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belly buster
a poorly executed and painful dive in which one hits the water stomach first. Compare belly flop, belly whacker.
Contributor's comments: I remember this as a "belly buster" from the 50's and 60's in Sydney.
Contributor's comments: Belly Buster was used in Sydney in the 1940's.
Contributor's comments: I remember this one widely when growing up on the central coast of NSW (Gosford, Woy Woy region) It was very common and when I was learning to dive I did many a buster.
Contributor's comments: In the 1950s in competitive swimming circles in Sydney, this was always known as a "belly buster".