high-divers are diving off a platform 88 feet above Boston Harbor, hitting the water at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour.

Professional divers from 20 countries around the world are competing in the High Diving World Cup in Fort Lauderdale.

“Even if it’s a good dive, the impact you have from 27 meters is like a car crash going 85 kilometers per hour (50 mph),” said Cooper, who’s preparing for the high-diving competition this ...

Athletes jump from an 88-foot platform into a river below. Michal Navratil of the Czech Republic competes during the men's 27 meter high dive final at the Swimming World Championships in Kazan ...

These are professional high divers who are competing in the inaugural technical freestyle high diving competition in Fort Lauderdale, where the heights are up to 90 feet.

High diving has taken the plunge into the sports mainstream as 14 competitors descended from the height of a nine-story building into Barcelona's harbor in the first two rounds of the inaugural ...

Divers from around the globe flocked to Kazan, Russia over the summer to spread their wings at the 16th annual FINA high diving w orld championships. Getty Images photographer Matthias Hangst ...

This weekend is the culmination of the high school swimming and diving winter season, with the Massachusetts Swimming & Diving Championships taking place at Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Matt Cooper has no illusions about the hazards of diving from a 27-meter platform — about 90 feet, or as high as a nine-story building — into the sea, a lake, or a ...

Men in competition dive from 27 meters and women from 20 (66 feet). They land feet first. If they were diving in head first, the shoulders, the head and the neck could crumble from the impact.

Matt Cooper of the Unites States and his wife Ginni van Katwijk of the Netherlands speak during a practice session of high diving at the World Swimming Championships at Seaside Momochi Beach Park ...