Variants
*Can opener: a cannonball with one leg extended. This is the standard "bomb" in Australia, involving rocking back at the last minute to trap water under the body for a direction spurt . *Hammerhead: a cannonball with forward rotation, landing head first. *Watermelon: a cannonball with forward rotation, landing back first. *Clanfa Triestina ''(Triestine Horseshoe)'': a cannonball with forward rotation, landing parallel to the water. Popular in the Italian city of Trieste in the shallow waters surrounding its coastline. *Horsey. Into the water with hands and feet extended, toes pointed, pushing water out with the stomach. Fairly popular in Australia but difficult to execute correctly. *Rabbit. Most popular competitive bomb in Australia. Similar to the Trieste bomb, but diver pulls legs in and clutches with arms at last moment. This often is done from a considerable height, and can send a narrow spurt of water with accuracy even higher than the dive point. Requires daring and skill. *Chinaman. Arms and legs crossed, leaning back about 30 degrees. By trapping water under the arched back, the bomber can make a very substantial splash even from a pool edge, for heavier proponents.References
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