There is considerable debate surrounding record claims for the highest dive, which largely revolves around criteria for what constitutes a valid dive. ABC's Wide World of Sports produced world record high dives for its Emmy award-winning sports anthology show for more than a decade. They required contestants to dive or execute at least one somersault and exit the water without the assistance of others. In 1983 Wide World of Sports produced its last World Record High Dive at Sea World in San Diego. Five divers (Rick Charls, Rick Winters, Dana Kunze, Bruce Boccia, and Mike Foley) successfully executed dives from .ABC's Wide World of Sports - World Record High Dive Challenge 1983 (172 ft) - YouTube In 1985 Randy Dickison dove from at Ocean Park in Hong Kong but sustained a broken femur and could not exit the water on his own.Randy Dickison's World Record High Dive from 172 feet 8 inches in Hong Kong 1986 - YouTube
