Japan Worlds High Diving Danger
American Matt Cooper, left, and his wife Ginni van Katwijk, of the Netherlands, pose during a high dive practice session Saturday for the World Swimming Championships at Seaside Momochi Beach Park in Fukuoka, Japan.
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American Matt Cooper and his Dutch wife Ginni van Katwijk are high divers. They take risks diving off platforms that are taller than many buildings. In the World Aquatics Championships this week, men will dive from heights of 27 meters — that's about 90 feet — and women go from 20 — or 66 feet. Matt says the impact of going off a nine-story building into a tank of water is like a car crash at 50 mph.
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