Making a splash: New Zealand holds inaugural divebomb championships
A beloved New Zealand summer pastime, to dive into water and generate the biggest splash possible, has taken on a competitive flavour at the inaugural "Manu" championships in Auckland. Even All Blacks legend Sean Fitzpatrick turns up to give it a go.
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00:20 Well, Manu for me is just the biggest splash possible, right?
00:23 And it's the New Zealand technique, so yeah, I guess that's what it means to me, or what it is for me.
00:29 Looks rather high.
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00:35 To do the Manu, you've got to get your leg tucked right, you've got to get your backside into the water.
00:40 As soon as you get your backside into the water, immediately try and straighten your body to get the right pop, I've been told, is the way to do it.
00:47 But I think I might just do a bomb, I think.
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01:11 Do I want to be a Manu world champion? Well that's why I'm here.
01:14 You know, I'm getting a bit old and long in the tooth and taking on some of these young kids.
01:18 But we'll see how we go.
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