Swooping
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Many consider swooping to be the riskiest type of skydiving because the high-speed maneuvering is performed so close to the ground.See full story
Clint Clawson drags his toes in a pond while performing a freestyle swooping move at Perris Valley Skydiving in Perris, a popular site for the advanced skydiving maneuver called swooping. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Many consider swooping to be the riskiest type of skydiving because the high-speed maneuvering is performed so close to the ground.See full story
J.C. Colclasure wipes out in the pond while performing a freestyle move at Perris Valley Skydiving. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
J.C. Colclasure, left, and Clint Clawson seem to dance on a pond at Perris Valley Skydiving. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Instructors Rob Wallace, left, and Jeremie Chapin walk with gathered-up tandem parachutes after taking students on a successful dive at Perris Valley Skydiving. The skydivers jumped from an altitude of 12,500 feet. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Jonathan Tagle flies upside-down after jumping out of an airplane to practice carving moves on a pond 5,000 feet below at Perris Valley Skydiving. (Gina Ferazzi/LAT)