swallow dive
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A basketball-style finger-roll lob in the direction of a beaten defender against Castres and an extravagant swallow dive against Bristol were two recent efforts.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025
The full-back started the attack by collecting a Saints kick, side-stepped and back-handed the ball to Miles Reid, before racing back onto Josh Bayliss' shoulder to swallow dive over the line.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2023
Perhaps buoyed by the raucous home support, perhaps simply caught up in the moment, he launched himself high into the air, a flamboyant swallow dive to release the pent-up tension of the match.
From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2016
Tuilagi was even more impressive when, a few minutes later, he brushed aside Dan Carter and Richie McCaw, rugby's two most celebrated players, to set up Chris Ashton for his swallow dive over the line.
From The Guardian • Dec. 18, 2012
Most pleasant it is to see the eave swallow dive down from the roof and rush over the scarcely green garden—a household sign of summer.
From Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies by Jefferies, Richard
