The City of Fort Lauderdale is in the early stages of evaluating the construction of an iconic High Diving Tower to be included in its 27 Million renovation of the Hall of Fame Aquatic Center.
If constructed, the high tower will be the only one of its kind in the Western Hemisphere and could serve as an International Training center for high divers throughout the world. The top platform sits 87 feet above the diving well and is almost three times higher than the current 10 meter competition platforms.
High Diving is poised to become an Olympic event as early as 2024. It is currently an approved FINA Diving event for World Championships.
Photo Courtesy: Hensel-Phelps
The only other high diving tower in the world was recently constructed in China and is currently hosting its first FINA competition
Photo Courtesy: Helen Yang
Prior to the construction of the high diving tower in Zhaoqing, China, all previous high diving towers were temporary structures as seen in the video below which shows the structure used for the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary
The City of Fort Lauderdale is poised to create the most iconic, permanent high diving tower in the world.
Things are looking up for the ISHOF
I can’t wait for this pool to reopen!!
Jack Beachboard that’s the pool I grew up in
Wow! Yes! This would be so awesome!
Nissa Dyer
Eva Applebee roadtrip!
Ray Vincent
Gabby Mercier
Caroline White hehe ur not gonna be able to pay me to go off anything higher than 10 meter lol
Gabby Mercier did you see this
Shahzad Mumtaz no thx for tagging me
Martin Hersom Hansen crazy
Nicollette Zwaal iets voor jou??
Christiaan Zwaal begin maar te bouwen
The city would be crazy NOT to seriously pursue this idea.
I thought the HOF was
Moving to California
The City of Fort Lauderdale gave ISHOF a 30-Year Lease to remain in FTL
I’ve never dived off more than 5 metres. That just looks scary!
The City of Fort Lauderdale gave ISHOF a 30-Year Lease to remain in FTL
Wow
Elegant and dramatic. A compliment and complement to the world of diving. Well done and I hope I can visit the reality at its completion and the inaugural event.