Jun 26, 2008 4:35 pm US/Mountain
'Professor Splash' Breaks Dive Record
FEDERAL HEIGHTS, Colo. (CBS4) ―
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Darren Taylor dove from 35 feet, 4 inches into a kiddie pool filled with 12 inches of iced water June 26, 2008, at at Hyland Hills Water World in Federal Heights, Colo.
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Known as "Professor Splash," Colorado native Darren Taylor broke his own Guinness World Record for highest shallow water dive on Thursday at Hyland Hills Water World in Colorado.
Taylor dove from 35 feet, 4 inches into a kiddie pool filled with 12 inches of iced water.
"The savior on this dive is to move as much water as I can for a buffer effect," he said.
Taylor has been a professional high diver for 25 years and previously set records in Italy, Spain, Japan and Germany.
"It's a lifelong training process to get this dive to go down just right." he said.
The high dive was part of the "ribbon splashing" to open "The Big Top," a family-oriented, circus-themed area at Hyland Hills Water World. Taylor insisted this event was his final high dive.
"Pain lasts for a minute," said Taylor. "The glory lasts for a lifetime."
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