through swinging the arms. The contestants' feet – and not their knees – must touch the platform first. The current world record was set at 137.5 centimetres by Jean Piers (RSA) who is now the proud owner of CrossFit TW18 in Staines, Surrey, UK. Water jump From a short run-up, contestants jump from a springboard over a horizontal pole into a swimming pool. Unlike the high jump, which this event resembles, contestants tend to favour a face-down dive over the bar, sometimes with a somersault. The world record is 180 centimetres, and was set in the 2003 competition by William Pobie (GB), a man who couldn't swim. 2002 competition Episode 1 – Heat 1 Original airdate: Viewership: Event 1 – Double Footed Over Hurdles:In lane one was German Thorsten Richter with a P.B. of 33.14 and in lane two was South African Hugo Myburgh with a P.B. of 31.13 and in lane three was Great Briton Nathan Strange with a P.B. of 32.83 and in lane four was Japanese Kengo Shiomi who never competed in this event before. Shiomi who had a slight slip on the first hurdle won the race with a time of 30.90 seconds while the runner up was Strange with a time of 32.19 seconds and in a close race to avoid finishing last, Myburgh, who had a close race with Strange in the first six hurdles before falling in the seventh hurdle came third with a time of 35.09 seconds with Richter coming last with a time of 35.14 seconds. Double Footed Over Hurdles result: 1st Kengo Shiomi 30.90 seconds – 2nd Nathan Strange 32.19 seconds – 3rd Hugo Myburgh 35.09 seconds – 4th Thorsten Richter 35.14 seconds After 1 event: 1st Kengo Shiomi 4 points – 2nd Nathan Strange 3 points – 3rd Hugo Myburgh two points – 4th Thorsten Richter 1 point Event 2 – Speed Gun Run: First on the first attempt was Great Briton Nathan Strange who blew into the speed gun at a speed of 19.60 miles per hour. Next was South African Hugo Myburgh who blew into the speed gun at a speed of 19.66 miles per hour. Next was Japanese Kengo Shiomi who blew into the speed gun at a speed of 18.29 miles per hour. Last up was German Thorsten Richter who blew into the speed gun at a speed of 17.90 miles per hour. First on