Death Diving
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. In the Classic event, competitors are to fly horizontally with their arms and legs extended until they hit the water. The current world record in the Classic event for women is at 20,4 meters set by Norwegian Asbjørg Nesje. Competitors curl into a fetal position just before entering the water, landing first with  their feet and hands or knees and elbows to avoid serious injury; dives are judged on how long the diver holds the original pose. In Freestyle Døds, the competitors do various tricks during the air travel, hence the name. The sport is not registered as a discipline in the Norwegian Swimming Federation. "Det Internasjonale Dødseforbundet" (literally "The International Døds Federation") was founded January 1st 2012. In August 2021 Ken Stornes set a new male world record with a height of 31 meters. History. "Dødsing" has roots as a distinctive style of diving at Frognerbadet ("the Frogner Baths") pool complex since  the 1960s, where youths from the different districts of Oslo competed in performing the toughest stunts from the 10-meter. The sport was formalised in the summer of 1972 at by , then guitar player in Raga Rockers. Each year since its launch in 2012, the Bruno Award is given to the best classic døds or to honour an extraordinary performance or achievement (winners below) to honour his memory. Since 2008, the Døds World Championship (Norwegian: "VM i Døds") has been held annually as an informal competition at Frognerbadet. In the last years the capacity has been maxed out with 3000  paying spectators, with tickets being sold out. The events have been broadcast nationally (TV2, TV2 Sport, Viasat) and internationally (ESPN).