ABC's Wide World of Sports - World Record High Dive Challenge 1983 (172 ft)

[@Kragatar]

Just getting up that tower with no harness is an impressive feat by itself.

[@evanaronson-neel3664]

the 80s were a different world

[@ajayewhite9892]

Yes it was and it was BEAUTIFUL... I wish I could go back.

[@speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783]

The best!

[@DJWhylafihya]

It really was. The hosts climbing up the ladder was insane lol you’d never see that today

[@ajayewhite9892]

@@DJWhylafihya nope , not now days.

[@DJWhylafihya]

@@ajayewhite9892 it’s crazy cause one of my best friends dads was one of the divers and he wound up having mental issues from the years of diving

[@PEGGLORE]

Dana Kunze's dive was so good, he turned into the Ultimate Warrior afterwards

[@johnscanlon2598]

Why is there no stuff like this anymore and the old school tuff man competitions are pure gold I miss wide world of sports

[@TheOpenSociety777]

Now men dressed as women beat real women in sports

[@bagoh20]

Now we have "My 600 lb Life". Not as exciting, but more dangerous.

[@animeleek]

Look at the last dive again

[@bastogne315]

Cos 60s kids were nuking futs.. Today they wont go to the shops without pull ups and life insurance.

[@RP-vy8st]

People in the 80's were thin and fit. Now everyone is too fat to do stuff like this

[@heinrichmuller7974]

thanks for posting this i remember watching this as a kid years after it first aired, then again when i was in my 20's on a sports channel rerun and now i'm watching it in my 30's on youtube, how's that for nostalgia LoL oh yeah, FYI, these jumps are still considered to be record holders, it seems just about everyone who attempts the 172 ft+ range always ends up getting injured.

[@ajayewhite9892]

That dive made him RICH... Ill never forget the day he took that Perfect Dive 💦 🏊 👍🏽👍🏽💯

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

That was crazy! One can really get a sense of the height when the camera pans out and shows the diver and the tower all the way to the water in a still shot. Mad props to all of those dudes. Half the commenters on this video wouldn't even climb that tower that high let alone jump off it!

[@travishaynes1180]

I was just pausing the video , trying to get that shot of both the divers and the surface of the pool. It's so high it's almost not even possible to see them and the surface at the same time. This was so fing amazing looking back now it seems insane. I wonder if these guys realized how gnarly and spectacular this was. Maybe not at the time. I'm sure it was just another walk in the park at the time. Lol

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

@@travishaynes1180 A benefit of being young and stupid. (Meant in the best way!) A fit body and NO boundaries for what is possible is a recipe for amazing things!

[@williamthomas1]

These records still hold, exceptional.

[@mankokennewick5802]

Wide world of sports was a great show...and the agony of defeat!

[@MrUltraworld]

ABC Wide World Of Sports was on every Saturday @ 4:30PM. They had all kinds of events from all over the world.

[@suzim9458]

12:55 "well I don't want to interrupt your concentration," LOL. Speaking to a guy 17 stories high trying to tie a world record.

[@OttoByOgraffey]

I climbed a 30 foot tall ladder, once. Thought I was going to die just from fear.

[@speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783]

Yes. Yes I have been there. 😳🥴 God reminding me where I definitely do not belong. 😂 At all. For any reason. 😆😂🤣😆

[@JosephDungee]

I watch SO MANY of these High Dives from the Rocks of Mexico.

[@MrsCarolynRoth]

Insanity has no boundaries.

[@followflo6161]

The commentators are great! Wonderfully empathetic and there’s something so satirical about communicating with the divers through a mic so high up.

[@The08Joker]

Anxiety attack watching this.

[@davefarr4596]

I’m sure this sport will open a lot of doors for these guys.

[@TheOpenSociety777]

A lot of backdoors too

[@PhilMcCawk]

First interview at the top of the ladder and the guy asked if he was going to pussy out or not 💀 5:58

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

The last row of the upper deck at shea was 192 feet high.

[@ambienthangout]

I wonder how many divers have gotten up there, looked down and said "nope".

[@Lucenator69]

OMG, the climb up alone, WITHOUT safetyharnass ? Just that alone would make me poopoo !

[@PhilMcCawk]

Do they really have to ask them interview questions at the top of the ladder?? 😂😭

[@DJWhylafihya]

Lmfao right

[@williamthomas1]

That was normal back then.

[@steelionx9255]

Still a horrible idea no matter what!

[@londonwerewolves]

6:06 Thirsty Diana Nyad

[@kelseyf8616]

my dad is one of the medics helping pull him out of the water and I gotta say: those are some fabulous slacks, pops 😎

[@happymood888]

How cool would that be you must be proud of your old man

[@mangoboss7242]

You mean the "medic" that got beaten to the unconscious diver by a female competitor?! yeah apparently your dad was more worried about his "slacks" too. not cool.

[@babycakelings]

@@mangoboss7242 Of course she'd beat him. She's a professional swimmer, it's her job. His job is the saving him after.

[@philippesauvie639]

My palms are literally sweating as I am listening to Diana Nyad up on the platform!😱

[@rileyk7327]

How has this not been turned into Will Ferrell movie yet?

[@markdouglas9182]

damn good idea!

[@richerdchikosky7558]

What did the judge see on the dive for 7.5?

[@bobbya.7854]

7.5? I think he forgot his glasses. That dive was nearly PERFECT. 😊👍💯

[@KRG30001]

That competition had it all

[@edwardjacobs4042]

Yeah it was like that on this show when injuries occurred. It's all about the show.

[@msgypsyqueen]

No way in hell, you’d find me half way up there, broadcasting - no thanks! 🤢

[@DrakePlays568]

26:35 OMG

[@DJWhylafihya]

Bruce Boccia is my buddies dad

[@happymood888]

These men are built different than what today's men are built of

[@lateheavy]

"Dana Kunze, a graduate of the school of hard impacts." Sounds like hardly a good endorsement. LOL. Love that Diana Nyad was the poolside commentator.

[@MrBous13]

I love cliff jumping. Its amazing how fast your body go down to the sea, and how your adrenaline go up! The highest that i ever jump was 20 meters. This crazy guys jump up to 50 meters! I never will jump so high! If you look down you feel dizzy. Its really amazing what they do!

[@ODGgaming1577]

Greatest potato on KZbin ❤🎉

[@southport97]

He's practicing to jump off the golden gate.

[@Mike-pj1kv]

Those ladies at the beginning are shaking so bad their bodies look zigzaggy.

[@Budsport_TV]

Dana Kunze was such a monster. Always iconic with that nose lol

[@vikingvic]

What the hell did they pay these guys? Not enough obviously, considering pretty much no one is doing this anymore (?) ; )

[@chrisitalia1]

Pat Picard suffered no serious injuries,he leaves hospital 14inches shorter.

[@HKKRAMER]

That was very funny.

[@brandinwalker5083]

Man, we really have fucked everything up. This was pure gold

[@jaysoper3974]

it looks like fun until you watch that last dive

[@JemellynGabat]

Wow, that was incredible I don't wanna drive there I might get injured though

[@ejmac11]

The last guy Picard doesn't count as a contestant?

[@rona.9995]

ejmac11 There's no official world record for this sort of thing, so Wide World (which covered several such events) had its own criterion: to count as a successful dive, the diver must exit the water on his/her own power. Picard couldn't, so it was not a successful dive.

[@veronicamontero25]

That's amazing but insane lol

[@sneekerstattoo]

I'd have to wear brown Speedos.

[@graycloud057]

Ol steel balls Steve jumps from high above.

[@destruya]

Good stuff👍🏼👍🏼

[@georgmtb9671]

Causally says I may have pulled a bit of muscle

[@jerrodsdad]

Ugh, that makes me ill to watch that

[@RP-vy8st]

Scary to think but I wonder if any of them have ever fallen off the ladder while climbing up to the top 😮

[@russell2952]

26:30 - Ah crap, we got a floater. Hey Jim, get the stick.

[@reosptm883]

I just want to punch the guys who give points! They probely don‘t even frontflip from 3ft

[@JesusChrist5000]

What ultimately became of the last diver, Pat Picard? He hit the water and was knocked unconscious. Was he okay?

[@LeahRobb]

Right at the end they say that he was fine. I hope it was true.

[@steverandle4700]

@@LeahRobb His career took a dive.

[@marybrophy1534]

When someone from Reddit decides to pay a visit to KZbin…

[@fastech75]

My favourite... 22:00

[@tamtamich4]

Dana Kunze

[@missyrose2154]

Just watching them climb up that ladder is too daring for me... the way the ladder is shaking 😟

[@jeremyr7147]

Insanity! Wow

[@userwl2850]

All 5 did 172 feet. Why not 173

[@ThatDonChannel]

If I remember correctly, the first time they had this, there was some complicated bidding system planned to determine the heights, but right when the bidding started, one of the divers said that they had agreed to all dive from the same height and share the world record

[@jeffreyberry5767]

Why not make it 200/300 feet

[@Terman1980]

​@@jeffreyberry5767 Well, they die if they raise it any higher.

[@RP-vy8st]

That last dive was scary, it just shows you just one wrong move and you could literally die.

[@-tsuyoi_hikari-]

My goodness, watching this is nerve-wrecking. They could die doing that jump that high.

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

What could go wrong?

[@turbotony6498]

My dads the guy that broke his back😊

[@OttoByOgraffey]

It's a wives tale, swallowing your tongue. Can't happen.

[@JD-oc3cd]

is that Mike Foley from WWE ?? 🧐😮

[@Terman1980]

No, this one is called Mike, not Mick, besides, it's 1983 and he didn't debut at that time.

[@jaska05]

Just wondering how much a man's body can take. For sure they have calculated that.

[@Skazellino]

Apparently not one more foot.

[@IgorSilva-wv6xz]

❤❤❤

[@organboi]

Pure evil the way they blew off the injured guy just to get back to the show. The guy could have been paralyzed yet they couldn't give a crap.

[@markinnes4264]

Yes, that was really sick

[@acegibson9533]

Back then there were REAL men, not a bunch of panzies.

[@airaysickle]

@@acegibson9533 LOL ok macho man. Men back then were scared of people of different colors and strong women (and still are).

[@johndelarosa9617]

@@acegibson9533 shut the fuck up old guy. Calling men back then “REAL” men when your scary ass would never try something like that in your life.

[@bobibufi1389]

@@airaysickle 99% of men are not scared of women at all, I left generous 1% for pathetic excuses for men. Men keep it cool in order to have peace at home or to get pussy, but scared? LOL as you say. You are part of that 1% or a deluded woman. Good luck

[@이화룡-h1r]

시벌 미쳤네

[@kazoshay]

I expected just body parts to float up

[@sinamor77]

las notas que le ponen, son unos malvados, está batiendo el record 😅😅

[@EnlightnMe48]

All they really have to do is jump upwards one foot to break the record.😂 killer whale pool. Softened with years of killer whale feces. 😂 it's not the fall they should be worried about.

[@canariodecorazon4583]

Yo salte más que eso cuando me pillo mi suegra en casa de la hija

[@RaceForMoney]

Pat Picard is dead?

[@tamtamich4]

No, injured

[@happymood888]

After that last diver ate crap the commentator lady said listen to his breathing sounds like hes a hurt animal you don't hear that kind of commentating no more in 2024

[@furyofbongos]

I want the name of that numbskull judge that thought Dana's dive was no better than a C+.

[@russell2952]

They hit at around 70mph into a bucket of whale piss.

[@myfinalcut]

Why is the commentator screaming at me? lol