{"id":370562,"date":"2019-05-31T07:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T14:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=370562"},"modified":"2019-05-31T11:17:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T18:17:14","slug":"fort-lauderdale-unveils-iconic-high-diving-tower-as-possible-addition-to-hall-of-fame-aquatic-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fort-lauderdale-unveils-iconic-high-diving-tower-as-possible-addition-to-hall-of-fame-aquatic-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Lauderdale Unveils Iconic High Diving Tower As Possible Addition to Hall of Fame Aquatic Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

The City of Fort Lauderdale is in the early stages of evaluating the construction of an iconic High Diving Tower to be included in its 27 Million renovation of the Hall of Fame Aquatic Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If constructed, the high tower will be the only one of its kind in the Western Hemisphere and could serve as an International Training center for high divers throughout the world. The top platform sits 87 feet above the diving well and is almost three times higher than the current 10 meter competition platforms.<\/p>\n

High Diving is poised to become an Olympic event as early as 2024. It is currently an approved FINA Diving event for World Championships.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Hensel-Phelps<\/p><\/div>\n

The only other high diving tower in the world was recently constructed in China and is currently hosting its first FINA competition<\/a><\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Helen Yang<\/p><\/div>\n

Prior to the construction of the high diving tower in Zhaoqing, China, all previous high diving towers were temporary structures as seen in the video below which shows the structure used for the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary
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