Posted on 07/22/2011 5:07:16 PM PDT by EveningStar
From the look on these divers' pained faces, it would be easy to think they had just belly-flopped into the water.
But their eye-rolling grimaces, which range from the outright hilarious to the frankly frightening, were a common sight at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China.
As the athletes leapt off the springboard, these amazing photos show their fierce level of concentration on getting every move right - even if it did mean gurning all the way to the bottom.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
ping
Still not as bad as this.....
I’m sure Michelangelo picked his nose, scratched his crotch and spit during his carvings. I prefer to look at the totality of the performance. >PS
the trick to flying is fairly easy...
just forget to hit the ground
Fortunately for divers, they are not graded on facial expressions but rather on how well they do the dive.
Hey, I’m eating dinner!
“Gurning”
Ha! Haven’t heard that expression in decades. Isn’t there a town in Scotland or Wales where there’s an annual gurning contest?
I guess they could call this “Chicoms in Space!” where the orbital path is directly downward.
we're going down rapidly!
if you have one handy, you will find those same instructions
of course, if you don’t have the guide with you... you should, of course, have a towel. drape the towel over your head to help obtain flight, as this will help you forget about the ground and start to ponder the odd smells of the towel itself.
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