Boston Harbor Again Hosting Cliff Diving, ‘People Flipping Off of Really High Stuff'

“I can guarantee you when I get up there and look down and go, 'Why did I choose this job?” joked diver Ellie Smart, the only American in the event.

You can see it on her face as she exits the chilly water. The Missouri native is looking forward to competing in Boston, the only stateside event of this tour.

The divers get three chances to leap off platforms between 70 and 90 feet high — more than double what you see in the Olympics — twisting and turning at speeds around 50 mph as they hit the water in seconds in a competition to showcase talent and bravery. Diving into the water from 10 meters high - the equivlant of a three-story-building - could be terrifying for anyone, but not for an Olympic diver. Katrina Young explains Olympic diving using Legos.

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