Aqualandia Splash Awards 2009
12/01/10 15:10 Filed in: Union Lido humour
Welcome to the 2009 Splash Awards. I have been given the honour of showcasing the top 4 splashes at Aqualandia near Union Lido this year. The Splash Awards are given based on the creativity of the splash, the resulting shockwave that enacts upon the pool and the all important flail. Enjoy the top 4 splashes of 2009 and maybe 2010 will be your year to shine!
Number 4. The Flipper (Jamie Connor)
Number 3. The Kamikaze (Joe Wilson)
Not many people want to ride into a pool and take a wave slap to the chest, but if you expect to pull off a perfect Kamikaze, you better tuck in that gut, puff up them pecs and crash into that wave with confidence.
The resulting water slap will normally leave a mark resembling a rorschach test enabling you to enjoy the freedom of your own imagination in re-seeing new and interesting shapes. It might even come in handy at a party or convention that's drying up with boredom.
Number 2. The Skimmer (Milke Wilson)
How many of us have walked to the edge of a lake or to the breaking wave on the beach and tried to bounce a smooth rounded stone off into the distance?.Not an easy task at all! Even harder when you try to do it at the bottom of a waterslide.
The skimmer is a hard one to master as it requires you to contort your body into a smooth round pebble shape and hope to skim across the water to the otherside of the pool. Friction burns is an almost certainty no matter how careful you are so this one is not for the feint at bottom.
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Number 1. The Angelic Faceplant (Jamie Connor)
Whether you think a wave slap to the chest or a red and burning backside is the worst your body could endure at the end of a waterslide, then this is not the splash for you.
The angelic faceplant as the photo opposite depicts is a face first uber wave slap that creates an angelic water wing structure in mid-air just before you submerge into the pool.
Your face will feel like it just ran into a water shaped bus but! people will flock to you back home in the UK on cold nights to warm their hands on your hot stinging face.
Inspired by Pinball tables and family shows about dolphins, the flipper takes it's name from the water sliders ability to pull their legs up high into the air just before impact and honk like a dolphin in distress.
It is interesting to note that this move is not permitted at the water park near Seaworld Orlando Florida for obvious reasons.
Not many people want to ride into a pool and take a wave slap to the chest, but if you expect to pull off a perfect Kamikaze, you better tuck in that gut, puff up them pecs and crash into that wave with confidence.
The resulting water slap will normally leave a mark resembling a rorschach test enabling you to enjoy the freedom of your own imagination in re-seeing new and interesting shapes. It might even come in handy at a party or convention that's drying up with boredom.
How many of us have walked to the edge of a lake or to the breaking wave on the beach and tried to bounce a smooth rounded stone off into the distance?.Not an easy task at all! Even harder when you try to do it at the bottom of a waterslide.
The skimmer is a hard one to master as it requires you to contort your body into a smooth round pebble shape and hope to skim across the water to the otherside of the pool. Friction burns is an almost certainty no matter how careful you are so this one is not for the feint at bottom.
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Whether you think a wave slap to the chest or a red and burning backside is the worst your body could endure at the end of a waterslide, then this is not the splash for you.
The angelic faceplant as the photo opposite depicts is a face first uber wave slap that creates an angelic water wing structure in mid-air just before you submerge into the pool.
Your face will feel like it just ran into a water shaped bus but! people will flock to you back home in the UK on cold nights to warm their hands on your hot stinging face.
