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Maxine Tate
Maxine Tate is a badass British skydiver. She is a Professional Canopy Coach @Flight-1, a Pro Canopy Piloting Competitor (among other disciplines), Speed skydiving competitor, member of the Highlight Pro Skydiving Demo Team and a Load Organizer.
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NYT: How Fast Can You Skydive? These Athletes Are Racing to Earth.
Average amateur skydivers can reach up to 120 miles per hour. Speed skydivers aim to reach speeds above 300 m.p.h.
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CNN: Rocketing 300mph through the skies with nothing but a parachute: Welcome to speed skydiving
The next time you're in a car traveling along the freeway at 70 miles per hour, see what it feels like when you thrust your hand out of the window -- it's an intense sensation.
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The Mondial 2020 comes to a close with brand new FAI world records
Exhilaration, happy smiles, new records and many, many medals: the Mondial 2020 in Russia has come to a close after 10 days of world-class skydiving, wingsuit and canopy piloting competitions. Image Credit: Marat Daminov Held in two locations - Tanay and Kemerovo - the Mondial 2020 comprised nine FAI world championship competitions between 10-20 August 2021. The event was supposed to take place in 2020, but was postponed due to the pandemic situation. As the name ‘Mondial 2020’ was already established, it was decided to keep the name the same despite the year change.
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