A cannonball, also referred to as a bomb, is a

diving Diving most often refers to: * Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water * Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Sports * Dive (American football), a ...

style where the diver hugs their knees and attempts to enter the water with their body shaped as much like a sphere as possible. The goal is to create a large splash. Known in German as the '' Arschbombe,'' the cannonball has been turned into the competitive sport of "Splashdiving". In

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, the dive is referred to colloquially as a Manu in the indigenous

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language.

Variants

*Can opener: a cannonball with one leg extended. *Hammerhead: a cannonball with forward rotation, landing head first. *Watermelon: a cannonball with forward rotation, landing back first.

References

External links

Cannonball photos at Getty Images

New Zealand Youtube video of ''Full-manu'' with ''baller''
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