Archive: Rocket Hop Practice at SeaWorld

These sequences are archival; used as references; not an endorsement of captivity
Killer Whale & trainer practice "Rocket Hops" at SeaWorld. Katina is still performing in Orlando, and JV is a medical doctor in WA state USA

[@micheledenoff8271]

Katina already knew how much you loved her and CARED. You're awesome everywhere you go. Love Mama M and girls!

[@micheledenoff8271]

Somethings never cease to amaze!

[@carriec.fernandez1781]

You're both awesome there Jeff! Katina is beautiful there, though it's hard to see her with her dorsal fin kinda collapsed. Any idea when her dorsal started to collapse? Just out of curiosity, which year was this filmed in?

[@JeffreyVentre]

Hi Carrie. Thx. 1994. In vid I'm working on Rocket Hops with Katina & curator on stage. Kat's fin was already partly collapsed going back to 1988, when I first worked at Shamu Stadium