Charls made his record-breaking dive at
SeaWorld San Diego, which was viewed by millions of people on
ABC's Wide World of Sports. The dive was performed in conjunction with the
Guinness World Records and the
International Swimming Hall of Fame. Since 1983, many divers have tried to break this record, but sustained injuries upon impact with the water and had to be rescued. Charls, Rick Winters, Bruce Bocchia, Mike Foley and
Dana Kunze were the only divers to receive credit for the dive. Charls also earned honors as the 1980 world tandem high diving champion, along with third-place finishes and
bronze medals at the 1982 World Target High Diving Championships in
Hawaii and the World Acrobatic High Diving Championships at
SeaWorld in
Florida. == References ==