The sport of Swinging Rings is alive in Switzerland.
At Gymnaestrada there were plenty of Swiss athletes who could dismount double back (or more). I watched the new World Record, within some random Guinness time frame (750 seconds).
… 78 gymnasts, including three woman, took up the challenge and performed 790 somersaults (dismounts) in the required space of time. It was a great success. They even have exceeded the requirements for the record and will now enter the Guinness Book.
Click PLAY or watch a Bird’s Eye view of the World Record on YouTube.
… the gymnasts had to go out with a double somersault and land on their feet without using their hands, and not fall. …
