Sam Fricker reveals nerves aren’t only the constant companion of divers whenever they leap from the platform or board, but they’re also the unseen part of the Olympic discipline. He also dwells on the many ways in which a diver is challenged every day.

Fricker articulates in Free Fall the processes he follows before a dive – the key words that run through his mind, his thought patterns, and the explosive fusion of body and mind when he launches into a dive.