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HE SHOULD BE IN RIO!

Daredevil filmed performing incredible back-flip dive from scaffolding

THIS is the moment a college student back-flipped 60ft into a river – in what could have been an amateur audition for the Rio Olympics.

The student, named by pals as Chichester College student Rory McGuinness, dived off the top of a three-storey building on Sunday, completing an impressive two back flips in the process.

As the video clip begins you can see Rory McGuinness climbing up the scaffolding
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As the video clip begins you can see Rory McGuinness climbing up the scaffolding
He waves from the top as pals look on wondering if he's really going to jump
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He waves from the top as pals look on wondering if he's really going to jump
The student then leaps from the top
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The student then leaps from the top
He performs two back flips - in what could be an amateur audition for the Rio Olympics - before going into the water
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He performs two back flips - in what could be an amateur audition for the Rio Olympics - before going into the water

The video, believed to have been shot in Sussex where the two friends are from, shows Rory climbing up the scaffolding, heading for the top.

The clip, filmed by his bartender mate Karl Matthews, then shows him leaping from the metal bars, and flipping twice before plunging into the murky water.

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Meanwhile in the background you can hear Karl and others expressing shock that Rory was actually going through with the jump.

When the footage starts Karl, from Brighton, is heard saying: “Loose cannon, Rory McGuinness.”

A few seconds later as his pal scrambles up the scaffolding he can be heard saying “Oh no, he’s not.

It is believed the dive was from around 60 ft
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It is believed the dive was from around 60 ft
Eventually he plunges into the river, believed to be in Sussex
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Eventually he plunges into the river, believed to be in Sussex
It is not known whether he suffered any injuries from the jump
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It is not known whether he suffered any injuries from the jump

Absolute chaos, oh my god” while a female voice exclaims “F***ing hell I’m s***ing my pants”.

The video, posted on Facebook on Sunday under the title “The cannon that is Rory McGuinness, easily 60ft double back”, has been shared almost 2,000 times.

Posting in the comments, Lawrence Baldwin wrote: “Absolute lunatic”.

The video has been shared on Facebook more than 2,000 times
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The video has been shared on Facebook more than 2,000 times
The clip was filmed by Brighton pal Karl Matthews
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The clip was filmed by Brighton pal Karl Matthews

While Trevor Parrott said: “You should go for the Olympics mate, you crazy b******”.

Jake Casson added: “Nutter, could of at least waited until high tide lol” (sic).

It is not yet known whether Rory suffered any kind of injury as a result of the dive but he is seen to rise above the water’s surface before the clip cuts out.

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